 McCarthy said that ‘we are now the senior county football champions for three years in a row and very few parishes in Ireland can boast that honour.’ The twenty- one trophies were specially ordered by the Central Council, and they commemorated not only the 1966 win but also the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising.Fr.McCarthy also paid tribute to Brother Hugh O’ Boyle of Copsewood College Pallaskenry for giving the Askeaton team access to the College playing grounds, training facilities and dressing rooms.