On 8 August 1960, Fr Mac Sheáin staged a hurling event for the young hurlers of Fatima in the Cooley Mountains. Inspired by the stories of Cú Chulainn travelling over these mountains pucking his sliothar before him, six under-16 hurlers pucked from Anaverna to Aghameen, a distance of nearly , with the aim of completing the course in the fewest pucks. The final result was Damian Callan, 115; Jerome McDonagh, 117; Peter Myles, 125; Peter Crilly, 127; Seán McAneaney, 134; Mal Begley, 153; many of whom would later play senior hurling for Louth. Fr Mac Sheáin named the competition thereafter ‘An Poc Fada', which is the Irish translation for ‘The Long Puck'. The winner that day was Damien Callen with 115 pucks; he is recognised as being the first person to ever win the Poc Fada.