A Brief History of Tarbert G.A.A. Club     Snippets From the Past 1960 - 1979     1897 - 1909    1910 - 1939    1940 - 1959    1960 - 1979    1980 - 1995 1996 - present    Roll of Honour    Tarbert Sportsfield       1964 - 66       This proved to be a very successful period for Tarbert Minor football as they captured the North Kerry Minor title in 1964 and 1966 and were only pipped by one point in the 1965 final. The panel of players was as follows:-   P. Kelly, J.Langan, T. O Donnell, J.O Connell, P.(T) OConnell, P. Kelly, M.Carrig, T O Connell, E O Connell, C Keane, P(S) O Connell, P. Kiely, B. Finucane, D O Connor, D. Kiely, T. O Callaghan, P.O Donovan, F. Wall, M.O Connell, G. Scannell, J. Cregan, E.O Connor.       1967 & 1968       Tarbert win the North Kerry Senior League on both of those years with the following team:-   T.O Hanlon, P.O Connell. D. Kiely, M.O Connell, P.O Hanlon, F.Carrig, D.Kiely, M.Kelly, P.O Connell, J.O Hanlon, S.O Connell, T.O Donnell, P.Kiely, M.Carrig, D.O Connell, T.O Connell, J. Langan, P.Kelly, P.Kenneally, D. O Connell.       1969       Tarbert again capture the North Kerry Senior Championship with the following team:-   Mossie O Connell, Johnnie O Hanlon, Finbar Carrig, Mike Mulvihill, Tom O Donnell, Patsy O Connell, Milo Kelly, Johnny Wren, Mossie Carrig, Donie O Connor, Richie Lyndon, Paddy O Hanlon, Joe Langan, Tom O Connell, Sean O Connell, Christopher Keane, Patsy (skin) O Connell.       1973       Tarbert reached the North Kerry Senior Championship final in 1973 having beaten Ballyconry decisively in the semi final with a score of 1 - 11 to 0 - 4.   They met the old rivals Ballylongford in the final at O Rahilly Park Ballylongford. The Kerryman describes it as a game of fast flowing football, with Tarbert being faster to the ball and having Ballylongford playing second fiddle to them for most of the game .Tarbert won by a score of 3-7 to 2-5 .Scorers for Tarbert were MO Connell (2-1) M.Carrig (1-2) A. Lanigan (0-2) M. Mulvihill and G.O Sullivan (0-1) each.   The Tarbert Team lined out as follows:-   Paddy O Hanlon, Tom McCarthy, Con Kennelly, Patsy O Connell, Ned O Hanlon, Tom O Donnell, Johnny Wren, Gerard Scannell, John McGinley, John Stack, Mossie Carrig, Joe Langan, Mossie O Connell, Mike Mulvihill, Ambrose Lanigan. Subs. G. O Sullivan for G. Scannell, P. Lavelle for M.O Connell, M.O Connell for P. Lavelle.       1974       Ambrose Lanigan of Tarbert club Captains the Kerry Minor team beaten by Cork in The Munster Final.       1975       Tommy Bridgeman and Fintan Scannell win All Ireland Minor Championship medals as part of the Kerry Minor team that defeated Tyrone in the final. Michael Lanigan was County Minor selector with that team.       1977       A spirited second half rally by their opponents Keel did not prevent Tarbert from winning their long awaited, first ever County Intermediate Championship at Austin Stack Park Tralee on Sunday 4th December 1977 by a score of 2-7 to 2-3. This was a great boost to the club as it was the seventh final they had played in three years and the first they won. Scorers for Tarbert on the day were:-   Joe Langan and Fintan Scannell 1-0 each, Tom Bridgeman, Mike Carrig, Gerard Scannell,0-2 each, Gerald O Sulivan 0-1.   The Tarbert team was as follows:-   M.O Brien, M.Lanigan, T.O Donnell, M. Wren, J. Wren, C.O Connor, A.Lanigan, G.O Sullivan (capt.), T.Bridgeman, J.Langan, G.Scannell, F.Scannell, M. Carrig, P.O Connell, J.Stack. Sub. J.McGinley for J.Langan.       1978       Feale Rangers defeat Mid Kerry in the final of The Kerry County Championship by a score of 0-8 to 0-3. The team was captained by Johnny Wren and included Tom Bridgeman, Gerald O Sullivan and Patsy O Connell from Tarbert.       1979       A Feale Rangers Team captained by Liam Liddy defeated Kerins O Rahilly's to win The County Minor Championship. Other Tarbert players on the team were Mike Foley, Liam Foley, Pa Kelly, Pa Foley.       back to top