Ernest McKay
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Ernest MacKay was born in Tipperary, the second son and fifth child of John and Mary Elizabeth MacKay. As a child he lived at the Curragh Camp in County Kildare in Ireland before moving to Oxmantown Road in Dublin.
When the 1916 Easter Uprising broke out, Ernest remained in Ireland where he was employed as a Telegram Boy for the GPO in Dublin. He began playing football and joined St James Gate Football Club, where he was part of the team that won won the League of Ireland in 1921 and 1922.
Ernest was also a member of the Irish Free State football team that computed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
in Paris, France. They beat Bulgaria 1-0 in Round 2, but lost out to the Netherlands in extra time in the Quarter finals. The team finished fifth out of twelve teams.
Ernest left Ireland with his wife Bea to live in Colchester near to their daughter Elizabeth in the 1960s after he had retired as a Superintendent with the GPO. He died there in September 1996.
When the 1916 Easter Uprising broke out, Ernest remained in Ireland where he was employed as a Telegram Boy for the GPO in Dublin. He began playing football and joined St James Gate Football Club, where he was part of the team that won won the League of Ireland in 1921 and 1922.
Ernest was also a member of the Irish Free State football team that computed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
in Paris, France. They beat Bulgaria 1-0 in Round 2, but lost out to the Netherlands in extra time in the Quarter finals. The team finished fifth out of twelve teams.
Ernest left Ireland with his wife Bea to live in Colchester near to their daughter Elizabeth in the 1960s after he had retired as a Superintendent with the GPO. He died there in September 1996.