Kinlough, Co. Leitrim, Ireland
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Club Notes 23.02.2010
Feb 23rd
Senior League Begins
The first Senior League game of 2010 for the Gaels takes place in Melvin Park at 4.30 on Saturday.
This game is against Sean O Heslins, Ballinamore.
Good Luck to all involved for the year.
It would be nice to see a good support for this game.
Under 16 Training
Training starts for Under 16’s on Sunday March 7 at 4.30pm.
Anyone is interested is asked to come along.
Club Membership
Membership + Lotto (26 Draws) for Melvin Gaels, €50 for the year is now available.
Anyone wishing to join can contact Antoinette 0719842747 or 0863768233 or any of the Club Committee.
Ordinary membership is €25.
Lotto
The numbers drawn in the Melvin Gaels Lotto Draw held in The Dew Drop Inn, Tullaghan on Sunday night were-1,2,13 and 19.
There was no Jackpot winner.
Other winners were, €40 Joe Mc Carron, Mill Road, Kinlough, €20 each, Terence Mc Gowan, Glenview, Kinlough, Daniel Branley, Glenade, and Michael Feely, Mullinaleck, Kinlough.
Next Draw in The Home, Rossinver on Sunday March 7.
Jackpot €4,650.
Club Notes 23.06.2009
Jun 23rd
Junior Game v Ballinamore
No joy for the Gaels juniors on Saturday evening in Ballinamore when they were beaten on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-7.
They take on Aughavas on Sunday at 2pm in Melvin Park.
The seniors take on Annaduff at 8.30pm on Friday in Melvin Park in a Shield game.
Gaels 1959 Celebrations
On Saturday August 1st the Gaels will celebrate the First Championship win of 1959.
Everyone in the area is asked to come out and celebrate with the Club, by dressing up ‘Fifties Style’ and taking part in the celebrations.
There will be a Mass followed by and evenings entertainment of Football, drama, traditional music and dance.
More details on this will be published in the coming weeks.
Fr Bernard Doyle
The Club would like to congratulate Fr Bernard Doyle on the Golden Jubilee of his ordination.
Fr Doyle is a former Gaels player.
There will be a Mass of Thanksgiving in St Patrick’s Church, Kiltyclogher on Friday night at 8pm followed by refreshments in the Community Centre.
Lotto
The numbers drawn in the Melvin Gaels Lotto draw held in the Village Inn, Kinlough on Sunday night were 9,13,15 and 19.
There was no Jackpot winner.
Other winners were, €40 Gordon Mc Gowan, Kinlough, €20 each, Mary Lipsett, Parke, Kinlough, Sonny Scallon, Kinlough and Jimmy Sturgeon, Aghaderrard, Kinlough.
Next Draw in Gilbride’s Rossinver on June 28, Jackpot €3,700.00.
Club Notes 15.06.2009
Jun 15th
Games at Weekend
There was no luck for the Gaels at the weekend when the Juniors were beaten by Leitrim Gaels on Saturday evening in Melvin Park on a score line of Melvin Gaels, 1-4, Leitrim Gaels 1-12.
In Mohill on Sunday the seniors were beaten by the home side. Final score was Mohill 1-12, Melvin Gaels 0-9.
This weekend the Juniors travel to Ballinamore for a League game at 6.30pm.
Sympathy
The Club extends deepest sympathy to the Sheerin family, Laughta on the recent sad and sudden death of Padraig.
Sympathy is also extended to the Sheridan family on the death of Catherine’s father, Francis O Reilly, Moyne, Co Longford.
May they rest in peace.
Lotto
The numbers drawn in the Melvin Gaels Lotto draw held in the Village Inn, Kinlough on Sunday night were 9,13,15 and 19.
There was no Jackpot winner.
Other winners were, €40 Gordon Mc Gowan, Kinlough, €20 each, Mary Lipsett, Parke, Kinlough, Sonny Scallon, Kinlough and Jimmy Sturgeon, Aghaderrard, Kinlough.
Next Draw in Gilbride’s Rossinver on June 28, Jackpot €3,700.00.
Club Notes 04.05.2009
May 4th
Senior League v Ballinamore
On Saturday afternoon the Gaels recorded their second Senior League win of the year when they defeated Sean o Heslins, Ballinamore by the narrowest of margins.
The Gaels played their best football in the first half and went into the break leading by six points even though they were playing against a strong wind. In the second half playing with the wind they struggled and it was Sean O Heslins who played some good football drawing level near the end.
The Gaels were missing number of first team players through injury but the players who came in did well.
The final score was Melvin Gaels 1-8 Sean O Heslins 0-10.
Junior League v Ballinaglera
The juniors went to Ballinaglera on Sunday and came away with a draw after having a good lead at half time.
The final score was 2-7 for Melvin Gaels and 0-13 for Ballinaglera.
Good Luck
Good Luck to Dromahair in the final Celebrity Bainisteoir at the weekend.
