An article I wrote about John McDermott for the Blantyre Telegraph some time ago, now transferred into the forthcoming book, “Blantyre People”. A more dedicated, professional person in the world of Sport you will never meet than ex-boxer and trainer, John McDermott, MBE. John has dedicated his life to sport, not just in his own […]
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Andy Fagan BEM
A story sent in by Andy Fagan Callaghan, about his grandfather also, Andy Fagan. “Born 1883, in County Meath, Ireland the eldest of 16 (!) children, his parents were tenant farmers. After being evicted from their farm they emigrated briefly to the US but returned to Meath after less than a year. Andy married my […]