Crokes mourn stalwart Courtney

THE death has taken place of the man often described as the original ‘maor uisce’ of the GAA.

Officials and rank-and-file members of newly-crowned Munster club SFC champions Dr Crokes have been paying tribute to club vice-president and former player, Patsy Courtney, 75, who died at the weekend following an illness.

He was a passionate club worker and a former winner of the club personality of the year award, and had devoted much of his life to Dr Crokes. He was a key part of the backroom team when the Killarney club won the All-Ireland Club Championship in 1992.