Identity area
Reference code
IE LMOD 684
Title
1948 Schools International photo
Date(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Photographic paper, ink. 20 x 70 cm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
26/08/2011
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two black and white photographs, the Irish team on the left and the English team on the right. Caption at the top of both pictures 'Schools International England v Eire Played at Griffin Park, Brentford - May 8th 1948. England 0 Eire 1 1948' with both pictures listing the names of the respective teams underneath.
Irish schoolboys took on their English counterparts in the 1948 Schools International, and beat them 1-0 on home ground. Many of the players on the Irish team came from the Johnville and Home Farm teams, including Gerry Mackey, the team captain. Mackey went on to play for Shamrock Rovers and is the only man to have captained the Irish team at schoolboy, youth and senior levels.