Lá na gClub Big Football and Sports Day in Melvin Park
Sunday next will be a Big Sports day for Melvin Gaels in Melvin Park.
This day will be held to mark the 125th Anniversary of the GAA.
The football events will go on for most of the day, but there will be something for all.
Football Events
- Mini 5′s tournament for U 10, 12 & 14′s
- Mini 7′s tournament for U 16 & Minors and Senior & Juniors
- Legends game (over 40′s) to end the day
Other events
- Puc Fada
- Cic Fada
- Penalty shoot out
- Obstacle Course
- Wives & Girlfriends Rounders
- Relay Race
- Sack Race3 legged Race
- Balancing the hurley and sliotar race (an alternative egg & spoon race)
- Wellie Throwing competition
- Nail Driving competition
- Golf ball chipping competition
- Bonny Baby (0-2yrs)
- Little Miss Melvin Gaels (2-6yrs) – our mascot for the year!
- Guess the ‘mystery person’ competition
There will also be showings of ‘08 League Final and ’98 County Final on throughout the day with BBQ, soup, tea and coffee available.
Music to entertain all in the evening.
Lotto Draw
The numbers drawn in the Melvin gaels Lotto Draw held in The Home, Rossinver on Sunday night were- 1,3,8 and 19.
There was no jackpot winner.
Other winners were, 40 Euro, John Ryan, Gubacreeney, Kinlough 20 Euro each, Cubby Lipsett, Parke, Kinlough, Colm Mc Gowan, Edenville and Stephen Connolly, Park, Kinlough.
Next Draw in Melvin Hotel on Sunday May 17.
Jackpot 3,350 Euro.
Club Notes 27.04.2009
Apr 27th
Melvin Gaels Lotto
The numbers drawn in the Lotto draw held in Mc Gloins Anglers Rest, Kinlough were-4,6,8 and 14.
There was no Jackpot winner.
Other winners were- 40 Euro, Michael Gallagher C/O Garda Station, Kiltyclogher, 20 Euro each, Mairead Kilkenny, Kinlough, Conor Mc Cloone, C/O Diamond Bar, Tullaghan and Eoin Gallagher C/O The Village Inn, Kinlough.
Next draw in The Home, Rossinver on Sunday next, Jackpot 3,500 Euro.
Games at weekend
It was a mixed weekend for the Gaels with the seniors losing to Aughawillan on Saturday evening in Aughawillan by the narrowest of margins and the Juniors getting a hard fought win on Sunday against Allen Gaels in Drumshanbo.
Next Saturday the seniors take on Sean O Heslins, Ballinamore in Melvin Park at 3.30pm and the Juniors take on Ballinaglera on Monday at 2pm in Ballinaglera.
Lá na gClub
Sunday May 11 is the day when each GAA Club will be celebrating 125 Anniversary of the GAA.
Melvin Gaels will be holding activities in Melvin Park for the Club’s Celebrations.
A Marathon day of football is being planned for the day with all age groups involved and there will all types of entertainment and games to suit everyone.
More help is needed to make the day a success and all parents of underage and all club members are asked to come along.
1962 county champions are finally rewarded
Mar 19th
[Source: Irish Independent]
VICTORY has never tasted so sweet for the members of a GAA team who finally received their championship medals after a wait of almost 50 years.
But for Liam McGowan, a midfielder on the 1962 Melvin Gaels team, justice has finally been done.
The Leitrim side became embroiled in the longest-running dispute in the history of the GAA over the 1962 senior county football championship.
Although the Kinlough-based Melvin Gaels beat Aughavas in the final, the competition was declared void following an objection by semi-finalists Ballinamore, who had failed to show up, allowing Melvin Gaels to progress.
Objections
Ballinamore claimed they had not been notified of the semi-final date and venue. Objections and counter-objections finally prompted a frustrated Leitrim County Board to declare the championship void, leaving Melvin Gaels empty-handed.
Last year, the controversy was re-opened when they persuaded the Connacht Council to declare them the valid 1962 champions. And finally, last week Leitrim County Board accepted the ruling and the team was presented with medals at a function in Bundoran, Co Donegal.
“It’s really lovely to know that after so long things are put right. We won the title fair and square and the dispute should never have happened,” said Mr McGowan, a retired school principal. “I think the players are very pleased that at last justice is done.”
But not all of the team of 1962 could attend the presentation. Two have since died and others were unable to travel due to illness or other commitments.
Mr McGowan acknowledged the contribution of Ballinamore to the final resolution by not lodging an objection to the Leitrim County Board.
His medal will now occupy a place of honour in his Kinlough home.
- Anita Guidera
Flat Gaels finish strongly
Aug 18th
Source: Leitrim Observer
MELVIN GAELS 1-8
SEAN O’HESLINS 1-5
Despite the fact that the win guarantees them their place in the quarter-finals, the Kinlough men will be far from happy with their displa as they dominated much of the contest but never put it completely away as they struggled badly to regain their rhythm in the second half.
