5 to 1 – 9, the first Galway team to wear the maroon and white colours and the first Galway team to bring the Sam Maguire west. The crowd at the game numbered 36,143. Our photograph today (for which we thank Mrs. Joan Kenny of Renmore) shows that 1934 Galway team on board ship on their way to New York. They played a couple of games in New York subsequently, which they won comfortably. They are, front row, left to right; Mick Higgins (captain), Mick Ferriter, Frank Fox, Dinny Sullivan, Tadg McCarthy. In the middle row are Fr. Brune, ----------- , Toddy Ryan (masseur), Martin Regan (secretary of the County Board, wearing glasses), Mick Connaire , Brendan Nestor , Frank Burke, Michael Brennan (goalkeeper), Joe Kelleher and Paddy Stephens. At the back are ------------ , ---------------- , ---------------- , Ralph Griffin, John Dunne, Dermot Mitchell , -------------- , Hugo Carey , Pat McDonnell , Tommy Hughes , ------------- , Tom Molloy (trainer), --------------- , Fr. Eugene McLoughlin. Bobby Beggs was on the defeated Dublin team but  in 1938 he was on the Galway team that triumphed by beating Kerry by 2 – 4 to 0 – 7. Then, they lost three in a row, in 1940 to Kerry by 0 – 7 to 1 – 3; in 1941 to Kerry by 1 – 8 to 0 – 7; in 1942 to Dublin by 1 – 10 to 1 – 8. In 1956 the ‘terrible twins’ guided them to victory over Cork by 2 – 13 to 3 – 7. In 1959, Kerry beat them 3 – 7 to 1 – 4, and in 1963 that Simon Behan goal for Dublin beat us, the score 1 – 9 to 0 – 10. Then came the three in a row team who in 1964 beat Kerry by 0 – 15 to 0 – 10; in 1965 it was Galway 0 – 12 to Kerry 0 – 9, and in 1966 Galway 1 – 10 to Meath’s 0 – 7. Offaly beat us in 1971 by 1 – 14 to 2 – 8, and in 1973, Cork beat us by 3 – 17 to 2 – 13. In 1974, the final score was Dublin 0 – 14 to Galway’s 1 – 6, and in 1983 Dublin repeated the victory by 1 – 10 to our 1 – 8. In 1998, we were champions again by beating Kildare 1 – 14 to 1 – 10. Kerry beat us in 2000 by 1 – 17 to 1 – 10, but the following year we won, beating Meath by 0 – 17 to 0 – 8. For the record, Galway appeared in League Finals in 1940, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1981, 1984, 2001, 2004 and 2006. We won in 1940, 1957, 1965 and 1981. The Old Galway Society are hosting what sounds like a fascinating lecture this evening (14th April, 2011) in the Mercy School in Newtownsmyth at 8.30. It will be giver by Maud Hand on the subject of “Poaching in Galway”, and all are welcome. On Wednesday next, 20th April, 2011, An Taisce are hosting a talk in the Ardilaun Hotel at 8pm. The title is “Radio Times” and the speaker is the distinguished author and broadcaster John Quinn. Entertainment guaranteed. All are welcome.  

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TK

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