Charleville claim AIG Pierce Purcell Shield at 19th
Charleville won the AIG Pierce Purcell Shield when Paddy O’Kelly and Ciaran Herlihy beat John Quigley and Carl Rose on the 19th to give them a 3-2 win over Castlebar.
"It’s not good for the heart, I swear to God,” gasped Charleville manager Anthony Fitzgerald after the Cork club made it a ninth successive success for Munster in the event.
“It was a very tough match, a very tight match. Commiserations to Castlebar. For my own team and supporters, I’m thrilled. We’re just absolutely over the moon.
“We’re a small club. We’re a club that were going very well a few years ago but the recession hit us. We’re coming back bit by bit and days like today make everything a little bit easier.”
AIG Piece Purcell Shield Final
Charleville 3 Castlebar 2
Ollie Kennelly & Stephen Twomey lost to Sean Haugh & Padraig Rice 3&2;
Danny Deady & Trevor Barry bt Ray Prendergast & Declan Prendergast 3&1;
Paddy O’Kelly & Ciaran Herlihy bt John Quigley & Carl Rose 19th;
John O’Keeffe & Ger Mullane bt David Molloy & Val Jennings 1 hole;
John P Collins & Donal Deady lost to Colin Dawson & Pat Waldron 3&2