SportsLife Tributes

Famous Ancestral Son Of Ireland: Boxing Category: Willie 'Boy' Murphy, Born In India, Acclaimed International Olympian Boxer For Ireland With Parental Cork Connections With a name such as “Willie ‘Boy’ Murphy” you would be tempted to align that person to the county of Cork as the persons birthplace.…

Published in All Ireland Hall Of Fame - Sport

Monday, 17 April 2017 13:00

James Leslie Darcy: Ancestral Boxing Son Of Ireland

Written by Scoreboard Memories

Famous Ancestral Son Of Ireland: Boxing Category: Australian (Tipperary) Family Devastated By Sudden Death Of Their Famous Champion Boxer Son James Leslie Darcy's Boxing Career Over At Just Twenty One In Tragic Circumstances With a surname like Darcy and a mother whose maiden name was O’Rourke, and Co. Tipperary…

Published in All Ireland Hall Of Fame - Sport

Saturday, 15 April 2017 11:23

Jim Thorpe: Tragic Story From Riches To Pauperism For An Irish Ancestor

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Famous Ancestral Son Of Ireland: Athletics Category: Olympian Giant; Medals Forfeited; Unlawfully Removed From His Grave; Died Pauperised, And A Grandson Of An Irishman. Jim Thorpe was an Indian/American who wore the U.S. Olympic jersey; Acclaimed by Americans and then outcasted. An Irish grandfather with a surname of…

Published in All Ireland Hall Of Fame - Sport

Saturday, 15 April 2017 08:06

Connie Mack (McGillicuddy) American Baseball Hero Enters Our Hall Of Fame

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Famous Ancestral Son Of Ireland: Baseball Category: Irish Emigrants Son Becomes A Famous Sporting Son Of The United States Of America The magical stories of Irish emigrants in foreign lands becoming famous and renowned in their adopted homeland and rising to the very top of their professions is…

Published in All Ireland Hall Of Fame - Sport