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Peter O'Hara
Legendary Antrim Gaelic Football Captain and 1951 Ulster Title Winner
a wonderful collection of photos - in chronological order
Noel Griffin Gus Tubridy John
McGarry Pinky Farrell Martin Curran
Michael Clandillon Hugh McNeill Joe Hardy
John Maher Eoin English Joe Dillon Frank
Dowdall Paddy Early P. O'Hara Hugh Brady
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1) 1941-42 J.C. Castleknock First Round Won 8-0
"Pinky" Farrell Paddy Early John Maher
Eoin English Joe Dillon Joe Hardy F.
Dowdall P. O'Hara
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1941-42 2nd Round J.C. St. Columba's Won 6-3 Joe Dillon
John Maher Eoin English P. Early Joe
Hardy
1941-42 1st? with a 3 written over the 1 Round of C. Semi
Final. Beaten by Blackrock 24-3 Martin Curran
D. Maguire (Blackrock) Eoin English Jack Early
Michael Clandillon Pinky Farrell P. O'Hara
P. Early
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1) Dominican College Newbridge 1942-43 - C. Donnelly Swift, Photographer,
Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare
2) Dominican College Newbridge 1944
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1) 4A 1943-44 back: Denis Magee John Guiney
Josh Lowe Vincent Maher P. O'Hara
Vincent O'Hagan John Harrington Barry Leavy
Ted Doyle
front: Noel Flaherty Hugh Nevins Charlie Nolan
Niall Whelan Paddy J. Butler John Dempsey
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1) 1943-44 Beaten 1st round 6-3 by Terenure
L to R Noel Lemass Aylward McRedmond Tom
McCabe C. Mooney Tom McNally Jack
O'Connell Vincent Maher Liam Pitcher
2) 1943-44 Beaten Semi-final 17-6 Belvedere
Gus Tubridy Martin Curran Michael Clandillon
Charlie Nolan Brendan Kneafsey
J.C.T. Dominican College 1943-44 1st Round beaten by Terenure
6-3
standing: Dick McGarry Michael Kenny Tom McNally
Vincent Maher C. Mooney Ailward Redmond
sitting: Jack O'Connell John Goff Tom McCabe
O. O'Hara Jack Birchal John Dempsey Liam
Pitcher
Kevin O'Shea
Michael Donoghue
team positions:-
V. Maher
L. Pitcher
J. O'Connell
T. McNally
C. Mooney
N. Lemass
T. McCabe
Redmond
M. Donoghue
M. Kenny
J. Dempsey
{K. O'Shea}
P. O'Hara
J. Goff
{D. McGarry}
J. Birchal
C. Donnelly Swift, Photographer, Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare
S.C.T. Dominican College 1943-44 2nd Round Beat Mountjoy
41-0 Semi-Final Beaten by Belvedere 11-6
standing: Michael Clandillon Pat Heffernan P. O'Hara
Martin Curran Brendan Kneafsey Michael Finnegan
sitting: Gus Tubridy Eamon Flaherty Charlie Nolan
Matty Kelly Jim Pericho Michael Cullen
Frank Dowdall
Jimmy Connell
Noel Griffin
team positions:-
Michael Clandillon
M. Cullen
C. Nolan
P. Heffernan
B. Kneafsey
F. Dowdall
M. Kelly
M. Curran
J. Tubridy
J. Connell
N. Griffin
M. Finnegan
P. O'Hara
J. Pericho
E. Flaherty
C. Donnelly Swift, Photographer, Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare
Collegians' Minor Football Team
Winners of South Antrim League and Championship, 1944-45.
J. Doran M. Carey S. McCambridge P.
O'Hara R. Flack G. Meehan T. Connolly
J. Elwood V. McKinley
C. McQuillan J. Murphy H. Mulvenna J.
Darragh T. Forde (capt.) T. Campbell F.
McLaughlin C. McAlery
P. McGarry
S. Murphy
photographer: Laur. W. Devlin. 21 Rosapenna Parade, Belfast
All-Ireland Champions 1945
Back Row: (more people than names, I'll write it out exactly as it is on
the back)
J. Barry (trainer) (1) M. O'Driscoll (2)
D. O'Connell M. O'Driscoll (3) D. Magnier?
(4) F. O'Donovan (5) Jack Lynch (6) Cpl. C. Crone
(7) Sgt. J. Cronin Pte. E. Casey
Front Row: (same as above, more people than names) (1) P. Cronin
(2) Dessy Beckett (3) "Weeshie" Murphy
(4) Sgt. J. Cronin (5) Lieut. M. Tubridy (6)
"Tádhg?" Crowley (7) Lieut. E. Young H. O'Neill
(8) Lieut. E. Young
Runners-up All-Ireland Champions 1945
Back Row: (1) P. J. Duke (2) (3)
P. Brady (4) J. Wilson (5) Donoghue (6)
B. Kelly (7) P. P. Galligan (8) F. Cumiskey
(9) (10) (11)
Mr. Higgins (12) B. O'Reilly (13)
(14) H. Smith (sec.)
Front Row: (1) P. Smith (2) Tony Tighe (3) Tom
O'Reilly (4) Lieut. S. Deignan (5) Barney Cully
(6) J. J. O'Reilly
(7) Joe Stafford (8) T. P. O'Reilly (9)
(10) O. R. McGovern (11)
Tubridy about to score 1st goal for Cork against Cavan in 1945 All-Ireland
final
H. O'Neill (Cork) J. J. O'Reilly (C) Jack Lynch
(Cork) B. Cully (C) D. Beckett (Cork) T.
