Three generations of Darcy family feature for Moycullen in Galway hurling championship

Morgan Darcy (49) and his son, also named Morgan (18), lined out at centre and corner-forward, only to be joined in the closing stages by 74-year-old Morgan Snr

Morgan Darcy (left) and his son, also named Morgan (right), lined out at centre and corner-forward for Moycullen, only to be joined in the closing stages by 74-year-old Morgan Snr (centre). Picture: Moycullen Hurling Club

In the final 10 minutes of Sunday’s Galway Junior C1 hurling championship game between Moycullen and Salthill-Knocknacarra, the very unique situation prevailed of the Moycullen forward unit containing three generations of the Darcy family.

Morgan Darcy (49) and his son, also named Morgan (18), lined out at centre and corner-forward for this must-win Junior C fixture on home soil, only to be joined in the closing stages by 74-year-old Morgan Snr, dad and grandad to the starting members of the Darcy clan.