A Blast from the Past: Patsy Keenan’s 1984 Circuit of Munster’s memories
We were delighted with the response to our recent look back at the 1984 Circuit of Munster Rally, but one message stood out from the crowd – all the way from Atlanta, USA!
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Patrick “Patsy” Keenan contacted us with a fantastic story from that very rally.
He shared his memories of what he called “a very special rally” that he will “cherish forever.” Driving a 1293 Mini, and sponsored by Seamless Aluminium of Co. Donegal, Patsy and his team took home the prestigious Billy Coleman Award for Drive of the Rally!
Patsy even sent us some amazing photos of the official event programme and the trophy he won that day. What a fantastic piece of rallying history!
A huge thank you to Patsy for sharing his story and these wonderful images with us.
And the retro rally action doesn’t stop there! Keep an eye out this weekend for our flashback to the 1982 Galway International Rally. We’ll be digging into the archives once again to bring you another dose of classic rallying action.
As always, a massive thank you to Diarmuid O’Mahony for generously sharing his incredible archives with us
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Hello Thank You very much for the nice article. Would you have contact information for : Diarmuid O’Mahony I would like to ask if he has any photos of our Mini on the event
Best Regards Patrick – Patsy Keenan 404 303 7702 Sent from my iPhone Sorry for brevity or misspellings
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I texted Diarmuid: this is his answer- No more photos from circuit of Munster…. Nice few reactions to them… Thanks for posting them.. 👍
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Ah, Thank You for the effort Best RegardsPatrick – Patsy Keenan 404 303 7702Sent from my iPhoneSorry for brevity or misspellings
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