Profile: Jimmy Bergin
Jimmy Bergin was a star of the 1970s and ‘80s and won numerous senior football titles with the “Town”.
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This is a unique picture of a great Portlaoise supporter, Johnny Lynch, of O’Moore Place, who rode to Mountmellick on a donkey to follow the Portlaoise hurlers in an epic game against great rivals, Clonad, played in Mountmellick. The feat developed fondly into legendary status for many generations in the town.
Jimmy Bergin was a star of the 1970s and ‘80s and won numerous senior football titles with the “Town”.
Mathew came through the ranks as a duel player winning underage football and hurling titles for the “Town”.
Tom Flynn pays tribute to the men of 1964 who won the Laois football title for the first time in 57 years.
Ⓒ 1887 - 2025 - Portlaoise GAA - C'MON THE TOWN