, ▁and ▁attract ed ▁visit ing ▁sides ▁from ▁all ▁parts ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁Charles ▁Stewart ▁Par nell ▁brought ▁a ▁W ick low ▁side ▁to ▁Civil ▁Service ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁Club ▁membership ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁civil ▁servants ’ ▁families ▁and ▁James ▁Pen ny , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁civil ▁servant , ▁was ▁the ▁club ’ s ▁first ▁international . ▁The ▁club ▁produced ▁several ▁Irish ▁international ▁cr ick eters ▁like ▁George ▁Christian ▁and ▁P addy ▁Mur phy . ▁ ▁Civil ▁Service ▁was ▁at ▁its ▁peak ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁but ▁things ▁were ▁changing , ▁with ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁establish ing ▁its ▁domin ance . ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Civil ▁Service ▁revert ed ▁to ▁its ▁junior ▁status ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁since ▁prosper ed ▁to ▁varying ▁degree . ▁Now , ▁the ▁club ’ s ▁membership ▁includes ▁Austral ians , ▁Indians , ▁Pakistan is ▁and ▁South ▁Afr icans . ▁The ▁Civil ▁Service ▁link ▁lives ▁on ▁– ▁club ▁president ▁F int an ▁Butler , ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁O wen , ▁who ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁Civil ▁Service , ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Ireland . ▁A idan ▁K ins ella , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁club ’ s ▁second ▁team , ▁is ▁also ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Public ▁Works . ▁ ▁Teams ▁ ▁Currently ▁Civil ▁Service ▁Cr icket ▁club ▁has ▁four ▁teams ▁that ▁comp ete ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ 1 st ▁XI ▁-