This photograph of the Shamrock Hurling Club, Waterford Co. Champions, 1915-16: was commissioned by Mr. Murph of, Ferrybank.
The 1916 Waterford County Senior Hurling Championship was played in October and resulted in a draw, so Ferrybank Shamrocks (as they were known) played the Young Irelands again on Sunday, 26 November 1916. The Shamrocks won by 5 : 0 to 3 : 3.
The Ferrybank Shamrocks were:
T. McElroy (goal), J. Norris, T. Morrissey, T. Henebry, T. Heffernan, W. Murphy, J. O’Meara, P. Freeman, W. Bell, J. Brett, M. Barron, M. O’Brien, P. Fitzpatrick, J. Treacy, P. Fitzpatrick.
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland on The Commons on Flickr.
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