Fitzgibbon Hurling Team of 1942
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Fitzgibbon Hurling Team of 1942
Identifier
VHG0098
Depiction
Twenty two men in three rows and two men at the front, with the men in the third row and at the front holding wooden sticks. A large cup sits between the men in the third row. Eighteen of the men are wearing sports outfits and four in normal attire
Description
The picture shows eighteen men dressed in sports gear, with the front eight men holding hurling sticks or 'camáns'. Four of the men were Oifigí or Officers of the UCG Hurling Club, who were more formally dressed with ties. It was the occasion of the UCG Hurling Club winning the Fitzgibbon Cup (Wikipedia, Fitzgibbon, Apr. 2024) for the first time since 1926. The picture was taken by William Dowler, professional photographer, Presentation Road, Galway.
The picture appeared in Imleabhar (Volume) 3, Uimhir (Number) 1 of an Cumann Éigse is Seanchais's periodal FÍR, 1941-42.
The picture appeared in Imleabhar (Volume) 3, Uimhir (Number) 1 of an Cumann Éigse is Seanchais's periodal FÍR, 1941-42.
References
Wikipedia Contributors, ‘Fitzgibbon Hurling Team of 1942’, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopaedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzgibbon_Cup, accessed 9 Apr. 2024.
Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library.
Personal communication: Geraldine Curtin via email on 9 Apr., 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzgibbon_Cup, accessed 9 Apr. 2024.
Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library.
Personal communication: Geraldine Curtin via email on 9 Apr., 2024
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
S.G. Jennings, ‘Fitzgibbon Hurling Team of 1942’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14821, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1940s
Category
b&w
group
on-campus
outdoors
Subject
Keywords
Fitzgibbon
Language
English
Irish
Creator
William Dowler, photographer
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA
see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/