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Raymond Galvin, Brian McAuliffe, Darragh Shanahan, Declan McCarthy and Conor O’Keeffe at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE senior county championship win was rightly celebrated, but there was also a tinge of sadness to Lixnaw’s Victory Social in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night.
Around 170 of the club faithful enjoyed a night of great food and music as they looked back on a year when they brought the Neilus Flynn Cup back to the parish.
The social was rescheduled from an earlier date in January, as a mark of respect to the late Eamonn Fitzmaurice Snr who passed away last month.
The club also paid a special tribute on the night to the late Paul Wallace, the club’s chairman who died unexpectedly in early October. He was also inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame, which was certainly a poignant moment for all present.
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On the field, it was a great year for the seniors and an unexpected title for many as Chairman Mike Kelliher explained.
“At the start of the summer, nobody thought we would win the county championship as we had a number of players out and then two players were injured playing football. We then lost the opening game against Causeway. But we met them again later in the semi-final and beat them. It was an exciting final then, with a very exciting finish!”
“We have a new executive in the club and a lot of plans for the future so we’d be hoping to drive on from here,” added Mike.
The senior players received their county championship medals on the night and Shane Conway was honoured for his Man of the Match performance in the final for Lixnaw and his All-Ireland U21B Player of the Year award.
Three other clubmen who represented Kerry at that grade were also recognised — David Silles, Shane McElligott and Colin Sheehy. The Clubman of the Year award was presented to Patrick McCarthy. Scroll down for photos…
Vicky Keane, Michelle Galvin and Catriona O’Dowd at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Aoife Griffin and Jonathan Silles at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Josephine O’Reilly and Kathleen Clifford at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Ciaran Walsh, Grainne Walsh and Anne Walsh at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Billy Stack, Liam O’Brien, Aodán Shanahan and Darragh Conway at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Darragh Shanahan, Denise Sheehy, Emma Casey and Juliette Clifford at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Edmund and Tess Daughton at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Theresa Fitzmaurice, Noreen O’Keeffe, Roger Hussey, Mairead Fitzgerald and Conor O’Keeffe at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Kathleen Foley, Mike Kelliher and Patricia Foley at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
TJ Cronin and Helen Cronin at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Clodagh McElligott, Sarah McElligott and Eleanor Reidy at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Brendan Lynch and Eileen Ahern at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Nick Mullin, Elaine Mullins, Mary Shanahan, Christina Buckley and Stephen Buckley at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Lixnaw Executive, in front; Chairman Mike Kelliher and Assistant Treasurer Geraldine Shanahan. Back; Treasurer Stephen Buckley; Vice-Chairman Tommy Molyneaux; Edmund Daughton and Tom Foley at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Members of Lixnaw Comhaltas playing at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
The trophy and medals displayed at the Lixnaw GAA Victory Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
