Category Archives: Photos

Barney O’Sullivan

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Sean Coffey

Bill Egan’s email, cited in the last post, said that the sketch shown there is the only known extant image of Barney O’Sullivan. Thankfully, this is not the case, and there are several other pictures available. One picture has very … Continue reading →

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Bill Egan, Barney O’Sullivan

Posted on January 17, 2026 by Sean Coffey

Barney O’Sullivan (1899-1978) was Irish champion in 1939 and 1946. A version of the drawing above appeared on Mark Orr’s TICA (The Irish Chess Archive) website, and is in one of the ICU pages on him. As noted in the … Continue reading →

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1950 Irish Championship, Belfast

Posted on November 7, 2025 by David McAlister

We previously published reports on the 1949 and 1951 Irish Championships, and have now compiled a full report on the Championship in the middle. The group photograph above, unfortunately missing a few participants including the winner, is one of several … Continue reading →

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North City, Ennis Shield champions 1936-37

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Sean Coffey

North CityEnnis Shield champions 1936-37 North City C.C., in only their second season, won the Ennis Shield, then the second division of the Leinster Leagues, in what seems to have been a surprise. The outstanding photo above shows the club … Continue reading →

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Gerard McDonnell 1960-2023

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Sean Coffey

I was very sorry to learn of the passing of Gerard McDonnell, in Manhattan, New York, on June 3, 2023, after a long illness. He was born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, on October 30, 1960, the eldest of a family … Continue reading →

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B. E. A. Cup

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Sean Coffey

John Loughran has written to update the page on the British European Airways Cup here, which had not been updated since 2016. In addition to adding recent winners, John corrected the entry for 1992, which was previously “Jobstown (?)”, to … Continue reading →

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Gibson – Doyle, Leinster Championship 1980

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Sean Coffey

Among the many tributes that poured in for John Gibson was one at the Irish Go Association web site, which features a very nice recent photo: The photo’s metadata indicates that it was taken on February 29, 2020. The last … Continue reading →

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Williamson Shield 2022

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The Williamson Shield 2022 took place at Stormont from February 4-6, marking another very welcome step in the transition back to in-person tournaments, and attracted 31 players across two sections. Many thanks to organiser Damien Lavery, who transcribed virtually all … 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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Barnett – Whitmarsh, Imperial v Lensbury Match 1925

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Sean Coffey

by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd), whole-plate film negative, 18 October 1929 By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40802266 Richard Whieldon Barnett, 1863-1930, the 1886 Irish champion, was described by Gerald Abrahams in Not Only Chess (London, 1974) as follows: “[T]he late Sir … Continue reading →

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