November 2011 Dunderry G.A.A.News.

This morning our U 21 Football Team beat our nearest neighbours Clanna Gael in a thriller in Simonstown.Report later.
Afterwards our lads went to Rathcarn to receive the medals due for participating in the Stefan Mellet Cup,where they were feted in style and extended every hospitality.
Stefan is the son of Mairtin,one of the Mellet Clan so well known to and respected by the GAA fraternity of  Dunderry and further afield.He was killed in a tragic car accident on the cusp of manhood a number of years ago.He played with our Club and Rathcairn.The perpetual Cup was set up to celebrate a life well spent and  tragically cut short.
This celebrates the essence of sport and healthy rivalry.Just after trying to best each other on the field of play the mutual celebration of the life of a true Gael crystallises the essence of true friendship and respect.
Last night we celebrated the entrance of Jack Devine into the Meath GAA Hall of Fame in the premises of our longest sponsors Horans.No man deserved it better.
Another man synonymous with Dunderry GAA was presented with the Paddy Kelly Club man of the Year award by Cellie Bennet ,his sister ,who was accompanied by her clone and niece Josie Travers (nee Conaty) on the occasion.As last year's winner I had the honour of  making the presentation to a man who put more young players through his GAA  hands than an orphanage.No man deserved it better than Billy Bligh.
Cellie explained that the name that her brother Paddy was better known as "The Hanny"was short for Handsom ,which he certainly was and clears up a mystery for me.
The name survives in the Parish in the guise of a cousin of mine Mickey Mac Cormack.
Hanny will be well remembered for his Honda 50,which he seemed welded to.
The forthcoming White Collar Boxing rematch between ourselves and Trim will take place on Saturday week in Trim GAA Hall.
Tickets are Adults a score,Minors a tenner and Family a nifty (50) to cover two parents and offspring.
Pugilists include Joey Martin, Alan Healy,Swiss Clarke,Kevin Slattery,Killian Minogue,John Prendergast ,Paddy Gorey and a host of others who I will name later.
We have bought more ground and badly need money,so come out and support us.
Personally I had a mixed day GAA wise.Dunderry won,Erin go Brath lost and my former club Brigids of Blanchardstown ,beat Summerhill in Navan.I suppose two out of three isn't bad.
I always try and identify a Dunderry connection to events GAA.
In Brigids case I am a former Chairman and I understand that Kevin Kilmurray's aunt had land in Churchtown.I think his mother was from Trim.One son started and another came on a sub.
Aside from my brothers's involvement (sons of a Dunderry woman) in Erin go Brath ,Junior Cahill is a former trainer and manager.