The Gaels kicked an impressive amount of wides, in both halves, as they failed to translate their outfield dominance into scores on the board, leaving the door open for a late shock from the Ballinamore men, reminscent of their quarter-final loss to Carrigallen last year in the Championship.
Yet the Gaels will be pleased by the manner in which they responded to O’Heslin’s goal six minutes from time. The Ballinamore men got a lucky goal when a long ball from Wayne McKeon bounched over Gareth Phelan and it seemed as if the Ballinamore men had the momentum with them.
But showing their spirit, the Gaels regained some of their earlier verve to finish stronger and confirm their win, never really giving the Ballinamore men a chance of getting a match winner score.
However, the Gaels will need no telling that this display will not deliver a long awaited Senior Championship to Kinlough and considering they had the advantage of a previous game, they will be worried that they didn’t put away a game they dominated.
However, it is job done for now and they will wait to see if they finish top of the group or second, safe in the knowledge that they have qualified once more for the knock-out stages.
For O’Heslin’s, the step up from Division Two League football and the lack of a previous match told it’s tale as the Ballinamore men struggled badly for long periods. Indeed, during the first half, they looked severely outclassed by the Kinlough men as they struggled to make any sort of headway.
The second half saw them start to improve, whether that was Melvin Gaels becoming complacent or the Ballinamore getting to the pitch of the game is hard to tell.
And O’Heslin’s will need to improve a good deal if they are to beat Mohill next weekend.
But they will draw a good deal of comfort from the fact that, with six minutes to go, they were within a point of a side that had threatened to destroy them and this ability to survive and keep plugging away may be vital when it comes down to the closing minutes next weekend.
They now face a winner takes all clash with Mohill next Saturday and they will be hoping to catch the 2006 Champions on the day.
Melvin Gaels got off to a blistering start as keeper Philip Farrelly held a shot from Stephen McGurran before making a great save to deny James Bredin a certain goal at the expense of a fifty, following a run from David McSharry.
Unfortunately for Farrelly, the next thing he did was pick the ball out of the net as Emlyn Mulligan’s free dropped well short to Conor Sheridan. There seemed little contact but referee Michael Leydon spotted a pull and awarded a penalty, calmly dispatched by Mulligan on three minutes.
O’Heslin’s almost worked their way back into the game when Ciaran Murray collected a high ball but former County team-mate Gareth Phelan got down expertly to stop the shot. They did open their account on 18 minutes when Wayne McKeon curled a lovely effort in from 40 yards.
However, two Mulligan points and one from McSharry saw the Gaels go seven points clear. However, the wides continued with four missed chances and David Duignan raided from defence to score two vital points, one with the outside of the boot.
That left Melvin Gaels 1-5 to 0-3 in front at the break but the second half was not one for the purists. It took ten minutes for the first score, with sub Christopher Branley having a goal harshly disallowed for a square ball before McSharry scored a lovely point from the wing on ten minutes.
Immediately, O’Heslin’s countered with Brian Cafferty getting onto the end of a well worked move to point. O’Heslin’s were beginning to get more chances but it took 14 minutes for the next score as both sides had bad wides. Gareth Phelan made a good interception under pressure while Farrelly made a great save to deny Stephen Clancy a goal on 20 minutes.
The game woke up spectacularly after 24 minutes – Sean Murray scored a wonderful effort from the wing and from the next kickout, Wayne McKeon’s long delivery seemed to find Murray in behind the full-back.
The ball bounced past the Ballinamore man but it also bounced over the despairing hands of Phelan who had advanced off his line and looped into the net for a dramatic goal.
However, Melvin Gaels showed their spirit as they fought back, despite sub Paul Brennan fisting the ball into the side netting. Daniel Branley hooked the ball over his shoulder after McSharry’s first shot came off the post.
O’Heslin’s tried hard but couldn’t engineer any real goal opportunities and a late Mulligan free sealed Melvin Gaels place in the quarter-finals.
Best for the Gaels were Gareth Phelan, Stephen Clancy, Fabian McMorrow, Martin McCarron, Daniel Branley and Colin Regan while for O’Heslin’s, Wayne McKeon never stopped trying in the middle of the field while David Duignan, Liam Ferguson, Sean Murray, Philip Farrelly and Jim McTague fought tremendously hard for the Ballinamore outfit.
Melvin Gaels: Gareth Phelan, Stephen Clancy, James Phelan, Colm McGowan, Brendan Brennan, Fabian McMorrow, Paul McGurran, Martin McCarron (0-1), Stephen McGurran (0-1), Conor Sheridan, David McSharry (0-3), James Bredin, Colin Regan, Emlyn Mulligan (1-3), Daniel Branley (0-1). Sub: Christopher Branley for Bredin (16 mins), Paul Brennan for S. McGurran (49 mins), Fergal Gallagher for D. Branley (65 mins).
Referee: Michael Leydon.





