Inside Track: Young Irelands and Geraldines represented on county’s All-Ireland senior sides

Two clubs, Young Irelands and Geraldines, have each been represented on Louth’s three All-Ireland-winning senior teams, Irelands providing four to the 1957 panel.

The Dundalk club had also two players on the 1936 winning minor team, but neither they, nor Gers, have a clubman to cheer for in Armagh as Louth go for a first under-20 (u-21) title tomorrow evening.

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In the senior championship’s early years, it was usual for county teams to be backboned by the county champions, thus the huge representation from the Drogheda Tredaghs club on the 1910 and 1912 sides. Young Irelands were the only flag-carriers in the first All-Ireland final, in 1887.

Newtown Blues’ Jim ‘Blackie’ Judge is the only player to have won All-Ireland medals in two grades, senior in 1957 and junior five years later. He was a provincial winner with the minors in 1953, at the time playing for the Cuchulainn’s club in Drogheda.

The following are the county’s All-Ireland football winners:

Senior

1910 (Walk-over from Kerry): Michael Byrne (Young Irelands), John ‘Claudie’ Clarke (Tredaghs, Drogheda), Joe Donnelly (Geraldines), Jim ‘Bunt’ Quinn (Tredaghs) Joe Mulligan (Young Irelands), Jim Smyth (Tredaghs), Eddie Burke (Tredaghs), Johnny Brennan (Rangers, Dundalk), Eoin Markey (Ardee), Tom Matthews (Ardee), Larry McCormack, captain (Tredaghs), Jack Bannon (Tredaghs), Michael Hand (Tredaghs), Paddy ‘Whack’ Reilly (Tredaghs), Jim McDonnell Tredaghs), Tom Morgan (Tredaghs), Jack ‘Sandman Carvin (Tredaghs).

1912 (Beat Antrim): Michael Byrne (|Young Irelands), John ‘Claudie’ Clarke (Trerdaghs), John Fitzsimons (Young Irelands), Jimmy Quinn (Tredaghs), Joe Mulligan (Young Irelands), Jim Smith, Captain (Tredaghs), Eddie Burke (Tredaghs), Joe Johnston (Geraldines), Johnny Brennan (Rangers), Eoin Markey (Ardee), George ‘Doodles’ Campbell (Ardee), Tom Matthews (Ardee), Stephen ‘Wicklow Fitzsimons (Young Irelands), Dan Warren’ McEvoy (Treedaghs), Jack Bannon (Tredaghs), Larry McCormack (Tredaghs), Paddy ‘Whack’ Reilly (Tredaghs).

1957 (Cork): Seán Óg Flood (Young Irelands); Ollie Rerilly (Hunterstown Rovers), Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells), Jim ‘Red’ Meehan (Naomh Mhuire, Drogheda); Patsy Coleman (St Mary’s), Peadar Smith (Oliver Plunkets), Stephen White (Young Irelands); Kevin Beahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin), Dan O’Neilly (St Dominic’s, Drogheda); Seamus O’Donnell (Cooley Kick hams), Dermot O’Brien, captain (St Mary’s); Frasnk ‘Lollie’ Lynch (Geraldines); Seán Cunningham (Young Irelands), Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers), Jim Rose (St Mary’s).

Junior

1925 (Mayo): Nick Hughes (Isles of the Sea, Dundalk); Michael Tuite (Dillons, Dundalk), Tom Rath (Castlebellingham) Mick McKeown (Larks, Drogheda): Edward Kane (Boyne Rovers, Drogheda), John Halligan (Larks), Joe Heaney (Ardee); Matty Lynch (Con Colberts, Dundalk), Johnny Murray (Wolfe Tones); John Trasinor (Dillons) Jack Lynch, captain (Castlebellingham), Frank ‘Yank’ Pentony (Wolfe Tones); John McMahon (Con Colberts), Pat Butterly (Castleballingham), Bill Doyle (Boyne Rangers).

