The Late Jim Daly In the early 1930's the Daly family migrated from County Mayo to Cappagh, Co. Kildare in a land exchange which was common practice used by Irish Land Commissioners at that time. This family movement was to be a major bonanza to the Cappagh GAA club as all seven brothers in the family played an important role in the future of the club. Jim the eldest in the family had a long and distinguished gaelic football career spanning eighteen years from 1940 to 1957. Jim held the centre field position for seventeen years, ten of those been played at senior level. Jim wore the Cappagh jersey for the first time in 1941 and made the headlines right away. Leinster Leader Report "jim Daly, Cappagh and J. Noonan, Clane were foremost on the pitch". This was the beginning of nine or ten very exciting years with the club, especially 2946 when Cappagh won the Intermediate Championship and were promoted to the senior ranks for the first time in history. They also won the delayed 1944 Intermediate Football league and also held Sarsfields to a draw in the Leinster Leader Cup final. Sarsfields won the replay which was not played until 1948. And they again beat Cappagh in the 1952 Leinster Leader Cup final. No doubt Jim played a major role in all of those achievements as the Carlow Nationalist reported on the Intermediate Football Final" this game was won and lost at centre field where Jim Daly caught every ball that came to that section of the field and he kept his forwards well supplied". Tim Clarke, the county secretary reported on the Leinster Leader Cup semi final"Jim Daly and Joe Connolly dominated the centre field exchanges, and Jim Daly must be given a chance to prove himself in a senior county jersey". After brilliant displays in those games Jim was selected to play on the county team in 1948 and he wore the county jersey twenty times or more in both league and championship until 1952. In 1954 when Cappagh disbanded Jim helped Kilcock to win two senior championships in 1955 and 1957. Apart from football Jim had keen interest in greyhound racing and had many a winner in Newbridge. He was also very keen in card playing especially poker classics. All in Cappagh GAA club extend their deepest sympathy to his wife Marie, his sons Fergus and Brian, his daughters Mary, Sinead, Eimear and Shelia, his brothers Dick, Michael and Pat and his sister Nan. Go ndeinead Dia Treocra ara anAnam Dilis. Courtesy of the Leinster Leader 14th February 2008 Tweet

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