Origins of The Club
The first sign that a committee was in operation comes in February 1888. A letter appeared in the “Skibbereen Eagle” protesting to the said Paper’s report of a match between the O’Connell’s club (a Drimoleague-Drinagh combination) and the Geraldine Club (Leap). The letter was signed John J. McCarthy, Hon. Secretary with John Beamish stepping into the vacant position.
There is no other mention of the committee’s members until November 3, 1888 when the full list of officials and committee members is stated in ‘The Eagle’. They were:
Treasurer - Dr.Eugene Crowley
Secretary - John Beamish
Committee: Messrs John Maloney, John McCarthy, Denis O’Donoghue, Michael McCarthy, John McCarthy, Jeremiah O’Driscoll, Patrick McSweeney, Timothy Dempsey, Jerome Beechinor P.L.G., Wm. Collins P.L.G., and Jeremiah Driscoll.
Although James Fitzgerald is not listed in the above committee, he is credited with introducing organised sports to Drimoleague. He was originally from Bandon but moved to the parish to live with his son in law, Dr. Crowley, in late ’87. Unfortunately not much is known about James Fitzgerald or his son in law, but we can be very thankful that he decided to move to the parish and help set the foundations for the Clann na nGael Club.
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