Members of Tuosist GAA Club

Stephen O'Shea, Michael O'Sullivan and Michael Murphy talk about their involvement in Tuosist GAA over the years. They recall their involvement in the association as children and discuss the history of Gaelic games in their part of Kerry. They describe how being on the Beara Peninsula, so close to the border of Cork, has affected their relationship with that county and Stephen recalls moving to Dublin and discusses playing football in both Dublin and Kildare at the same time during his time there. They discuss the development of Tuosist GAA, the underage set up and the opposition from Kenmare over the setting up of the club. Stephen describes the club’s first success, winning the Murphy Cup in 1975 and how important this was for the club and later winning the Novice Football Championship in 2008. They discuss various aspects of the GAA in Kerry at an official level from geographical bias in county selection to the opening up of county board meetings for clubs in the county.