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«History»
St Patricks G.A.A. Club was founded in 1961 in the old school (now the Parish Centre). St Patricks G.A.A. Club got its name as the club was founded in the Patrician year. The name came about as there were buntings outside the chapel through which enquiries were made about them. They were present as a Cardinal was to pass through from Rome on his way to Maynooth for the Patrician year. The name St. Patricks G.A.A. Club was then proposed by John Daly and Seconded by Dinny Kelly which was passed unanimously.
The First Officers of the club were as follows: The club colours came about as Peter Kavanagh had two sets of jerseys, one of which were green and white, and the other red and white. Originally the main colours were to be green and white (the colours of St. Patrick and the shamrock …) but it was then decided that red and white would be used as Round Towers and Lucan Sarsfields used green and white. Green and white were to be the second gear. The first match to ever take place was the U13’s against Round Towers of Clondakin which John Daly refereed. The match took place in a field where The Assembly hall and St. Brigids School currently stands today. The first transfer into the club was Noel Fagan from Clan Colaiste Mhuire which resulted in the creation of an U15’s team. Three selectors put in the two teams U13’s on Saturday and U15’s on Sunday, they were Timmy Phelan, Peter Kavanagh and John Daly. In 1962 the club trained to promote hurling and brought a team form Thomas Town in County Kilkenny to partake in a match against Columbus. This team included The Great Ollie Walsh in Goals, Thomas Walsh and Paddy Kelly a brother of founder chairmen Jimmy Kelly. Columbus (now Crumlin) had the Bootman brothers playing for them. |
