Primary Schools Finals: Kildalkey cruise to comfortable win
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Cannistown’s Cillian Carroll tussles with Kildalkey’s Samuel Dolan during the Div Hurling Shield final. Photo: Gerry Shanahan-www.cyberimages.net Gerry ShanahanImage 2 of 5
The Scoil Bhride, Cannistown player (from left) were: back - Ciarán Reilly, Michaél Smyth, Seamus Tobin, Tom Travers, Katie Talbot, Hannah McKeigue, Tom Hennessy, Cillian Tobin, Cathal McCarthy, Ciarán Burke, James Mullen, Arthur Mallon, Noah Lynch, Calum Craig, Liam Crinion, Eoin O’Brien; front - Hugo Snow, Liam O’Brien, Tom Hayes, Liam Sherdian, William Tully, Seamus McKeigue, Cillian Carroll, Charlie Roe, Christopher Burke, Tom Dorrigan, Kyle Cassidy. Gerry ShanahanImage 3 of 5
The Kildalkey NS player (from left) were: back - Samuel Ward, Jacob McNamara, Lucas Heverin, Seán McNamara, Samuel Dolan, Harry McMahon, Rían O’Dea, Levin Poehle McNamara, Brian Connor, Daíthí Birmingham, Matthew Walsh Gibbons, Jack Carroll, Eoin Corrigan, Jacob Mannering; front - Rhys Gohery, Patrick Potterton,David Hamill, Harry Kearns, Oran Fagan, Finn Kenny, Jack Canty, Cillian Davis, Liam Collins. Gerry ShanahanImage 4 of 5
Kildalkey NS joint captains Samuel Dolan and Harry McMahon received the Div 1/ 2 Hurling Shield from Cumann na mBunscol’s Nodlag O’Neill-Forde. Gerry ShanahanImage 5 of 5
Meath Chronicle’s Fergal Lynch and Cumann na mBunscol’s Nodlag O’Neill Forde presented the Spirit of the Final award to Cannistown’s Hannah McKeigue. Gerry ShanahanDIV 1/2 SHIELD FINAL
Kildalkey NS ...3-12
Cannistown NS ...1-3
Fergal Lynch
Kildalkey returned to the winners enclosure at the Cumann na mBunscol finals for the first time since 2019 as they claimed the Div 1/2 Shield with a resounding victory over Cannistown at Trim on Saturday.
Kildalkey were the dominant side in the opening half and could even afford to hit a dozen sides in that spell and still lead by 10 points at the break.
After hitting an early wide Kildalkey opened the scoring after 45 seconds with Lucas Heverin on target.
Jack Carroll doubled that lead 40 seconds later, but six wides in the first six minutes kept Cannistown in the game.
Lucas Heverin settled Kildalkey with a point from a free and after Cathal McCarthy did brilliantly to deflected a Daithi Birmingham shot out for a '45' Samuel Dolan added the resultsant score to make it 0-4 to 0-0.
Ciaran Burke got Cannistown off the mark from a free, but two points from Lucas Heverin and Daithi Birmingham sandwiched a scrambled goal from Birmingham as Kildalkey led by 1-8 to 0-1 at the interval.
It didn't take Kildalkey long to resume control with Cillian Davis forcing Cathal McCarthy into another fine save.
Finn Kenny and Jack Carroll stretched the winners lead with points before Samuel Dolan drove a low free to the net for Kildalkey's second goal. Another point for Finn Kenny was followed by a goal from Cillian Davis as Kildalkey made it 3-11 to 0-1.
Cannistown did enjoy more luck in the closing stages with Hannah McKeigue defending superbly and Seamus McKeigue and Callum Craig adding impetus to their attack.
Lucas Heverin and Ciaran Burke traded frees before Callum Craig fired a great goal and Tom Hayes added a late point for Cannistown, but there was no stopping Kildalkey.
Kildalkey - Oran Fagan; Samuel Ward, Harry McMahon, Patrick Potterton; Jack Canty, Seán McNamara, Brian Connor; Lucas Heverin (0-5 three frees), Samuel Dolan (1-1 1-0 free, one '45'); Finn Kenny (0-2), Jack Carroll (0-2), Daithí Birmingham (1-2); Cillian Davis (1-0), Levin Poehle McNamara, Rían O’Dea. Eoin Corrigan, David Hamill, Harry Kearns, Liam Collins, Jacob Mannering, Rhys Gohery, Matthew Walsh Gibbons, Jacob McNamara, Cian Maguire, Liam Ward. Mentors: Hannah Kealey, Nodlag O’Neill-Forde.
Scoil Bhride Cannistown - Cathal McCarthy; Arthur Mallon, Hannah McKeigue, Tom Hennessy; Eoin O’Brien, Cillian Carroll, William Tully; Ciarán Burke (0-2 frees), Cillian Tobin; Tom Dorrigan, Tom Travers, Seamus Tobin; Christopher Burke, James Mullen, Hugo Snow. Liam Crinion, Michael Smyth, Kyle Cassidy, Charlie Roe, Liam Sherdian, Liam O’Brien, Seamus McKeigue, Tom Hayes (0-1), Katie Talbot. Mentors: Dean Curran, Kate Boles, Callum Craig (1-0).
Referee - Dan Buckley (Mulhussey NS).