Turloughmore game the better understanding of the Athenry team proved too much for Turloughmore in a keen and exciting game. At the final whistle the score read 3-1 to 1-4 in favour of Athenry. In the second game Derrydonnell completely outclassed their opponents Claregalway and were easy winners. In 1918 Kilconieron defeated Derrydonnell by 3-1 to 1-4 at Athenry in senior hurling. There was also a revival of camogie in Derrydonnell whose hurling club was still in existence if not very successful. However, in l929 they defeated Castlegar by five points to one in the first round of the junior hurling championship and defeated Galway Commercials in their next game. After defeating Bohermore the West Board ordered a replay because the crowd invaded the pitch but Derrydonnell were again successful. The championship was not finished until 1931 and on the 12th. April at Oranmore Derrydonnell defeated Ballindereen in the County semi-final. Playing against the wind in the opening half the winners proved to be a clever combination and had a lead of two points at the interval. Ballindereen came back into contention at the start of the second half with a goal that gave them the lead. A goal and a point in quick succession for Derrydonnell put them in control and from then until the finish they had the better of the exchanges. Team: Bill Broderick, Jack Kelly, Jack Mahon, Peter Mullins, Tommy Broderick, John Hynes, Con Broderick, Michael Costello, Pat Mahon, Mick Poniard, John Heneghan, Paddy Kelly, Peter Heneghan and Johnny Mullins. At this stage none of the 1911 members were on the Derrydonnell team but were replaced by their younger brothers and others in the locality. However the club did go on to have a Junior Title win in 1929 and the ladies of the area also did the area proud by winning a County Senior Camogie Title in 1928. The Costello Brothers: Jack & Martin Costello from Gortroe. Jack and Martin Costello lived in Gortroe in 1911. Their father was Martin Costello was aged 50 years in 1911. He was a Farmer. His wife’s name was Bridget. Her maiden name was Kelly. In 1911 Bridget Costello nee Kelly was aged 48. They were married between January and March in 1888, so they were married 23 years in 1911, although the Census records state it was 25 years. Martin and Bridget Costello had ten children in all – John, Martin, Michael, Julia, Bridget, James, Mary and William according to the 1911 Census. There also was a Patrick who was born after 1911. However the baptisms of the oldest children in the family did not feature in the records for Athenry but in those for Abbeyknockmoy. The family must have resided in Abbeyknockmoy parish before they came to Athenry sometime before 1901 as they were recorded on the Census of that year in Gortroe. Birth records were discovered for six of the children in the Abbeyknockmoy RC records or the state registration of births for the area. The marriage record for the parents was also found in the state records for the area of Abbeyknockmoy. The remaining ones were recorded in the Athenry Baptismal Register. 22
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MzM2OTY=