Shannon RFC Archives

Welcome to the Shannon Rugby Football Club ARCHIVES site. Explore our rich history through articles, photos, and cherished memorabilia.

(Click on a decade below to get a list of archives for that decade)

Our 1st First Fifteen?? . . . . Click here for a link to our club history (written in 2000)

A Munster Team announcement back in the 1890’s

The proposed wearing of armbands by the Ireland and England teams, following the death of the British queen (Victoria)

To all our Members, Players, Supporters – Past and Present:

We would very much welcome your input and assistance in growing both our knowledge of our Club since its foundation in 1884 and in adding to the many artefacts and memorabilia which we have already collected and catalogued.

If you would like to donate, loan, copy and/or share any memorabilia and/or artefacts, of any kind, we would be delighted to accept same and guarantee that we will safeguard all donations and will return any items requested in the condition in which we receive them, in a timely manner. Every Shannon household out there has some memorabilia and/or artefact “safely stored and long forgotten” somewhere in the House and we would ask all of you to locate same and share them with us, if possible. Contact us at the email address below.

10-Man rugby! Number 8, Niall O’Donovan, on the charge – closely watched by Sonny Kiely, his scrum-half. (Against Old Crescent?)

This Archive would also be delighted to receive memorabilia, articles, photos, stories, etc of any kind, not alone from the distant past but also from the recent past. This Archive is in its infancy and we are slowly building up a sizeable stock of material but more is always welcome. Send them to the email address below.

*Updated* (16th Sept 2025): Added a number of items to the decades from 1930-39 to present. You can check what’s new by scrolling right in each section in each decade to see the date of upload. We currently have over 1000 items uploaded….with plenty more to come!