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Fohenagh vs Castlegar (1959 Galway SHC final — replay)

  • Fohenagh 3-09 (18) to Castlegar 4-05 (17)
  • Fohenagh 3-09 (18) to Castlegar 2-05 (11)
Historic1959-09-19 · Connacht TribuneFohenagh · historicCastlegar

1959 Galway SHC final replay: Fohenagh 3-9 Castlegar 4-5 (Connacht Tribune 19 Sep 1959)[1]. Full Fohenagh XV printed; Tim Sweeney scored 1-4[1].

Story: Ten points down, then the cup

Article clip

Club games

Newspaper cuttings

1 newspaper snip

Match record

Teams
Fohenagh and Castlegar
Documented[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Date
13 September 1959
Inferred
Venue
Kenny Memorial Park, Athenry
Documented[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Competition
Galway Senior Hurling Championship
Documented[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Round
Final replay
Documented[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Score
  • Fohenagh 3-09 (18) to Castlegar 4-05 (17)DocumentedTTH 19 Sep 1959 p.8, CT 19 Sep 1959 and CT 29 Jan 2021 p.83[3][4][5][7][8]
  • Fohenagh 3-09 (18) to Castlegar 2-05 (11)Documentedthe Galway GAA finals table[9]
Captain
Marty Glynn
Inferred

First game: Fohenagh vs Castlegar (1959 Galway SHC final — draw)

Fohenagh team sheet

Documented[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Sources

  1. A History of Fohenagh (Tony O'Gorman) · ch.17 · p.149–151

  2. Connacht Sentinel 15 Sep 1959

  3. Connacht Tribune · 19 Sep 1959 · p.30 · INA

  4. Tuam Herald · 19 Sep 1959 · p.8 · (Fohenagh 3-9 Castlegar 4-5) (opens in a new tab)
  5. Connacht Tribune · 19 Sep 1959 · p.30 · 'Sweeney, Star of the Champions' (opens in a new tab)
  6. Connacht Sentinel · 15 Sep 1959 · p.4 · 'Castlegar fell in hurling final' (opens in a new tab)
  7. Connacht Tribune · 29 Jan 2021 · p.83 (retrospective; confirms replay at Kenny Park, 3-9 to 4-5) (opens in a new tab)

  8. Connacht Tribune 19 Sep 1959

  9. the Galway GAA finals table

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PlayerConnacht Tribune / local paper · Fohenagh golden-era cuttingsVerified

Marty Glynn

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