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Thurles Sarsfields honour fallen heroes

Tipperary SHC final - Thurles Sarsfields 0-27 Kiladangan 1-15: Just shy of a year ago, the Thurles Sarsfields club was plunged into grief when senior selector, Jack Griffin, died tragically.

Thurles Sarsfields honour fallen heroes

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016 - 01:00

Jackie Cahill

He was a 47-year-old father of three young girls, a high ranking officer in the Defence Forces who was held in the highest of esteem.

His passing cast a pall over the club and town and in many ways, Sars didn’t have the heart for a Munster club campaign and lost to Limerick’s Na Piarsaigh.

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Gaa Hurling Tipperary Place: New Stand Place: Semple Stadium Place: Thurles Person: Jack Griffin Person: Sars Person: Jack Person: Isabelle Person: Larragh Person: Emma Person: Pádraic Maher Person: Padraic Person: Paddy McCormack Person: Griffin Person: Jackie Person: the Person: Mickey ‘The Rattler’Person: Byrne Person: Noel Person: The Rattler Person: McCormack Person: Mickey Byrne Person: Paul Person: Thurles Sarsfields Person: Kiladangan Person: Richie Ruth Person: Pa Bourke Person: Aidan McCormack Person: Ruth Person: Joe Gallagher Person: Maher Person: Ronan Person: Denis Maher Person: P Bourke Person: A McCormack Person: R Ruth Person: R Maher Person: C Lanigan Person: S Maher Person: S Lillis Person: L Corbett Person: D Egan Person: J Gallagher Person: W Connors Person: R Gleeson Person: J Horan Person: P Flynn Person: T Gallagher Person: P McCormack Person: M Cahill Person: D Maher Person: P Maher Person: S Cahill Person: B McCarthy Person: T Doyle Person: R Dwan Person: J Maher Event: Munster Event: Dan Breen Cup Event: All-Ireland Organisation: Thurles Sarsfields Organisation: Kiladangan Organisation: Limerick Organisation: Blues Organisation: Tipp FM Organisation: Rattler Organisation: Town End

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