Author Archives: Sean Coffey

Irish Championship 1994, Revisited

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Sean Coffey

For the Irish Championship 1994, David McAlister has provided an avalanche of new information, for which many thanks. All tournament reports here are updated from time to time, to correct errors, incorporate new information, and add analysis, but I cannot … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1994

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Sean Coffey

A report has been added here on the Irish Championship 1994. The championship was held for the first and only time in the town of Armagh. The field of 20 players included the defending champion Niall Carton, along with a … Continue reading →

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Richard Whieldon Barnett and the Irish Championship 1886

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The build-up for the 100th Irish championship is underway, and the ICU has had the nice idea of extending the now-usual profiles of the contestants to include all previous champions, over 100 days. As I write, the build-up includes the … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1951

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The Glorney Cup in 1951 was held at the Dublin C.C. clubrooms, at 20 Lincoln Place, from July 25-27, 1951. For the first time, Scotland sent a team. On the opening day, England, with Malcolm Barker back after taking the … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1950

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The Glorney Cup for 1950 was held at St. Illtyd’s College, Cardiff, on July 27-28, 1950. Three teams again competed. The controller was W. Ritson Morry. In the opening match, England had a lopsided win against Wales, though the BCM … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players, updated

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Sean Coffey

Preparations for the 100th Irish championship are gathering pace, and all looks set for an outstanding event, provided it is permitted to go ahead, of course. The

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Malcolm Barker

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Sean Coffey

In the previous post, I said I would have more to say about the English player Malcolm Neil Barker, who played in the 1949 Glorney Cup. He was British Boys’ Champion three times, starting in 1949, and also played in … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1949

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Sean Coffey

We have previously discussed the 1949 Glorney Cup here, with Michael Fagan’s loss against the Welsh board 1 Walter Marshall, and Marshall’s reminiscences many years later about the game and the event. To recap, event was held in Birmingham on … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup: Early Years 1948-1963

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Sean Coffey

I mentioned last month that the brothers Michael, John, and Frank McMahon had each represented Ireland on Glorney Cup teams: Michael played in 1955 and ’56, John 1956, ’57, and ’58, and Frank 1960, ’62, and ’63. John and Frank, … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1965

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The Glorney Cup 1965 was held in Glasgow, at the new University of Strathclyde, on August 3 and 4. Four teams competed: the previous year’s event in London had included France and the Netherlands, but for cost reasons it was … Continue reading →

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