The greatest Leitrim footballer of them all - Legendary Packy McGarty passes away
April 06, 2021
Leitrim legend Packy McGarty (RIP).
Packy McGarty was hailed as one of the greatest footballers of all time as the passing of the legendary Leitrim footballer drew widespread sadness across the GAA community.
The proud Mohill clubman, who died this morning at the age of 87, is widely regarded as the best player ever to wear the Leitrim jersey.
Making his Leitrim senior debut at the tender age of 16, Packy went on to win Railway Cup medals on two different occasions and played in six Connacht SFC finals, including four-in-a-row against Galway, during an inter-county career which spanned from 1949 to 1971.
The Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River recently treated Kindergarten and 1st Grade classes to a live, virtual mini-tour of the museum.
Via cell phone and a live video link, Aidan Brady, the museum’s Public Engagement Coordinator, brought the museum to Mrs. Adkins’s classroom at Monroe School in Green River.
Brady’s topics included the history of the Christmas tree, vintage Christmas presents like Slinkies and Russian nesting dolls, dinosaurs, and the fact that Green River was once the bottom of a huge prehistoric lake.
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The video link enabled Brady to interact directly with Mrs. Adkins and her students, and he answered many questions from the children.