Seanie Coleman
We lost one of our finest clubmen last Saturday with the death
of Seanie Coleman. At 91 years-of-age, the former footballer,
committeeman, selector and lifelong supporter was just two
years younger than the club itself. He was born in 1930 soon
after a group of men, his uncles Paddy Coleman and Willie
Lawless among them, brought the club into existence at a
meeting in Conradh na Gaelige.
Serving the club first of all as a footballer, Seanie – originally
from Mulholland Avenue, but living for almost 60 years in
McDermott’s Terrace – graduated from underage to play senior
among some of the best players the club has produced.
Disappointed to miss out in the 1951 senior final, the team led
by Jack Regan bounced back the following year to take the title,
beating Dowdallshill in the final played at the old Athletic
Grounds. Seanie was at right wing, one of the youngest on the
team, and among his other colleagues were Louth All-Ireland
footballers, Hubert Reynolds and Frank Reid.
When his playing days were over, Seanie took charge of
underage teams, and in 1962 he derived huge satisfaction from
guiding the under-1