The Breffni Park Story by George Cartwright
‘People woke up on the morning of the game to incessant rain that had fallen throughout the night and travelling conditions were miserable. This did not seem to dampen the enthusiasm of the supporters because from early morning crowds flocked to Breffni Park. An attendance of 17,111, the biggest ever at a GAA match in Ulster turned up. The Anglo-Celt reported that there were car registrations noted from Kerry, Mayo, Galway, Dublin, Tipperary, Westmeath, Louth, Longford, Leitrim, Meath, and every county in Ulster. The vast majority of supporters arrived on trains, some came in motorcars, and other means of transport used included buses, motorcycles horse-drawn vehicles, push bicycles and many walked’…
(Excerpt from Cavan V Kerry, All-Ireland semi-final, Breffni Park 1933)
‘What makes the book, though, are the anecdotes, the little yearns here and there, which add a great deal of colour and bring bygone events to life…This book is a must read for anyone with even a passing interest in Cavan GAA or local history.’
Paul Fitzpatrick Anglo-Celt
‘Breffni has a rich history over a century now and as ever Cartwright has captured it vividly…’
Colm Keys Irish Independent
The book is on sale in the following outlets:
Kingspan Breffni Office Ballyhaise Post Office
Candlight Books, Main Street, Cavan Moore’s Spar, Ballinagh
Rudden’s Costcutters, Railway Road Village Food Store, Crossdoney
Kiernan’s Spar, Dublin Road MacSeáins, Cornafean
Kiernan’s Spar, Ballinagh Road Smith’s Arva
Lynch’s Arva Today’s Extra, Killeshandra
Donohoe’s SuperValu, Ballyconnell MJ’s Newsagents, Cootehill
Pat’s Shop, Kingscourt Fitzsimons Newsagents, Virginia
A Cavan County Board Publication