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2019 Joe Murphy, RIP Association, he led the organization in they were married at the Cathedral in
an emotional and historic visit to
Galway in 1975.
They resided in
9th, Ireland. Also in that year, together with Whitestone, NYC.
We are grateful for Joe’s friendship
Rebel stalwarts, he moved the organiza-
October County Cork BP&P Association analyst, with the late Michael O’Hehir, tion to its present home in Long Island and leadership in our Association and in
he Officers and Members of the
the Irish American Community. We
on the broadcasting of two National
City. In 1983 under Joe’s leadership the
| Tmournthepassingofouresteemed Football League finals from New York’s organization also accepted women as extend our
Past President,
Gaelic Park.
condolences to his wife Judy and his
full members. In 1987, Joe, with other
EXAMINER eternal reward on Saturday, October 5, Voice newspaper, and in the late 1990s, essential player in the foundation of the Joe’s loss, but joyful in his reunion with
Joe Murphy. Joe was called to his
many nieces and nephews who share in
In 1987, Joe helped found the Irish
members of the Association, was an
his departed siblings – Nellie, Bridie, Sr.
2019 surrounded by his loving family at
he co-founded Irish Connections maga-
IIRM, which went on to secure thou-
his home in Whitestone, NY after a
sands of visas for Irish immigrants. He
zine. He also wrote a weekly column in
Paul, Violet, Jimmy, Matt, John, Fr.
IRISH long illness. the NYC Irish community newspaper, also served as the Vice Chairman of the Denis and Paddy. C
War
Home and Away. No history of the
Korean
Community activist and scribe, Joe
Memorial
Irish
Irish American Fourth Estate would be
Visitation: Friday, October 11, 2- 5::00pm
was one of the elder statesmen of the
Committee, in its long, and eventually,
County Cork Association and, indeed, complete without a chapter on the successful campaign to obtain posthu- and 7: 9:00pm, Gleason’s Funeral Home.
of the entire Irish American Cullen man. Fittingly, in the early mous U.S. citizenship for those Irish 10-25 150th St., Whitestone, NY
Community. A native of Cullen, Co. 1980s, the Kerrymen’s Association of immigrant servicemen, who made the Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday,
Cork, the youngest of ten siblings, Joe NY honored him for his contribution to ultimate sacrifice in that conflict. October 12 at 9:45am at Holy Trinity
was educated in the local national Irish American journalism. Joe’s contribution, as a community Church, 14-51 143rd St., Whitestone.
school, the “North Mon” in Cork City, Joe did not confine his abilities to the activist, was recognized by many organ- Interment at St. Mary’s Cemetery,
and St. Augustine’s College, in sideline. On the GAA pitch, he was a izations, including New York’s Young Flushing, NY. The Co. Cork Association
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. He immi- skilled athlete with the big ball. In the Ireland Camogie Club, The Rebel Cork members will assemble at 7:30pm on
grated to the United States in 1956, first 1950s, he won a County Waterford Association of San Francisco and New Friday.
to California and then to New York Minor Football Championshjp medal York, Millstreet Football Club, and the
City. He continued his academic pur- with St. Augustine’s College. He also Cork GAA Board. He was also named Tá leaba aige i measc na Bfhinni – He rests
suits at Long Beach State College and at won two West Cork Football in Irish America “Who’s Who” among the Fenians
New York City’s Fordham University. Championship medals, while attending Joe met his wife the former Judy County Cork BP&P Association – Gary
Joe first secured employment in the Darrara Agricultural College in O’Connor from Ballygar, Co. Galway Power, President
banking profession, working both for Clonakilty. In New York, Joe was at a dance at the Red Mill Ballroom and Denis McCarthy – Past President
the Bank of America and the Bank of active, both on and off the field, with
New York. In the 1970s, he took a posi- the Cork Football Club, serving both as
tion as advertising director with the Club Secretary and as President. He
Irish Echo newspaper, in New York, for also employed his administrative talents
which he already wrote a popular in the service of the New York GAA, as
weekly column. Joe broadened his secretary and banquet chairman.
journalistic experience as the New York Joe was a dedicated member of the
correspondent for the, then, Cork Co. Cork Association for 42 years and
Examiner, and also for RTE. In that served as President (1981-84). In 1984,
capacity, he was proud to work as an the centenary year of the County Cork
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