Obituary: ‘Anytime you met Donal Devine, he was smiling’

Paul Fitzpatrick remembers former Westmeath and Castlepollard hurler, Donal Devine who passed away in February.

Obituary: ‘Anytime you met Donal Devine, he was smiling’
Fri, 07 Apr, 2017 - 01:00

In Castlepollard’s little hurling universe, the club grounds on the Pakenham Hall road is the sun.

Around that, everything revolves.

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CourtsGaaHurlingWestmeathPlace: Pakenham HallPlace: MullingarPlace: WestmeathPlace: CastlepollardPlace: CollinstownPerson: Donal DevinePerson: Paul FitzpatrickPerson: DevinePerson: FrankPerson: NoelPerson: AlfiePerson: BrendanPerson: OliverPerson: DonalPerson: DuckPerson: Darren McCormackPerson: Devines’Person: OlliePerson: DeirdrePerson: EmmetPerson: RonanPerson: Mick MackenPerson: Ned FlynnPerson: Barry KennedyEvent: Westmeath Examiner CupEvent: Leinster Minor Hurling B ChampionshipEvent: LeinsterEvent: Christy Ring Cup finalOrganisation: WestmeathOrganisation: CastlepollardOrganisation: PollardOrganisation: ClonkillOrganisation: CastletownOrganisation: DownOrganisation: Westmeath Examiner
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