Farewell to Leitrim's greatest
Packie McGarty 1933-2021: Tributes from friends and rivals of Leitrim's greatest ever footballer
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The Leitrim Junior team pictured before the 1952 All-Ireland Junior Football Final which they lost to Meath
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The Leitrim Junior team pictured before the 1952 All-Ireland Junior Football Final which they lost to Meath. Back row, left to right, Leo McAlinden (Cloone), Pat Curran (Aughawillan), Columba Cryan (Ballinamore), Kieran Shanley (Bornacoola), Aloysius Blessing (Aughavas), Michael Beirne (Kiltubrid), Jimmy McKeon (Fenagh), Eugene Boland (Bornacoola. Front row, left to right, Frank Quinn (Cloone), Packie McGarty (Mohill), Brian Sweeney (Ballinamore), Joe Bohan (Gortletteragh), Pat Reilly (Aughawillan), John Gordon (Mohill), Tony Hayden (Bornacoola)