1910 In April 1910 Cregmore defeated Derrydonnell in the 1909 county junior final but lost their title on an objection, which was awarded to Derrydonnell. The Connacht Tribune April 9, 1910; Page: 7 reported: Cregmore v. Derrydonnell. Interesting Match at Craughwell. On Saturday last a very interesting match in connection with the Junior Hurling Championship was played at Craughwell, the contesting teams being Cregmore and Derrydonnell. The weather was all that could be desired, and the ground, which was properly laid out by the members of the Craughwell H.C. was in admirable condition. At 3p.m. the ball was set going by Mr M Conway, who acted as referee to the satisfaction of all concerned. Soon after starting, Cregmore opened the scoring by a point from a free. This seemed to enliven the Derrydonnell team, who seemed to have matters all their own way till half-time, when the scores stood: DERRYDONNELL – 5 points. CREGMORE – 1 point. Restarting, Creggmore began to show up, and displayed their superiority over their opponents, and kept on scoring point after point until full time, when the scores stood: CREGMORE – 8 points. DERRYDONNELL – 6 points. A Meeting of the Galway County Board was held at Murphy’s Hall, Athenry on Monday 28th February 1910. At this meeting a permit was given to Oranmore Hurling Club to host a hurling tournament on the 27th March 1910. It seems this tournament was scheduled to take place on numerous occasions according to the newspaper of the time, but it eventually took place in May. This tournament depicts the close links that the GAA had with the United Irish League. The United Irish League (UIL) was a nationalist political party in Ireland, launched in 1898 with the motto "The Land for the People". This objective was to be achieved through agrarian disturbance and land reform. Several local GAA teams supported this by their attendance at the tournament. After winning the 1909 Junior Championship, the Derrydonnell Club then were in the Senior ranks of the County Championship. The Connacht Tribune, May 7, 1910; Page: 2, reported on the first draws of the Senior Hurling Championship 1910. Co. Senior Hurling Championship 1910 The following is the first draw for the 1910 Co. Galway Senior Hurling Champiohship: Derrydonnell v. Killimore at Loughrea 22nd May – R. Hickey, referee. The aforementioned hurling tournament in Oranmore did not take place on the day in question in March but did take place in May. The Connacht Tribune, May 14, 1910; Page: 2 reports: A tournament in aid of the funds organised to defray the expenses of Mr. James Delaney, R.D.C., who was recently charged with distributing intimidatory notices, before a jury, and discharged, was held at Oranmore on Sunday week. To defray his expenses in that trial, and to give some token of recognition of the invaluable 7
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