32 Kilburn Gaels No PLAYER NAME Home County Home Club 1 Michael Burke (Management) Clare Whitegate 2 John (Sean) Riordan (Management) Kerry Ardfert 3 Tom Bergin (Management) Tipperary Templetuohy 4 Brendan O'Connor (Management) Clare Kilmaley 5 John Joe Burke Kilkenny St. Lachtains 6 Chris McAlinden Armagh Seán Treacy’s 7 Henry Vaughan Clare Ogonnelloe 8 Martin Duggan Clare Clooney-Quin 9 Oran Cleary Derry Ballinascreen 10 Brian Regan Galway Gort 11 Stephen Lambert Galway Kilbeacanty 12 Aidan Treacy Galway Mullagh 13 John Walsh Galway Beagh 14 Keith Killilea Galway Gort 15 Luke Gaule Kilkenny Carrickshock 16 William Hoyne Kilkenny Carrickshock 17 Eddie Kelly Kilkenny Erins Own 18 William Campion Laois Borris-Kilcotton 19 Kevin Campion Laois Borris-Kilcotton 20 Michael O'Dwyer London Kilburn Gaels 21 Noel McDonnell Tipperary Burgess 22 Keith Kennedy Tipperary Killenaule 23 Peter Kennedy Tipperary Killenaule 24 Conor Hickey Waterford Abbeyside 25 Roderick Walsh Wexford Clongeen One team which is travelling as part of this festival is Kilburn Gaels Hurling Club in London. They are being hosted in Gort/South Galway for the duration of their stay and they are a club who, since being formed in 1997, have developed very strong links with the Gort area. Players like Shane Linnane, Tomás Fahy, Peter Naughton, Cathal Forde, Niall Forde (all Gort), Conor Tannian (Ardrahan) and John Walsh (Beagh) have represented the Gaels with distinction over the years. Cathal Forde, Castletown, Gort emigrated to London in 2009 and found work as a Site Engineer. He joined Kilburn Gaels HC and played at corner-back on the team that won the 2010 London Senior Hurling Final against Seán Treacys. This final was of particular significance to the Forde family as it contained not alone Cathal, who played at corner-back, but also his brother Niall (midfield), as well as his two cousins from Ogonnelloe, Co. Clare, Brian (corner-back) and Colm (centre-back). Brian was captain of the team and Niall was awarded man of the match for his display in the final. Unfortunately, Cathal’s life was tragically cut short when he died suddenly while out training with the Kilburn Gaels team in April 2012. A large contingent from Kilburn Gaels Hurling Club travelled over to Gort for his
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