HISTORY

HISTORY
THE FIRST CONVENTION The First Convention of the Gaelic clubs of the County Wicklow was held in the Town Hall, Wicklow, on the 26th December 1886, at 1.00 o'clock. Pursuant to a circular received by Messrs. Davin, Power, Frewen and D. O'Riordan, provisional committee for reconstruction of G.A.A., there attended: A. Hyland, President County Committee in the Chair. Other members of the county committee present were Laurence Cullen, J. Byrne, J. Mulligan, J. Kelly, M. Travers and P. McDonnell, Hon. Secretary. The following delegates attended - Avondale, Dr. M. C Dwyer and Peter Gahan; Aughrim, Mr. E. Byrne; Ashford, L. Cullen and T. Byrne; Annacurra, John Doyle and Michael Cullen; Bolinass, John Bennett and Joe Keane; Bray O'Byrnes, Michael O'Brien and John Kavanagh; Bray Emmets, Thomas McCann and T. O'R. Doyle; Ballyteskin, Richard Woodroofe and Daniel Farrell; Brittas, A. McDaniel and Colclough Byrne; Barndarrig, Edward Costello and Thomas McCall; Ballykillageer, Richard Hannigan and Anthony Grant; Ballinacor, Patrick Freney and Sylvester Burke; Carrigower, John Kavanagh and John McGee; Conoree, Denis Fox and John Moore; Carnew, M. O'Toole and R. Kenny; Clara, James Byrne and James Byrne; Glendalough, F. Kavanagh and P. Doyle; Glenmalure, Patrick Byrne and William Fleming; Greystones, C. Hackman andP. Kernan; Killavaney, J. O'Toole and M. Healy; Laragh, James Murphy and Matthew Nolan; Maurice Davins (Baltinglass), T.P. Maher and M. Byrne; Newtownmountkennedy, John Byrne and Thomas Desaix; Kilcoole Corbetts, Morgan Travers and William O'Brien;Kilmacanogue, John Doyle and Thomas Kavanagh; Johnstown, patrick Bolger and P. Kavanagh; Moneystown, J. Murtagh and J. Byrne; Miners of Wicklow, Thomas Byrne and Patrick Reid; Monaclough, John Curran and Robert Graham; Avoca, M. Lawlor and Patrick Doyle; Rathangan, P.J. Healy and Patrick Byrne; Redcross, Andrew Byrne and J. Cullen; Rathnew, Peter Crowley and J.H. Cullen; Togher, Laurence Murphy and James Kennedy; Wicklow, James Kehoe and J.H. McCarroll.

THE FIRST CONVENTION

The First Convention of the Gaelic clubs of the County Wicklow was held in the Town Hall, Wicklow, on the 26th December 1886, at 1.00 o'clock. Pursuant to a circular received by Messrs. Davin, Power, Frewen and D. O'Riordan, provisional committee for reconstruction of G.A.A., there attended: A. Hyland, President County Committee in the Chair. Other members of the county committee present were Laurence Cullen, J. Byrne, J. Mulligan, J. Kelly, M. Travers and P. McDonnell, Hon. Secretary.

The following delegates attended - Avondale, Dr. M. C Dwyer and Peter Gahan; Aughrim, Mr. E. Byrne; Ashford, L. Cullen and T. Byrne; Annacurra, John Doyle and Michael Cullen; Bolinass, John Bennett and Joe Keane; Bray O'Byrnes, Michael O'Brien and John Kavanagh; Bray Emmets, Thomas McCann and T. O'R. Doyle; Ballyteskin, Richard Woodroofe and Daniel Farrell; Brittas, A. McDaniel and Colclough Byrne; Barndarrig, Edward Costello and Thomas McCall; Ballykillageer, Richard Hannigan and Anthony Grant; Ballinacor, Patrick Freney and Sylvester Burke; Carrigower, John Kavanagh and John McGee; Conoree, Denis Fox and John Moore; Carnew, M. O'Toole and R. Kenny; Clara, James Byrne and James Byrne; Glendalough, F. Kavanagh and P. Doyle; Glenmalure, Patrick Byrne and William Fleming; Greystones, C. Hackman andP. Kernan; Killavaney, J. O'Toole and M. Healy; Laragh, James Murphy and Matthew Nolan; Maurice Davins (Baltinglass), T.P. Maher and M. Byrne; Newtownmountkennedy, John Byrne and Thomas Desaix; Kilcoole Corbetts, Morgan Travers and William O'Brien;Kilmacanogue, John Doyle and Thomas Kavanagh; Johnstown, patrick Bolger and P. Kavanagh; Moneystown, J. Murtagh and J. Byrne; Miners of Wicklow, Thomas Byrne and Patrick Reid; Monaclough, John Curran and Robert Graham; Avoca, M. Lawlor and Patrick Doyle; Rathangan, P.J. Healy and Patrick Byrne; Redcross, Andrew Byrne and J. Cullen; Rathnew, Peter Crowley and J.H. Cullen; Togher, Laurence Murphy and James Kennedy; Wicklow, James Kehoe and J.H. McCarroll.