Lorraine and Myself – by Leanne Mangan

Leanne and Lorraine side-by-side on one of their great sporting days. They’re here with Castleisland Desmonds Ladies’ Football team after they captured the County Senior Football Division 1 League title by defeating Southern Gaels in Keel in December 2014. Front from left: Jane Lynch, Rachel Cronin, Marian Shine, Tina Mangan, Lorraine Scanlon, captain; Leanne Mangan, Andrea Murphy, Elaine Guiney and Stephanie Murphy. Back from left: Billy Mangan, manager; Aileen Lynch, mentor; Alicia O’Sullivan, Leanne O’Connor, Eilís Lynch, Aoife Lyons, Cáit Lynch, Eda Mangan, Karen Mangan, Áine O’Connor, Kayla O’Connor, Aisling Leonard and Stephen Murphy, coach. ©Photograph: John Reidy 14-12-2014

Leanne and Lorraine on duty with the Knocknagoshel U-14 team against Brosna in the 2006 Coiste Na nÓg Division 6A league in Brosna. Front row: Kevin O’Connell, Michael Walsh, Conor Sheehan, Lorcan Cotter, Séamus Mangan, Lorcan Regan, Vinnie Murphy, Garry Downey and Leanne Mangan. Back row from left: Conor Reidy, Michael Brosnan, Miriah Curtin, Katie Mangan, Larry Roche, Lorraine Scanlon, Daniel Cotter, Denis Roche, Daniel Brosnan, Colm Sheehan and James Walsh, Captain. ©Photograph: John Reidy 5/4/2006

Leanne Mangan (right) with Lorraine Scanlon beside her with members of the Castleisland Desmonds Ladies GAA Club from left: from left: Rachel Cronin, Karen Mangan and Stephanie Murphy.©Photograph: John Reidy 28-11-2014

Where it Began: Leanne and Lorraine on the front row of this picture of the Knocknagoshel National School Ladies’ Gaelic Football team, trainers and teachers winners of the four/five teacher school Kerry Cumann Na mBunscoil title in 2005. Front row from left: Paud Scanlon, co-trainer; Meagan Roche, Leanne Mangan, Bríd Moynihan, Rachell Collins, Captain; Lorraine Scanlon, Maureen Piggott, Charlotte Bunworth and Richard Cotter, co-trainer. Back row from left: Máire Collins and Patricia Cusack, teachers; Katie Mangan, Mariah Curtin, Patricia Kirby, Principal; Síle Cathríona O’Callaghan, Joanne Brosnan, Kate McAuliffe, Sarah McAuliffe and teachers: Carmel O’Connell and Margaret Curtin. ©Photograph: John Reidy 16/06/2005

Knocknagoshel natives, friends and Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club footballers, Leanne Mangan and Lorraine Scanlon are joint captains of the team this year.

They will lead their team onto Listry GAA Club pitch on Sunday at 12noon to do battle with an ‘old enemy’ – reigning title holders in the ladies of Southern Gaels.

There they will contest the County Ladies Senior Football Championship Final and for the Caroline Broderick Memorial Cup.

Pen to Paper

For the occasion that’s in it, Leanne put pen to paper to chart the careers of both of them from the time they were in the village school in The Mall and all the way to All-Ireland success with St. Joseph’s Secondary School and with Castleisland Desmonds. The highlight being when Lorraine captained the team to win the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship title in that unforgettable campaign of 2014.

Lorraine and Myself – By Leanne Mangan

“Lorraine and myself have the honour of being joint captains of Castleisland Desmonds this year. We have played together since we can remember with our former club Knocknagoshel – where we had great success under age winning county and Cumman na mBunscoil titles.

We continued our footballing campaign together in St. Josephs Secondary School where we were thrilled to win a Junior and Senior All-Ireland in the same year with huge praise to Con Healy and Billy Mangan.

Two Knocknagoshel Girls

It is a great privilege for two Knocknagoshel girls to captain such a fantastic club like Castleisland Desmonds on Sunday.

We are humbled to have great success so far by winning the Intermediate All-Ireland in 2014. There has been ferocious work put into the club this year behind the scenes and we are very thankful for all the effort put in.

We are delighted to see that the club is still going strong with a lot of success at underage this year and hopefully on Sunday we can build on the success we have had in the past.

Donal and Caroline – Club Stalwarts

It is also worth noting that former club chairman, Donal Curtin, RIP was also from Knocknagoshel and as county chairman he introduced the Caroline Broderick Memorial Cup to honour a former club stalwart and it is this cup we are endeavouring to win.

Donal’s daughter Mariah has been making the round journey from Limerick to attend training with the club and will play on Sunday.

This shows the commitment that she and all the girls have shown to get us to this stage.

We hope there will be plenty of support on the day as these girls have trained hard to do us proud !

The team is made up of: Tara Murphy, Tina Mangan, Aisling Leonard, Mariah Curtin, Jane Lynch,

Labhaoise Walmsley, Gemma Kearney, Lorraine Scanlon, joint captain; Eilís Lynch, Andrea Murphy, Cáit Lynch, Kayla Ó’Connor, Rachael Cronin, Mellisa Holland, Leanne Mangan, joint captain; Fiona Griffin, Orla White, Sabhdh Prendiville, Stef Murphy, Abbie Brosnan, Emma Regan, Áine Sheehan, Ruth Cahill, Lilly Cox and Saoirse Murphy.

Good luck to the Castleisland Desmonds Ladies and their mentors and committee member in Listry tomorrow.

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