Down Memory Lane: The Rock (Cumann Aibhistín de Staic) Senior Hurlers 1978....beaten by Causeway in the semi-final of the League & again in the semi-final of the Championship. See team photo below: … [Read more...]
U16 Co. & District Champions 1984
Before Christmas we lost one of the great servants of our club, Tommy O'Connor. Tommy had served as a mentor to our B team and to many Juvenile teams in the 80s and 90s and served as Juvenile Chairman for a period during the late 1980s. We are delighted to … [Read more...]
Joe Mulchinock – ‘Supreme Rockie’ 1916-1975
No. 15 Urban Terrace was home to the Mulchinock Family - Joe and his sisters Kitty & Dolly ran Mulchinocks shop (on the site in front of St. Brendan's Church). Mulchinocks, became the traditional meeting place for decades of Austin Stacks teams. Joe … [Read more...]
Reunion of the 1992 All-Ireland 7’s Team
A reunion of the 1992 Austin Stacks team that won the Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Sevens competition was held in Connolly Park on Saturday night, 19th October. A good night was had by all who attended and reminisced on that great victory 21 years ago. Medals and … [Read more...]
Lee Strand U13 Tournament……Buaiteoirí
Lee Strand Under 13 Football Tournament. Bliain Cup Winners … [Read more...]
The Bishop Who Came from The Rock
The newly appointed Bishop of Cloyne, William Crean, returned to his native soil on May 4th to celebrate the vigil mass at Our Lady and St. Brendan's Parish Church in Rock St. The church is located just a stone's throw away from the Crean family farm in Clounalour. … [Read more...]
County Titles ~ Senior
LADIES' County Championships: (5) 1977, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1993. Marina Barry~Walsh, Dell Mhic Lochlainn~de Faoite, Aileen McLoughlin, Eileen O’Connor, Hilda O’Leary, Lil Horgan, Marie Fitzgerald. Football County Championships: (11) 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1973, 1975, 1976, … [Read more...]
Moss Slattery Plaque Unveiled
Last Sunday January 13th, there was an excellent turnout for the unveiling of the commemorative plaque in honour of the late Moss Slattery (from Urban Terrace, Rock St.) who died suddenly while playing with the SF team in a Co. League game in Castleisland on 1st April … [Read more...]
Farewell to Mulchinocks
Included in photograph: Front row l/r: Mrs Ferry, Maura Conway ( Mulchinock ), Al Doyle, Nora Hannafin (Mc Loughlin), Eily Slattery ( Casey ), Mikey Leary, Jack Parker, Paddy Drummond, Jim O'Mahony, Dan Ryan, Paddy O'Donnell, Brendan Dowling. Second Row l/r: Brendan Cronin, Eamon … [Read more...]
We Did It! – Hurling Championship Win ’12
Sunday Morning November 4th, 2012 one week after the Junior hurling final victory and reading Eamonn Sweeney's article on Castlehaven's football sojourn in Cork. The whole thing just sinks in now. We did it! After 81 years The Rock senior hurlers finally land a championship … [Read more...]
