in 1946 lined out as follows: Pete Wade (captain), Dermot Cusack, Dave Lawton (R.I.P.), Pakey Lawton, Val Dowling, David Barry, Edmond McCarthy, Alfie Smith, Anthony Brennan, Jackie Lwhyte, John Morgan, Paddy Cooney, Paddy Abernethy, Ted O'Sullivan (R.I.P.), Charlie McCarthy, and substitutes Garry Fleming, Sonny Draddy, Raymond Nugent, David Power, Billy Abernethy, Billy Kelly and Michael Cotter. Representing the County Team Paddy Abernethy joined Ted Sullivan on the Cork junior team in 1947, while four Castlemartyr players were picked for the county minor side. One of these, Billy Abernethy, would go on to win a senior All-Ireland. The others were Anthony Brennan, the last Willie O'Connell and Michael Lawton. In 1948 Val Dowling, Billy Joyce and Patrick O'Flynn gained their places on the Cork minor team and the following year marked the arrival of Liam Dowling in the county minor colours. Liam Dowling gained nationwide fame as an All-Ireland hurler. Like Ted Sullivan, he played at full-forward and went on to win a county award with a senior club (in his case, Sarsfields, in 1957). But it was with Castlemartyr that he made his name. He joined Christy Ring on the Cork senior team in the early 'fifties and won All-Ireland medals in 1952 and 1953. He made a comeback to the Cork team in the early sixties and won his second county medal with Castlemartyr in 1964. In 1950, Paddy Abernethy captained the Castlemartyr team which won the East Cork championship and he was at the helm again the following year when they retained the title. But 1951 was to bring more than divisional honours to the club, as in that year Castlemartyr went on to win their first county junior hurling championship. The selection consisted of Paddy Abernethy (captain), John Burke, Raymond Nugent, Pakey Lawton, Anthony Brennan, Val Dowling, Liam Dowling, Michael Lawton, Alfie Smith, Paddy Cooney, Billy Abernethy, John O'Shea, Dominic Barry, Ted O'Sullivan, Jackie Whyte, Billy Finn, Garry Fleming, Maurice White, Dermot Whyte, Patrick Morgan, Dave O'Donnell and Patrick Morgan. Winners Again Three years later, in 1954, Castlemartyr won the East Cork title again but this time some new faces had joined the old stars on the team. John Baker, Mossie Garde, Paddy Walsh, Frank O'Brien, Marty Fleming, John Abernethy, John Garde, Michael O'Brien and a minor player named Pat Dowling had arrived in the red and white colours of Castlemartyr. John Abernethy had played with St