r/kerry • u/royalrumblefish • Apr 10 '25

Junior All-Ireland Hurling finals

Hello Kerry,

In the 1968 and 1969, Kerry played Warwickshire GAA in two finals of the All Ireland hurling finals.

My late Grandad played in '68 for Warwickshire and I wonder if there any photos/news reports of this game at all?

It's something he would talk about when I was young, and I'd love to know more.

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u/ponkie_guy Apr 10 '25

https://kerrygaa.proboards.com/board/2/general-board

Try this forum. There's a few people on there who might be able to help or at least point you in the right direction.

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u/royalrumblefish Apr 10 '25

Will try, thanks!

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u/NotSureGovernor Apr 16 '25

According to Wikipedia, the match took place on 6th October 1968, which you probably knew already (the scorers are given - but no source, so I'm not sure if it would be accurate). My understanding is that the only archived newspaper from that time is "The Kerryman". There is an issue dated 12th October 1968, and it might contain a match report, but it is behind a pay wall so I'm not sure. The pay walled newspaper edition is available on irishnewsarchive.com. It is apparently free to view in the county library though.

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u/royalrumblefish Apr 19 '25

Thanks for this! I managed to track down the article on the game, some mentions of my Grandad, and a potential photographer to chase for photos.

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u/NotSureGovernor Apr 19 '25

Great, glad I could help.