THE parish of Kilmoyley was abuzz last Sunday when the local GAA club held its first fun long puck competition.
Kilmoyley, which is steeped in hurling, invited teams from all ages and genders to take part. The focus was the winning of the Patie O’Hara Memorial shield in honour of the great hurling man Patie (RIP).
Teams of three consisted of a present player, who invited a past player and a juvenile player from the age of 15 on the team.
The first puck, which was taken by club chairman Joe Walsh, began at Flaherty’s Hardware at Lerrig Cross, over to Kilmoyley Sportsfield cross and down to Kilmoyley church and turning right to the finishing point at the Community Centre.
Fourteen teams contested the puck and it was Paudie O’Connor with Nicky Cooke and Sean Curran who were the winners on the day with a score of 42 pucks on the route of over 3km.
They were presented with the shield by Helen O’Hara at a function at An Tochar Ban that evening.
The underage contestants had a shorter route which suited them and of course the camogie ladies of Kilmoyley were represented.
The club also had a competition for the stewards who did a fantastic job controlling traffic and to which the club are very thankful. Jerry Horan won the stewards’ puck.