Author Archives: Sean Coffey

M. McMahon – D. O’Sullivan, Armstrong Cup 1956

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The recent report on the Glorney Cup 1956 here mentioned that Michael and John McMahon were the first pair of brothers ever to play for the same Glorney Cup team, and that both played for Kevin Barry C.C.. J. J. … Continue reading →

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Goetzee – J. McMahon, Heidenfeld Trophy 2016-17

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Sean Coffey

John McMahon’s biography on the Players page here mentions his long association with the Leinster leagues: in the Armstrong Cup with Kevin Barry from 1956-76, and in the Heidenfeld Trophy with Lucan from 2005 onwards. Here is one of his … Continue reading →

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O’Connell’s School, Leinster Schools champions 1957-58

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Sean Coffey

O’Connell’s School, Leinster Schools Champions 1957-58 Front row, L.-R.: W. Davis, John McMahon, Art Coldrick, Paul Cassidy John McMahon sent me the very nice photo above in March, from the O’Connell’s School Yearbook of 1958. That season marked the fourth … Continue reading →

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John McMahon 1940-2021

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Sean Coffey

I was very sorry indeed to hear this morning that John McMahon died yesterday. We have been in regular contact over the past couple of years, mostly over the early history of the Glorney Cup. The history he compiled with … Continue reading →

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O’Gorman – Grieve, Oxford v Cambridge match 2021

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Sean Coffey

Congratulations to Tom O’Gorman, who played board 1 for Oxford University in the annual Varsity match against Cambridge this past Saturday, and recorded a fine win against fellow FM Harry Grieve, to lead Oxford to a 5½ – 2½ win. … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1956

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The Glorney Cup 1956 was held at Liverpool C.C., from August 1-2, 1956. Once again, four teams participated, and again, only match results counted. In the morning of the opening day, England beat Ireland 5 – 1, and Scotland drew … Continue reading →

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(Fr. / Canon) Séamus Cunnane 1929-2021

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Sean Coffey

Canon Séamus Cunnane of Carlow died last week in Cardigan, Wales, aged 92. His name will not be familiar to most readers, as he spent most of his life in Cardigan, where he was a parish priest from 1962 until … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1982

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish Championship 1982 has been added to the tournaments pages here. 16 of the 99 games are included; there are currently none in the ICU games archive. The event, sponsored by IBM Ireland, took place (mostly) … Continue reading →

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Lyons – MacElligott, Kilkenny Open 1982

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Sean Coffey

I was delighted to receive a comment and a separate email from Guy Lyons, whom I well remember from my playing days, not least because he beat me once, in a game that will appear here in due course. He … Continue reading →

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Porter – Griffin, Irish Championship 1978

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Sean Coffey

When I posted an initial report on the 1978 Irish championship here last year, I noted that there was one game that was known to survive, but was nevertheless missing: an annotation by John Griffin of one of his games, … Continue reading →

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