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Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Natural death of
former sports star
Danny McCormack collapsed and died as he was leaving a GAA match , at which he had been a spectator, in Portlaoise Pitch (across the road from where the memorial is located). He was identified by his GAA membership card which he had in his possession.
| At the outskirts of the town as you approach it
from the Roundabout on the Cork-Dublin road. The inscription is entirely in
Irish. Leacht Cuimhneacháin Seo é an ball 'na bhfuair Domhnall Mac Cormac bás ar an 17adh lá d'Iúil 1938. Bhí sé na chaiptín ar fuirinn iomána Baile Átha Cliath Craobh na hÉireann 1902 agus 1906. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. A cáirde agus a co-iománaithe i gCumann Fág a Bhealach a thóg an leacht seo. (Sic) Seo thuas díreach mar atá an litriú agus an ghramadach ar an leacht, cé nach mar sin a bheadh síad inniu, sílim. JC (Translation) Commemorative Slab This is the place where Daniel McCormack died on the 17th July 1938. He was captain of the Dublin hurling team, All-Ireland Championship 1902 and 1906*. May he rest in peace. His friends and fellow hurlers in the Faughs Club erected this stone. |
 July 17th 1938 was a Sunday *For those interested in Gaelic games, Dublin reached the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final in both years mentioned without winning either year: 1902: after drawing 1-7 with Cork they failed to find form in the replay, losing by 2-6 to 0-1. 1906: Dublin were beaten 3-16 to 3-8 by Tipperary Information obtained from History Pages, GAA Website: http://www.gaa.ie/html/history/hurlingResults/SHC1900.html |