1924 New England Gaelic Football Championship team

( back Row, left to right- John Kelly, John Kenny, Jack Cunniff, Bernard McCarthy. Third Row-Patrick Sullivan, John Reilly, George Kelly, John Cunningham, William Heavey, John Raftery. Second Row-William McCormack, Joseph Kirwan, John McGoldrick, Jack Kirwan, Captain; Patrick McGoldrick, Chris Kirwan, Steve McCarthy.  Front Row- Vice Captain John Joe D’Arcy, Tommy McCarthy, Michael D’Arcy )

The team was presented with Championship Medals by Boston  Mayor James Curley.  Mayor Curley’s father Michael immigrated from Oughterard, Ireland and settled in Roxbury, where he met Curley’s mother, also from County Galway.

John Joe D’Arcy (Captain ) and his brother Michael both played on the Oughterard team at the County Junior Final August 24, 1919 at Carrogan, Headford.