Friday Favourite from 2004

Posted on May 30th, 2014

The St. Mary's U-10 Basketball team created its own bit of history in October 2004 in Castleisland when it played in the first County League game for that age category. The Castleisland girls played Lee Strand from Tralee and came off second best on that occasion. Front from left: Sarah O'Connor, Allison Walsh, Derval Sheehy, Elaine Doody, Adrienne McEllistrim and Alison McGaley. Back from left: Aoife Nolan, Roisín O'Connor, Neasa Sheehy, Eilish O'Callaghan, Margaret McCarthy and Jayne Shanahan. ©Photograph: John Reidy 02/10/2004 — The St. Mary’s U-10 Basketball team created its own bit of history in October 2004 in Castleisland when it played in the first County League game for that age category. The Castleisland girls played Lee Strand from Tralee and came off second best on that occasion. Front from left: Sarah O’Connor, Allison Walsh, Derval Sheehy, Elaine Doody, Adrienne McEllistrim and Alison McGaley. Back from left: Aoife Nolan, Roisín O’Connor, Neasa Sheehy, Eilish O’Callaghan, Margaret McCarthy and Jayne Shanahan.
©Photograph: John Reidy 02/10/2004

This week’s Friday Favourite concerns an U-10 team from St. Mary’s Basketball Club. The girls made history at the Castleisland Community Centre one morning in October 2004 when they became the first team from the club in that age category to take part in the county-wide competition. Have a look at the faces before looking at the caption and see how many you can name.