Arthur Henri Poole - Shamrock Hurling Club, Waterford

Shamrock Hurling Club, Waterford Co. Champions, 1915-16: commissioned by Mr. Murphy, Ferrybank...Carol Maddock ( /photos/47297387@N03/ ) Provides some information about this team from the Munster Express, "2 December 1916:.The 1916 Waterford County Senior Hurling Championship was played in October and resulted in a draw, so Ferrybank Shamrocks (as they were known) played the Young Irelands again on Sunday, 26 November 1916. The Shamrocks won by 5 : 0 to 3 : 3...The Ferrybank Shamrocks were:.T. McElroy (goal), J. Norris, T. Morrissey, T. Henebry, T. Heffernan, W. Murphy, J. O’Meara, P. Freeman, W. Bell, J. Brett, M. Barron, M. O’Brien, P. Fitzpatrick, J. Treacy, P. Fitzpatrick."..sharon.corbet ( /photos/129555378@N07/ ) Tells us - There's a reference to a "Baker" Morrissey as captain of the Ferrybank (Waterford) Company in this BMH account. So T. Morrissey is probably the guy with "Baker" on his hurley... I am happy to bring out the People Identified Tag on that basis...Photographer: A. H. Poole. .Collection: Poole Photographic Studio ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results?lookfor=A.H.+Poole&type=Author&sort=title&view=grid ) , Waterford. .Date: between ca. 1901 and 1954. .NLI Ref: POOLEWP 2703 ( vtls000248218 ) . .You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie ( http://catalogue.nli.ie )