Paddy Smith, Crossdrum and Dublin. Molly Clarke, Cullentra. Fr. Frank O'Reilly, Oldcastle and late of Ballinacree Parish Priest. Sheila Flynn, formerly Oldcastle and California. Patricia Gavin, nee Gibney, Ballinacree. Eugene Gilsenan, England and Ballinacree. Carmel Larkin (Rathmolyon) Carmel passed away after a very long illness. Her husband Valentine attended many Rathmolyon games. Carmel was the aunt of the Regan family, including current players Eamonn and Joseph and former players Declan and Brendan Regan. Patsy Tuite (Rathmolyon/Trim) Formerly of Rathmolyon, Patsy was the father of Declan Tuite a star hurler with Rathmolyon. A very popular figure Declan had a long career in the Rathmolyon jersey. He was also a useful footballer and was part of the Moynalvey squad which won Feis Cup honours in 1993. John Joe Griffin (Rathmolyon/Trim) John Joe belonged to a well known south Meath GAA family and acted as secretary of Rathmolyon in the earlier days of the club. His nephew Damien Griffin is heavily involved in the management of teams and was a former Chairman of Na Fianna. Another nephew Mike Griffin is connected with the Boardsmill club and ladies football. Our thanks to Ruth Fitzsimons and Rathmolyon HC for providing the information included.
Chairman in 1982 and Treasurer the following year. Sadly their mother Alice Kenny also passed away at the latter end of 2011. Deaths associated with the St Ultan’s GAA club for calendar year 2012: Brendan Smith - he was a son of Peter Smith, a former principal of Cortown N.S. Brendan was heavily involved in underage football in the 1960's. Christy Bennett- Christy was involved with the old Bohermeen Football Club where he was a committee member. He was a brother of Sonny, a great Gael and a founding member of Bohermeen Athletic Club. Dessie Collins - Dessie was a brother of the late Michael and a proud supporter of St Ultan’s. Kathleen Brady - her brother Peter is a president of St Ultans and would have been involved with Martry GFC in times gone by. Stephen Ball - Stephen is a relation of present Ultan’s clubmen Michael and David Ball. Margaret Murray - Margaret's husband was involved with the old Martry club. Sean Coffey - Sean won championship medals with Martry and was subsequently involved with Navan O’Mahonys. Annie Rispin - Annie was a sister of Seamus, who was involved and won county medals with Martry and Danny who is heavily connected with St Cuthbert’s.
Moynalvey GAA wish to send their condolences to the families and friends of the following:
Catherine Rennicks - Catherine was the mother of current club captain Cian and a great supporter of St Ultan’s.
Jim Fay (Celbridge) Jim was the father of Tommy who captained our 1993 Feis Cup winning team.
Lily Bennett - Lily was a sister in law to Sean Bennett (New Line) who is a president of the St Ultan’s club.
Dessie Farrell (Galtrim, Oxford and London) Dessie played hurling with Moynalvey before he emigrated to England. There, alongside Andy Elliot, a former Chairman of Moynalvey, he helped establish the Eire Og club in Oxford.
Marie Fanning - Marie was a sister of County Board executive member and Ultan’s clubman Dessie Murtagh.
John Flattery (Rath) John played with Moynalvey during the 1970’s and his brother Pat acted as a selector with the 1983 intermediate winning team. Compiled by Kathleen McDermott. Paddy Kenny (Dunshaughlin/Kilmessan) Paddy played on the successful Dunshaughlin under17 team of 1971. The following year he was part of the Dunshaughlin/Kilcloon selection that went under to Trim in the county minor decider. He was a regular on the strong Dunshaughlin intermediate side of the mid seventies and played on the fifteen beaten by Bohermeen in the 1973 semi final of that competition. Paddy‘s brother Derek Kenny also played with Dunshaughlin and acted as club
Sean Bell - Sean’s son in law Vincent was heavily involved with the St. Ultan’s club holding various positions down through the years. Philip (Philly) Sheridan (Kells) Philly was heavily involved in GAA affairs for most of his life. Firstly with the old Kells Harps club and then with Gaeil Colmcille. He was a life long member of the Gaeils, held numerous positions within the club and served on all committees. A very popular person around the north Meath area, he was a huge Meath supporter, a regular attender at club games and was one of the Trustees of Gaeil Colmcille. He was also a well known personality in the commercial side of Kells town. Firstly when working in the offices of Brian Farrelly Hardware Store and then while manager of Kells Credit Union. Philly was very proud of the Irish language and a member of Conradh Na Gaeilge. He was involved with the Knights of St. Columbanus, Kells Parish Choir and in the
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musical society and local pantomines. J.P. (Jap) Noone (Kilmessan) Jap came to live in Kilmessan village when his father was appointed the local Garda Sergeant. Like most youngsters in the area he quickly became immersed in the game of hurling and went on to gain honours at underage, junior, intermediate and senior level. Jap later served Kilmessan as Chairman, Secretary, selector and team manager. A man of many sporting talents he was very active in the greyhound and horse racing worlds. Jap trained and bred many successful greyhounds. Our sympathies go to all of his family. Kilmessan HC. Tommy Donegan (Kells) Tommy was a very well known figure in the north Meath town. He was a lover of all sports and a keen follower of the Meath team and local clubs. Tommy loved to go through the sporting pages of the Meath Chronicle and indeed at this time of the year looked forward to his annual read of the Meath Yearbook. His son in law Frank Lynch was a regular on the Royal County hurling team for a good number of years while grand son Cian Lynch is a promising young footballer with the Round Towers club. The St. Michael’s club in Carlanstown send their sincerest sympathies to the families of: Maisie Vaughan, mother of Michael, a club member and former player. Patsy Kernan, father of committee member Declan. John Crosbie, father of former player and committee member Patsy. Peter Bissett (Dunshaughlin) Peter was only 25 years of age when he died last July. He showed outstanding talent as a footballer while attending Dunsany NS and was captain of that school team. Pat Hoey (Kells) Pat ran a successful business in Kells for a good number of years, was a member of the local Gaeils club and was a great supporter of the Meath team. Declan Smith (Batterstown) It was with great shock and sadness that we learned of the unexpected and sudden death of Declan at home in his native Batterstown on the 9th of December last year. His father, John, was prominent with the Batterstown club for many years and his uncle, Brian, captained the Meath senior football team to All-Ireland success in 1949. Declan was an extremely good footballer and hurler and played both codes for many years. While his brother, Sean, was busy scoring, Declan was equally busy in defence. He also played alongside his uncle Noel for many years. It was not about medals as successes were few and far between. He was a loyal and dependable clubman who simply enjoyed playing the games. Laid back, easy going, always in great form, conscientious, hardworking and never having a bad word for anyone – that was Declan plus a lot more. Those that knew him or worked with him were all too aware that