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‘We had to break the rules to play in the final’ – when young priests had to choose between the GAA pitch and the Catholic Church

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One of my favourite childhood memories is of seeing my native Roscommon beat Galway in the 1978 Connacht final.

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‘We had to break the rules to play in the final’ – when young priests had to choose between the GAA pitch and the Catholic Church

One of my favourite childhood memories is of seeing my native Roscommon beat Galway in the 1978 Connacht final.

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Irish Independent broke the news in Ireland on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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