He succeeded and the clubs united in 1947 under the name St. Hayes decided to try to amalgamate the two teams. It was after witnessing one such duel that a local curate, Fr. The old Nenagh club was still in existence at this time, drawn mainly from around Pound Street and there were many sterling duels between these two teams. Some of the prominent players from that period were Bobby and Tucker Morgan, Chris Kennedy, Dick Hogan, Paddy Rohan, Enda o Sullivan and John “Hyder” Ryan. They subsequently changed their name to Éire Óg. The team was drawn from a small number of families, with very many brothers being involved. This Red Rovers team was drawn from a small area of the town around the Birr Road and the Turnpike. Billy Flannery, Bill Coonan, Mick Egan and Martin Ayres.įollowing 1915 and a troubled period in Irish history, hurling was forced to take a back seat and it was not until 1926, with the emergence of the Red Rovers that hurling came to the forefront again. Some of the names on that team were Frank McGrath. However we have to wait until 1915 for Nenagh to win its first Senior title (North Tipperary) when they defeated Moneygall in the final. The first game played under the new rules after the founding of the GAA was between a Nenagh team John Mitchells and a Lorrha selection. Hurling has a long history in Nenagh, being played there long before the founding of the GAA.
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