Pat Bradley is now 88 and will attend this year’s event on June 7 to maintain a personal tradition stretching back over nine decades.

Pat - who is based in Ballinlough - first attended Cork’s Eucharistic procession in 1948 when he was eight years old.

He walked from Ballinlough Church to the city centre accompanied by family friend, Seán Leahy.

In 1950, he walked in the procession with his Confirmation class.
For the next 50 years, he marched to the cathedral with his Cork scout group.

In the 1950s and 60s, Cork scouts were amongst the staunchest supporters of the event with up to 400 scouts marching on occasion.

In the 1950s and 60s, Cork scouts were amongst the staunchest supporters of the event with up to 400 scouts marching on occasion.

It marks the 100th year since the first Eucharistic procession took place through the streets of Cork city - now one of the longest-running traditions in the city.

The tradition emerged in the years after the War of Independence and the Civil War in a bid to heal local divisions with some families split by having taken different sides in the bitter conflict.

Thanks to the Irish Independent.
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Meanwhile , the club was contacted by Troy Lynch as to where he might get an Old Christians Jersey to surprise his Dad Tony, on his 80th birthday.
As you know, you can no longer go to a shop and buy a jersey, (who remembers Lawsons? in Mc Curtain Street),
Club Chairman Donal Scully however came up with the goods and a framed jersey was presented to Tony to mark the day.
Tony was a teak tough player in his day and he also took some of the physical training in Carrigmore.
Tony's brother Denis also played with the Club.