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The Early Years

Newport Junior Hurling Team 1915
Newport Junior Hurling Team 1915
Newport Senior Hurling Team 1926
Newport Senior Hurling Team 1926

Back: Bill Kelly, Mick Rainsford, Dan Coffey, Bill Harvey, Tom Coffey (Derby), Paddy O’Neill, Paddy Ryan (M), Ml Clohessy, Mick Harvey.
Middle: Paddy Scanlon, Bob Lee, Ed Rainsford, Ed Gleeson, Ml Mahony, Tom Connors, Ml Ryan (C).
Front: Pat Ryan (C), Thomas Ryan (Long), Martin Aherne, Jimmy Mahony, Ml Coffey.

Newport Senior Hurling Team November 1931
Newport Senior Hurling Team November 1931

Back: Jimmy Coffey, Ned Carr, Pat Humphreys, Ed Rainsford, Mick Rainsford, Peter Ryan (Lar), Ml Coffey, Ned Gleeson, Ml Benson, Ed Bourke.
Front: Jim Close, Ml Crowe, Martin Aherne, Fr. Ned Ryan, Dan Coffey, Tom Connors, Martin Rainsford,
Young Boys: Ed Browne, Paddy Crowe, Philip Ryan, Billy Browne.

Newport Senior Hurling Team 1931
Newport Senior Hurling Team 1931

Back: Fr Lee, John Ryan (B), Jimmy Coffey, Pat Ryan (C), Ed Gleeson, Mick Lee, Ml Coffey, Tom Rainsford,
Fr Ryan, Mick Ryan (C), Ned Connors
Middle: Ed Delaney, Ml Aherne, Martin Rainsford, Jack Coffey
Front: Ml Crowe, Ned Rainsford, Jim Close.

Martin Aherne and Tom Connors missing from photo

Newport Senior Hurling Team 1931
Newport Senior Hurling Team 1931

Back: Ml Aherne, Pat Ryan (C), Ed Gleeson, Martin Aherne, Tom Rainsford, Ml Ryan (C).
Middle: Ml Lee, Ned Rainsford, Martin Rainsford, Ed Delaney, Jim Close, Jim Connors.
Front: Jimmy Coffey, Jack Coffey, Ml Crowe, Tom Connors

1932-1982
1932-1982

Six of the surviving members of the Newport Senior Hurling team which won the 1932 North Tipperary
Championship, who were honoured at the G.A.A. Club’s Dinner Dance in 1982.

Jack Coffey, Pat Ryan (C), Mick Lee, Jimmy Coffey, Ned Rainsford, Tom Rainsford.

Martin Ahearne
Martin Ahearne

Martin Ahearne was the first Newport representative to win an All Ireland medal, when he helped Tipperary to win the Junior Hurling title of 1924.
The Munster Final was played in Dungarvan on 25th August, but the All Ireland Final was not played until 31st August 1925 when Tipp defeated Galway by 5-5 to 1-2.
Martin is pictured here, 5th player from the left in the back row, with a Tipperary team of that era. Newport’s Tomás Connors is the player seated in front.
Kneeling, 4th from left is Dan Breen.

Tipperary Minor Hurling Team 1930
Tipperary Minor Hurling Team 1930

Back: Paddy Russell, William O’Neill, Ned Wade, Jim Close, Eddie Maher, John Lanigan, Gerrald
Heavey, Mick Boland, John Leahy (Sec. Co. Board). Middle: Jack Russell, Paddy Ryan, Tom Kennedy, Tommy Semple, Tim Harney, John Semple, Jimmy
Coffey.
Front: Pat Sweeper Ryan, Larry Burke, Jack Coffey, Jack Quinlan, Joe Dunne, Dinny Gorman, Peter
Flanagan.

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