Tuesday was a special day in the sporting annals of Scoil Pól Kilfinane when the school played in and won two Munster Post Primary Schools Championship finals.While the under 19 footballers were winning the Munster Under 19E Football final in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale, the girls were clinching the Munster Junior D Camogie title in Michael Fox Memorial Park.
Munster PPS Under 19E Football Championship Final
SCOIL PÓL KILFINANE…………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3-9
KILLORGLIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2-10
Scoil Pól were crowned Munster Post Primary School Senior Football champions last Tuesday when the South Limerick side were 3-9 to 2-10 winners over Killorglin Community College in the Senior E final at Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale.
After a first half that was briefly stopped for a heavy shower of hailstones, Kilfinane were 3-5 to 0-6 ahead at the break.
However, mid-way through the second period this interval lead of eight points was eroded as the Kerry side battled back to level, 3-6 to 2-9. Killorglin then forged ahead for the first time in the final but back came the Limerick men in style to score the final three points to secure the title.
Managed by teachers; Eoin Walsh (Ballylanders), Richard Lenihan (Cappagh) and Pat Kelly (Clarecastle, Co Clare), Scoil Pól were captained by David O’Neill (Ballylanders).
The south Limerick school won four games to reach the provincial final. They opened their championship with victory over Coláiste Cluain Meala of Tipperary and then scored nine goals on the way to an easy win over St Michael of Kilmihill, Co Clare.
In the Munster quarter final, Kilfinane were 3-15 to 1-5 winners over Meanscoil san Nioclas of Dungarvan. The semi-final was, however, a much tighter affair – a single point 1-9 to 1-8, over the reigning champions, St John Bosco of Kildysert from Clare.
Team: Adam O’Doherty (Galbally); Rhys Fitzgerald (Ballylanders), Robert Sampson (Galbally), Danny Hayes (Ballylanders); Jimmy Quilty (Blackrock), Patrick Shanahan (Ballylanders), Ciaran Sheehan (Galbally); Daniel Blade (Ballylanders), Shaun Moloney (Ballylanders); Killian Meade (Ballylanders), Eoin McGrath (Galbally), Shane O’Donoghue (Ballylanders); Liam Dennehy (Ballylanders), David O’Neill (Ballylanders), Jack O’Reilly (Galbally).
Subs: Brian Howard (Ballylanders), Mikey Duggan (Blackrock), Oisín Browne (Ballylanders), Michael Cleary (Ballylanders), Edward Noonan (Ballylanders), Colm O’Keeffe (Blackrock), Kevin Cooke (Galbally), Patrick McGrath (Galbally), Owen O’Sullivan (Galbally), Micheal Brazil (Blackrock), David Sexton (Bruree).