It is a wonderful spring morning in 1965 or 1966 . I am on the far back row of this group and we have won everything in Cork Cross Country that past winter . I should know . These eight made up much of the winning teams from novice upto senior. In the centre front the two happy pair, reacting to the bystanders are Team Captain Jas.Cummins and Junior Champion Donie Turner. Flanking them is the balding JonnyBeechinor and on the other side is a shy but tough runner Sean Roche.The back row is left to right John O Reilly,Con O Connell, John Mehigan and myself Bobby Buckley. behind are the cars that brought us everywhere Donies' Anglia and Jonnys' Beetle parked outside the reconditioned farm building. It is a sunlit moment . Gone are Con killed tragically in 1967 and Jonny Beechinor died recently.
