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Here's how you can help us celebrate our centenary

Here's how you can help us celebrate our centenary

Michael Gallagher1 May - 15:12

Here's how you can help us celebrate our centenary

Our great club will celebrate its one-hundredth birthday in October 1927 and we need you help!

We need your help!
We are busily working towards the production of a club history and other various exhibitions. Therefore, we need pictures, paper-cuttings, memories, memorabilia, medals – anything that can help us record the story of wonderful club and the amazing people who made us what we are today.

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE

Please contact centenary@ballinarfc.com with any info, pictures etc. We would absolutely love to receive and record them and rest assured, everything will be returned to the sender in perfect condition.

This is the report from The Western People of Saturday, October 22nd, 1927 which records the first meeting of Ballina RFC

CLUB ESTABLISHED IN BALLINA
An inaugural meeting of Ballina Rugby Football Club was held on Tuesday night in the Town Hall, Ballina. Dr Keane presided and the following elections for the season took place.
President, Dr F Keane; Vice-Presidents, Rev Mr Little, Messrs W Strong, S Moore, W S Huggard, T J Lendrum, T Shiel, James Murphy, H C Bourke and F V Devere; Captain, Ed Murphy; Vice-Captain H Daly; Additional members of committer, Messrs J Ahearn, E Kearney and A H Harbourne; Hon-Sec, Mr R H Floyd; Hon-Treasurer, Mr V P Mahon.
Arrangements for matches with Sligo and Westport to take place in the near future were made. A further general meeting will be held on Tuesday night next at the Town Hall, at which all intending supporters should be present.

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