“Dad loved Leitrim people and Leitrim people loved Dad”
Packie s son Eamonn spoke beautifully and lovingly about his late father prior to his Funeral Mass in St Pius X Church, Templeogue last Thursday. The celebrant was Fr Gerry Moore.
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Ella and Packie pictured in their home in Terenure in 2016 when he was interviewed by the Leitrim Observer Picture: Willie Donnellan );
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Packie s son Eamonn spoke beautifully and lovingly about his late father prior to his Funeral Mass in St Pius X Church, Templeogue last Thursday. The celebrant was Fr Gerry Moore.
Packie was born to Dan and Bridget McGarty and was a brother to the late Dan, Willie, Eddie and Kathleen.
GAA fanatics will love The Gallant John Joe and Larry Tompkins book Believe
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Many sporting books on the shelves this Christmas and New Year but for GAA fans, two books charting the careers of former greats of two very different eras really stand out. The Gallant John Joe - Cavan s Millennium Man by George Cartwright and Believe by Cork s two time All-Ireland winner Larry Tompkins are sure to grab the attention of any GAA fans who love an engrossing read.
The Gallant John Joe tells the life and times of one of the greatest footballers of all time; a Cavan legend who played in the most famous All-Ireland final of all time in New York s Polo Grounds in 1947, John Joe played a lot of his football in Kildare during his short life, a life that ended at the age of just 34.
GAA books with big Kildare connections
Great reads: The Gallant John Joe (John Joe O Reilly); and Believe (Larry Tompkins)
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Many sporting books on the shelves this Christmas and New Year but a few in particular will have significance for Kildare GAA fans and supporters.
The Gallant John Joe tells the life and times of one of the greatest footballers of all time; a Cavan man, John Joe played a lot of his football in Kildare during his short life, a life that ended at the age of just 34.
John Joe was of course an army man stationed on the Curragh, played with the army and indeed won a Kildare SFC when captaining the army to victory in 1947; played hurling; was a referee of note and all round incredible GAA person.