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Galway hurlers make light work of Antrim
The Galway senior hurlers made the long trip to Antrim last weekend in the third round of the Allianz National Hurling League. Henry Shefflin's side racked up an impressive score as they waltzed to a 2-35 to 1-13 win in Corrigan Park.
Scoil Íde, seventy years a-growing
On this day 70 years ago, June 1 1953, Scoil Íde opened for the first time. In 1952, the Sisters of Jesus and Mary purchased Allen’s Hotel on Dalysfort Road which had been run by John and Angela Allen. It had at one time been known as Daly’s Fort House, a high-class hotel run by a Mrs Galbraith. She sold it to a Mr Miller of Persse’s Distillers who used it as a private house and he sold it on to the Allens. Many will remember it as the place where Bruce Woodcock, the English Heavyweight champion, trained for his famous fight with Máirtín Thornton.
Nollaig na mBan
Owing to liturgical differences, the Churches of the Eastern Roman Empire celebrated Christmas Day on January 6 while those in the Western Roman Empire Churches did so on December 25. In October, 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar as a correction to the Julian calendar, which meant Christmas Day was now celebrated on December 25, and “Old Christmas” on January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany. This feast day celebrates the manifestation of the Son of God on earth, and also marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas.
Tyrone goals kill off Mayo’s All Ireland dream
This one will sting, more so than the other recent defeats in the concrete caldron on Jones Road on the biggest day of all.
United net late winner
GALWAY UNITED 2 ATHLONE TOWN 1
Impressive Athlone defeat United
ATHLONE TOWN 3 GALWAY UNITED 1
Mayo make hay in Monaghan in Rackard opener
The Mayo senior hurlers picked up their first competitive win of the year with a 25-point destruction of Monaghan on Saturday afternoon.
You never know what you're going to get in the league
Mayo's league success last term was unexpected but encouraging and most definitely came as an added bonus.