O'Reilly (C) B. Kelly (C)
P. Smith (C) P. P. Galligan (C)
Lieut. Tubridy (Cork)
Kerry. All-Ireland Champions 1946 Defeated
Roscommon after replay,
Kerry 2-4 Kerry 2-8 Roscommon 1-7 Roscommon 0-10 Replay
standing: W. J. Merriman (coach) Jackie Lyne J.
Myles Willie Casey F. O'Keeffe M. Ó
Ruaic Dan Kavanagh Paddy Burke J. B.
Curran "Danno" Keeffe Paddy Bawn Brosnan
Dr. E. N. M. O'Sullivan (trainer)
kneeling: E. Powell Teddy O'Connor Joe Keohane
Paddy Kennedy Donal Óg Ó'Keeffe (Mascot) Tom "Gega"
O'Connor Eddie Walsh Batt Garvey J.
Falvey Din Lyne P. Sheehy (according to AI Paudie
Sheehy, son of John Joe Sheehy, future Kerry captain) I needed help
making out the hand written names Mary
Antrim team which lost to Kerry in All-Ireland
semi-final 1946 Kerry 2-7 Antrim 0-10
T. Cromie (Treas.) Harry O'Neill Sean Gibson
Joe McCallin Frank McCorry Paddy Murray
Brian McAteer Malachy McMahon Frankie Hamill
Seamus McFerran
Sean Stinson (Sec.) Harry Vernon Paddy O'Hara
Jim O'Hare George Watterson Billy Feeney
Kevin Armstrong John Gallagher Tommy Best (Doc.)
also on back of the photo was the players positions
H. Vernon
M. McMahon F. Hamill J.
O'Hare
W. Feeney G. Watterson (Capt.)
P. Murray
H. O'Neill J. Gallagher
S. Gibson K. Armstrong F.
McCorry
P. O'Hara B. McAteer J.
McCallin
Roscommon All-Ireland Finalists 1946
Beaten by Kerry after replay. Should have won first match easily.
Kerry 2-4 Roscommon 1-7 Replay Kerry 2-8 Roscommon 0-10
Dan O'Rourke (G.A.A. Pres.) Bill Carles
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J. Casserley Bill Jackson -
- Donal Keenan -
Jack McQuillan Benny Lynch Frankie Kinlough
Jimmy Murray (Capt.) Eamon Boland Phelin Murray
? (Co. Sec.)
T. Collins Gerry Dolan J. J. Nerney O.
Hoare (Ownsey) - J. J.
Fallon -
photo signed by P. O'Hara
Antrim v Cork Oireachtas Cup semi-finals 3rd
November 1946 Antrim 2-8 Cork 0-4
1) P. O'Hara & J. McCallin 2) S.
Gibson "Weeshie" Murphy (Cork) H. O'Neill
B. McAteer J. McCallin
Antrim v Cork (no date but I assume its the same match as above photos)
Kilkenny Hurling Team All-Ireland Champions 1947
1? 2? 3? 4? 5 J. Mulcahy
6 J. Langton
Eire Og 1950
Antrim team which defeated Cavan in the Ulster Senior Football Final at
Clones on 29th July 1951.
standing: Tommy Best (trainer) Alex. Quinn Jerry
Burns Tony McJakeson Joe Hurley Paddy
Murray Peter O'Hara Mick Darragh John
Gallagher Pat Carmichael Jimmy Roe Tommy
Best David O'Kane Sean Campbell Donagh
Forde
kneeling: Brian O'Kane Harry O'Neill Pat Totton
Bobby Cunningham Kevin Armstrong Pat O'Hara
Ray Beirne Joe McCallin Paddy Duggan Jim
Mulholland Tommy Grant Billy McDonnell (trainer,
masseur)
 
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1) All-Ireland Semi-final 1951 Antrim v Meath
2) All-Ireland Semi-final 1951 Antrim v Meath Antrim's
disallowed goal. (O'Rourke. Kerry. umpire) K. Smyth (M)
Christo Hand (M) Pat O'Hara (A) Paddy O'Brien (M)
? (M) Harry O'Neill (A)
3) names on back are written with the same placement as the players, I'll
just list them here and add the back so you can check out placement for
yourself, it opens in a new window so you can compare it to the photo.
B. Garvey (Kerry) B. Lynch (Rosc.) E. O'Connor
(Kerry) E. Boland scored out P. Murray (Rosc.)
J. J. Fallon (Rosc.) E. Walsh (Kerry) F. Kinlough (Rosc.)
J. Murray (Rosc.) W. Casey (Kerry) P. B. Brosnan
(Kerry) J. McQuillan (Rosc.) J. Keohane (Kerry)
D. O'Keeffe (Kerry) D. Lyne (Kerry) J. J. Nerney (Rosc.)
photos with no information
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1) 6th August 1953 Postmark London to Peter O'Harra
Esq., 630 Antrim Road, Belfast, Ireland from Gee & Co., London. Educational
Books - the photos were stored in this envelope
2) Henry Cotton always wears 'Gleneagles Golf Masters' made by Saxone.
Peter O'Hara (and fellow veterans) wearing official
provincial crest blazers at a later-years Gaelic Football Team Reunion
(according to AI)
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