Derrydonnell Juniors v. Castlegar Juniors. On Sunday last 10th October at Oranmore in a field kindly given by Mr. C. J. Kerin the hurling match came off between the above teams. Mr. Lawrence P. Lardner acted as referee. The play was good throughout for juniors but the Derrydonnell team proved themselves superior by hitting and splendid combination. The game ended with the scores as follows: - Derrydonnell Juniors – 14 points. Castlegar Juniors – 3 points. Owing to the Galway City Marathon, the attendance was very small and the gate receipts were only trifling. On December 5th in the Junior Hurling Championship Derrydonnell met their rivals Claregalway, whom they encountered on a regular basis throughout their Junior and Senior games in hurling over the coming years. The account of this match was documented in the Connacht Tribune on December 11, 1909; Page: 5. Claregalway v Derrydonnell. A very interesting and well-contested hurling match in connection with the Co. championship was played at Kiltulla on Sunday last, the rivals being Claregalway and Derrydonnell. The latter won by a large margin. The match was very exciting and were it not for the defective scoring line, the win would not have been such an easy one. There were some very fine exhibitions of the game shown on both sides especially by some of the members of the winning team and very few fouls were committed. Derrydonnell is a fine team and should render a good account of itself for the final honours. The brothers Henihan played excellently on behalf of the Derrydonnell team as did also Lally and Rowan on behalf of Claregalway. When the final whistle sounded the score was as follows: - Derrydonnell- 4-4 ; Claregalway – 0-1. Mr. Michael Connolly, Captain of the Claregalway team, refereed the match in an impartial and efficient manner. At Meetings of the Galway County Board that took place in 1909, Derrydonnell Hurling Club delegates who were present on various occasions were P. Heneghan, J. Costello, W. Higgins and P. Ruane. Derrydonnell went on to capture the 1909 Junior County title, defeating Cregmore in the final. This final was played in 1910. Derrydonnell’s William Higgins with his son Micheál in 1945. William was born on 17 Jul 1881 in Lackagh. He was aged 30 in 1911. William then moved to Coshla in 1914 along with his brother Pat where they both set up their respective homes. 6
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