Episode 14 - 100th Anniversary of LOI at Richer, Mungo Jerry and the Pop Flop, 1943/44 Season Review
In this episode, Dermot is joined by guest co-host Paul Maguire, who hosted the All Saints Radio Show and provided match commentary for many seasons alongside Joe O’Rourke. Paul continues to be involved with the Patron Saints and numerous Pat’s events as well as following the team up and down the country.We discuss two important Richmond Park anniversaries - the 100th anniversary of LOI football at Richer, and 55 years since the infamous ‘Rock at Richmond’ music festival. We also cover the 1943/44 season in the LSL Division II, and respond to yet more feedback on our All-Time Saints XI.Thanks to our sponsors, the Patron Saints, for their ongoing support. Details on all they do and how to join at https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.phpThanks too to the members of our History St Pat’s Patreon for helping get this podcast to air. Sign up for a fiver a month and get early access to this pod, lots of Pat’s history articles, and other benefits. www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats 🔴⚪️🎙️
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Episode 13 - European Special, Cult Heroes XI, 1942/43 Season Review
We mark the Athletic’s 2025 Conference League campaign with a European special, digging into the archives for matches old and not so old. We review the submissions for the Pat’s Cult Heroes XI - listen out for the criteria we decide. We review the Saints’ 13th season in competitive football, 1942/43. Gary takes on an alphabetical challenge and we answer some more of the mailbag questions. Thanks to our sponsors, the Patron Saints, for their ongoing support. Details on all they do and how to join at https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.phpThanks too to the members of our History St Pat’s Patreon for helping get this podcast to air. Sign up for a fiver a month and get early access to this pod, lots of Pat’s history articles, and other benefits. www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats 🔴⚪️🎙️
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Episode 12 - Nice One Cyril, and 1941/42 Season Review
Our special guest for this episode is long-time Saints coach, B team manager and off-field legend Cyril Walsh. Cyril tells us about his football journey before arriving at Pat’s in 1990. He talks about the players and managers he worked with from 1990 through to the 2010s, the messers and the characters, what makes Pat’s special, and picks his top 5 a side team after being put on the spot!We review the 1941/42 season in the LSL Division II, and review some recent Pat’s history events. We also answer a variety of mailbag queries including a question on one of the earliest full internationals to have come from Pat’s, George Cummins. A big thanks to all our Patreon supporters. You can support the History St Pat’s project at www.patreon.com/historystpatsThanks too to our sponsors, The Patron Saints. Click here to join or get involved - https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.php 🔴⚪️🎙️
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Episode 11 - Wrapping up the All-Time Saints XI, 1940/41 Season Review
After a short hiatus we finish up our All-Time Saints XI by naming a bench and manager. Lots of debates here - let us know what you think! We also look at one of the most important seasons in club history, 1940/41, when the Athletic of Inchicore came to national prominence for the first time. And we delve into a new challenge - can we name a Pat’s player from each of the 32 counties (spoiler alert - no, but we do better than you might expect). Feel free to help us out with more suggestions.We’ve news on upcoming Pat’s history events and a few bits more. Thanks to all our Patreon members whose support helps us get this pod out, and to the Patron Saints for sponsoring the podcast. 🔴⚪️🎙️
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Bonus Pod - Mailbag and upcoming events!
We haven’t been able to record a full History St Pat’s Pod for the last couple of weeks, so here’s Dermot with a quick bonus episode which answers some mailbag questions and details some upcoming events! Episode 11 should be with you in a couple of weeks time. 🔴⚪️Thanks as always to the Patron Saints and to all our supporters on the History St Pat’s Patreon - see www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats for lots of articles, pics, polls and early access to podcast episodes.
The History St Pat’s Pod explores the rich history of St Patrick’s Athletic FC. This podcast is the latest addition to the History St Pat’s project. We’ll look at all aspects of Saints history, from the earliest days to modern times, with a season by season review in each episode along with features and guest interviews.
The podcast is hosted by Saints fans Gary O’Nualláin, well-known as the stadium announcer at Richmond Park, and Dermot Looney, author of ‘Saints Rising - The Early History of St Patrick’s Athletic FC.’
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