The sun actually appeared
for a short while, although the wind was bitterly cold, for the unveiling of a
Memorial Plaque to honour the memory of the late, great, T.F. McCarthy. In
front of a large gathering, which included TF’s daughter Olga, grandson Fergus,
and nephew Conor Lannen, our club President, Mary O’Neill, in a heart-warming speech,
reminded everyone of the massive influence that TF had on the success of our
club. Mary spoke glowingly of his great love of our sport, his unique way of
influencing people in high places, his excellent use of the media to promote
pitch and putt, and, amongst a lot of other things, his un-tiring efforts in
acquiring substantial funds to purchase and erect the security fence which now
completely surrounds the perimeter of the course.
She also thanked
the club members who helped out to prepare for the unveiling of the plaque. She
sincerely thanked Phillip Connors who crafted the beautiful plaque and who very
generously donated it to the club.
It was only fitting that the unveiling was done by Corinne McGee, who
worked tirelessly with TF over the years in bringing our club up to the
standard that prevails today.
The memorial plaque says it succinctly-----“Gone but not forgotten”
