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Belfast History and Memories / Re: St Malachy's College
« Last post by Chunkyismyname on Yesterday at 10:29:35 PM »He did, indeed - which was why the team and supporters ended up tramping all over the North at one point: https://www.irishnews.com/sport/2020/04/22/news/martin-o-neill-and-the-macrory-cup-fall-out-of-1971-1910750/Thanks Stiofan that link was a great read. That final was indeed a heartbreaker. I dont know how this could have happened but I remember playing on the same team as Martin in a match. I was obviously much younger. Maybe it was an end of term thing or sports day? I was not a particularly gifted player but I did love playing. Is it possible that the bus fire was on the way to Clones for a match?
The game at Croke Park itself was a real heartbreaker. Funnily, the other team's colours were the St Malachy's school colours, which meant that, with our flags and scarves, it looked as though we were supporting them.
Here's another GAA-related question: does anyone remember the bus which caught fire while we were going to one of the games? In my mind, it was the game at Croke Park, but I'm fairly sure that we went there and back by train.
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