The Late Jack McCarthy Jack McCarthy of Earlwood Estate, Togher, Cork was called to his eternal reward on August 22, 2003. Born in Newtown, Rosscarbery in 1916, he retained a lifelong love of his native place, especially Gaelic games and the Irish language. He played hurling and football and was also a bowler of note, taking part in many tournaments in the Rosscarbery area in his youth. Jack first played with Carbery Rangers in the Schools Sheild competition of 1930 and his first medal was a S.W. Cork Junior Hurling medal won with Skibbereen in 1933. He played minor football with Cork for three years, 1932, 1933 and 1934 and junior for Cork in 1936. Jack and his brother Jim, were members of the famous Rosscarbery Junior teams who won the West Cork Championship on four consecutive years- 1937 to 1940. He won a Cork County Senior Football medal with the Carbery divisional side in 1937, the first time Carbery won the title. After finishing his secondary education, he spent some time in the Irish College in Ring, Co. Waterford adding to the store of Irish he had learned from his father "the old master", John McCarthy who was principal of Ardagh Boys N.S. Rosscarbery. Having trained as a forester in Avondale, Co. Wicklow, he worked in different counties, Wicklow, Kerry, Tipperary and Mayo. Later he worked in different parts of County Cork. During those years he played Gaelic games with many different clubs. He played senior hurling and football with Wicklow and senior hurling with Mayo, thus wearing the colours of three different counties. But the jersey he was proudest of was the green and gold of Carbery Rangers which was draped on his coffin. Above all else, Jack was family man who is deeply missed by his wife, Olive his seven children, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Courtesy of the Southern Star 18th October 2003 Tweet

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