{"id":1445,"date":"2017-04-21T14:08:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T14:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2017-04-21T14:39:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T14:39:24","slug":"raheny-the-road-relays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=1445","title":{"rendered":"Raheny & The Road Relays"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year marks the 16th<\/sup> consecutive year and 17th in total of the National Road Relay\u2019s being hosted in Raheny Village by Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club.<\/p>\n

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2016 Senior Men’s Road Relay Champions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The club was founded in 1958 as Raheny one of the country\u2019s oldest villages was transforming into a modern suburb in a new modern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Raheny villages athletic history has been dated long before Raheny Shamrock were founded with the Raheny sports day records dating back to the 18th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n

When our club was founded one of our first promotions were the Raheny Road Relays. The Raheny road relays became the star attraction in what was then a bulging road relay calendar.<\/p>\n

The 1962 Raheny Road Relays were captured on film by the Lorcan film unit also known as the Crowe Family with some footage available below, starting at 8 seconds.<\/p>\n

The first person you can see on film is Monsignor Fitzpatrick who was Raheny Parish Priest and the first President of Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club from 1958 \u2013 1974.<\/p>\n