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Gene O’Driscoll content as Carbery edge out ‘old school’ battle

Carbery 2-13 O’Donovan Rossa 1-14: Divisional side Carbery secured the bragging rights after a superb all West Cork contest in the opening round of the Cork senior football championship at Dunmanway yesterday.

Gene O’Driscoll content as Carbery edge out ‘old school’ battle

Tue, 03 May, 2016 - 01:00

John Horgan, Dunmanway

This was a tremendous game of football, embellished by some fine individual displays and excellent score taking by both sides.

Little wonder Carbery team boss Gene O’Driscoll was delighted with the display: “It was old style football, end to end stuff with some great scores and some manly tackles as well. It was a game that ebbed and flowed. It could have gone either way but I am glad that we came out on top.’’

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Gaa Football carbery O’Donovan Rossa Cork Senior Football Championship Place: Dunmanway Person: Gene O’Driscoll Person: Carbery Person: Donovan Rossa Person: Ruairi Deane Person: Kevin Davis Person: Conor McCarthy Person: O’Donovan Rossa Person: Paudie Crowley Person: Pat Prendergast Person: Davis Person: David Shannon Person: Thomas Hegarty Person: Dylan Hourihane Person: Colm O’Driscoll Person: Mark Sugrue Person: Skibb Person: Donal Og Hodnett Person: Shannon Person: Brian O’Driscoll Person: Sugrue Person: Deane Person: Hodnett Person: Richard O’Sullivan Person: Prendergast Person: R Deane Person: M Sugrue Person: R O’Sullivan Person: C O’Driscoll Person: B O’Driscoll Person: K O’Driscoll Person: C Cullinane Person: O’Donovan Person: K Davis Person: P Crowley Person: D Person: Óg Hodnett Person: T Hegarty Person: D Hourihane Person: P Prendergast Person: Bandon Person: P Murphy Person: J O’Donovan Person: N Hayes Person: S O’Leary Person: Bantry Person: C O’Mahony Person: A O’Connor Person: M Collins Person: S O’Neill Person: B Collins Person: Ballinascarthy Person: O’Neill Person: R Price Person: J O’Sullivan Person: R Hodnett Person: N McCarthy Person: S O’Brien Person: D Hazel Person: S Carmody Person: D Óg Hodnett Person: C McCarthy Person: D Shannon Person: R McCarthy Person: P Nealon Person: Hourihane Person: A Tanner Person: S Fitzgerald Person: Carmody Person: C Lane Event: Cork senior football championship Organisation: Skibbereen Organisation: St Colum’s Organisation: Kilmacabea

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