Football

[Hampy]

I have a meddalion inscibed on the front Dublin garrisonfootball league and on the reverse 1911-12 Won by 1st. Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers. Is there any records of the battalion serving in Ireland at that time? I also have a letter adressed to my father from my uncle who was serving in Cork in 1908. by the way, I am in my 82nd year! Any information will be very much appreciated,yours Hampy.

[Bob Bacon]

The First Battalion arrived in Cork on 02 Oct 1907 and remained there until it arriving in Dublin in Oct 1910. The Battalion moved to Portland in Nov 1912.

On moving to Cork, the battalion went in for hockey, boxing, football and, among other successes won the Local Senior League Football challenge Cup and the Munster League Football Cup. When moved to Dublin in 1910 and on to 1912 they won the Irish Army Football Cup and the Irish Army Boxing Cup.

NB: The Munster FA, originally dominated by British Army regiments, had fallen into abeyance on the outbreak of World War I, and was re-established in 1922 with the help of the FAI, to which it affiliated