Liam Mellows, the Man.

Liam Mellows (1892-1922)

A Few Memories

 by 

Mr. Seamus McCarra, 

Renmore,

Galway .

 The Picture in the Clubhouse. 

 My late father James McCarra was a good friend of Liam Mellows. As my father was involved in the 1916 Rising, he had many contacts with him.   My father met my mother in Rathnure and got married there. Her name was Ann O' Connor, a sister of Teddy O'Connor who played County Hurling with Wexford. My father was an agent for The Pearl Insurance Company.  He was appointed Area Manager for Galway in 1928 and resided there at The New Docks in "Seaport House."

  The picture in Mellows clubhouse was bought by my father at an auction in Enniscorthy Co. Wexford in 1928. It is now about 77 years old and is still in its original frame. Before he died in 1986, he requested that the picture be given to the Liam Mellows Hurling Club. His wish was granted and a new home has been found for it.