A special event was held at Croke Park on Friday to honour the Dublin hurling team who defeated Galway in the 1924 All-Ireland final – played on Jones’s Road 100 years ago yesterday.

Whitegate's Michael (Mick) Holland played on that team and scored 2 goals on the day. Dublin saw off Galway 5-3 to 2-6 in front of a crowd of 9,000.

Back row: E Fleming, P Donnelly, Ro Doherty, J Bannow, T Kelly, P Kenefick, J Ryan. Third Row: R McCowen (Hon Sec), M Drumgoole, P Cavanagh (trainer), M Darcy, P Aylward, J Walsh, M Holland, J Holland, J Conroy, R Mockler, A Harty (Co Bd Chair), J O’Neill (Treasurer), Second Row: T Finlay, T Barry, F Wall (capt), PJ Walsh (President), D O’Neill (vice capt), W Small, G Howard, M Gill. Front: W Banin, T Daly.

Whitegate's Tommy, Michael and Niall Holland, relatives of Michael Holland were invited to attend the event in Croke Park on Friday to celebrate the occasion.

Playing in the same position a century later, his Great Grand Nephew Mark Rodgers from Scariff scored 1-3 for Clare in their 2024 All-Ireland win.

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