Oranmore Fife and Drum Band. The following teams will be in attendance: Galway City, Claregalway, Derrydonnell, and Clarenbridge. – T.J. Lee. hon. sec. The aforementioned Turloughmore Tournament took place as planned as reported in the Connacht Tribune on May 27th 1911 Page: 8. Tournament at Turloughmore A hurling and football tournament came off at Turloughmore on Sunday, 21st, in aid of the Annaghdown prisoners defence fund and was a great success. The following teams were present: Castlegar, Derrydonnell, Claregalway, Liscananaun, Turloughmore, Annaghdown, Billinastack and Abbeyknockmoy. The first match came off at 4 o’clock between Castlegar and Derrydonnell. The Derrydonnell team seemed to have the best of the game. At full time the score was Derrydonnell, 3 goals 3 points; Castlegar, 6 goals 3 points. The first round of the Senior County Championship was played at Claregalway. The Connacht Tribune of June 3rd 1911 on Page 8 described the matches between Turloughmore and Castlegar and Derrydonnell and Galway City. Hurling at Claregalway Two important hurling matches were played at Claregalway on Sunday last for the first round of the senior county championship. The day was an ideal one and a huge crowd of spectators were present. Punctuality was not very keenly observed and it was 3 o’clock when the first two teams – Castlegar and Turlougmore lined up The article goes on to describe this match and lists out the members of the winning team, Castlegar. It then goes on to say The next match was between Derrydonnell and Galway City, which was the best witnessed this year in this part of the country. The spin of the coin favoured Derrydonnell who selected to play with the sun on their backs. From the throw in, the play was fast and exciting, the ball travelling from end to end with great rapidity. M. Freeney and J. Ruane made a splendid defence for the Derrydonnell team as full backs, and Duggan, Hurney and O’Conor were conspicuous on the Galway side. At half time the score was Derrydonnell 2 goals 2 points: Galway 2 goals. After a few minutes rest the ball was again motion. Galway City worked hard to equalise, Martin Freeney a brother of Myles owned Freeney’s Pub in Galway and played for Derrydonnell in later years. 14
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