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Roscommon has been involved with the Community Games organisation since 1973. These are the only items we currently have in our collection. We would love to have more photographs, documents and ephemera for Community Games in the county. If you have such material that you no longer require and would like to give it a good home .. please contact us.
"County Roscommon Community Games Our First 25 Years. A History of a Quarter of a Century of Community Games Activity in County Roscommon 1973 - 1998" by Martin Dolan. 1998.
172 page history of 25 years of Community Games in Roscommon. Printed by Herald Printworks, Boyle.
Contents include: Acknowledgements and messages, Brian Carthy's Memories, Our First Participation, County Roscommon Affiliates, Organisation is strengthening, Roscommon Take Gaelic Title, Ray McLoughlin - Best Olympic Prospect, Deirdre Murray Takes First Gold, More Gymnastics Gold, Swimmers & Gymnastics Dominate, Years of Joy and Sorrows, Changing Times, New Games - New Names, First Relay gold, Year of Reorganisation, Year of Renewal, Community games, Herbie Takes Chair, Maura McCormack Arrives, Cross Border Dispute, Maura Becomes Secretary, Boyle, Croghan & Elphin Return, Noel Farrell Arrives on Scene, We Introduce Indoor Soccer, Joe & Frank Swap Places, No Change at the Top, Death of Canon Greene, Eugene Madden and Liam Naughten, Ballaghaderreen are Best in Ireland, We Host our First National Conference, How to Organise a National conference, A Secretary with a Smile.
Also includes Area Histories and County Roll of Honour to 1998.
Illustrated in black & white throughout.
Programme for County Roscommon Community Games. Athletic Final. 1st. July 1990. At O'Rourke Park, Castlerea.
14 page card covered programme with lists of participants etc.
A small collection of National Finals Souvenir Booklets from Mosney, Co. Meath (no longer used for the games) for 1987, 1989, 2005 & 2006.
If you have any similar material, photographs, documents, posters or ephemera, that is surplus to your requirements and would like to give it a good home, then please contact us.
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