1932 (London): Mick Leech (Owen Roes, Drogheda), Tom McArdle (St Magdalene’s, Drogheda), Willy Crilly (St Magdalene’s), Pat Dunne (St Mary’s); Vincent ‘Plug’ Kerr (St Magdalene’s), Peadar ‘Webs’ Martin (Owen Roes), Paddy Cluskey (Unknowns, Dromiskin); Paddy Devlin (Kilcurry), Jim Culligan (Newtown Blues); Paddy Moore (St Magdalene’s), Peter Byrne, captain (St Bride’s), Jimmy Mullen (Owen Roes); Jem Moonan (Newtown Blues), Paul Downey (Owen Roses ), Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill).

1934 (London): Hughie Callan (Dundalk Gaels); Peter Tuite (O’Connell’s), Tom Tiernan (HItcheestown), Jim Doyle, captain (Dundalk Gaels); Vincent ‘Plug’ Kerr (Wolfe Tones), Jimmy Beirne (St Mary’s), Paddy ‘Chuckles’ Byrne (Newtown Blues); Paddy Mullen (St Magdalene’s), Paddy ‘Claudie‘ Clarke (St Bride’s); Mick Callaghan (Cooley Kickhams), Joe ‘Joker’ Collins (Wolfe Tones), Paddy Cluskey (St Magdalene’s); Jim McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams), Paddy Moore (St Magdalene’s), Patsy McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams).

1961 (Yorkshire): Jim Clifford (St Patrick’s); Oliver Coombs (Wolfe Tones), Jim ‘Doc’ Butterly (Mattock Rangers), Anthony Kirwan (Dreadnots); Gussie Sheelan, captain (St Patrick’s), Mick Kelly (Wolfe Tones), Paddy Dixon (Clan na Gael); Frank Fagan (Newtown Blues), Paddy Jordan (St Patrick’s); Jimmy Sheelan (St Patrick’s), Michael ‘Muckle’ McKeown (O’Rahilly’s), Jim ‘Blackie’ Judge (Newtown Blues), Sean Goodman (Walshestown Rovers), Henry Donnelly (St Patrick’s), Fra Kirk (Clan na Gael).

Ladies

1998 (Roscommon): Lyn Savage (Cooley); Amanda Brennan (St Kevin’s), Fiona Sweeney (St Kevin’s), Anne-Marie King (St Kevin’s); Karen Connor (Naomh Mairtín), Edel McKeown (St Joseph’s), Jennifer Agnew (Naomh Malachí); Orlaith Kirk (Naomh Malachí), Elaine Rogan (Cooley); Róisín Hanlon (Cooley), Lorainne Muckian (Cooley), Sharon Drumgoole (St Joseph’s); Karen Fealy (St Patrick’s), Cathy Reynolds, captain (St Joseph’s), Nuala Murphy (Cooley).

Minor

1936 (Kerry): Aloysius ‘Weshie’ Lynn (Marist College, Dundalk), Frank Rock (Marist College), Leo Burns (Young Irelands), Pat Tuite (Dundalk Gaels); Vincent O’Dowda (Young Irelands), Larry Waller (Dowdallshill), Michael Cunningham (Wolfe Tones); Eugene McGrath (Cooley Kickhams), Donal Brady (Marist College); James Reilly (Wolfe Tones), Kevin O’Dowda (Marist College), Lal McEntee, captain (Marist College); Gerry Hall (Dundalk Gaels), Jim McArdle (Dundalk Gaels), Jim Cunningham (Young Irelands).

1940 (Mayo); Colm Browne (Cooloey Kickhams); Brendan Breen (Glyde Rangers), Brendan Burke, captain (Marist College), Kevin Flanagan (Ramblers United); Ben Fretwell (Cooley Kickhams), Nedser Reay (St Magdalene’s), Oliver Mohan (Ardee St Mary’s); Larry Murphy (Dowdallshill), Paddy Kerlly (St Mary’s); Peter Corr (Seán O’Mahony’s), Seamie McGivern (St Mary’s), Angus Cahill (Marist College); George Brennan (Lannleire), Jim Kiernan (St Magdalene’s), Phil McCourt (Castlebellingham).