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Article kindly provided by Gavan Bergin .  See the bottom of the  post for links to more of Gavan's work. Jack Kirwan was born in Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow in 1872. He grew up to be a fine Gaelic footballer and won the All-Ireland Championship with Dublin in 1894. He also played soccer and was good enough to earn his living as a professional player in England. He joined Southport Central in early 1898 and while playing for them in the Lancashire League he was scouted by several Football League clubs before being signed up by Everton in July 1898. Jack played the outside-left position and he possessed all the attributes needed to be a top notch winger. He had the speed of a cheetah, was clever on the ball and made plenty of goals. He demonstrated his ability from day one with Everton, scoring eight goals in 24 games for the reserve team before making his first-team debut against Preston in September 1898. By the end of the season, he’d scored six in 26 first-team matches- an ...

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-  Dual Internationals - - Irish - Other Nations -  Opposition  - In the tumultuous years that followed the 'split' in Irish football along political lines, both associations claimed authority over the whole island, and the right to be considered the true "Ireland" football team. As such, many players represented both the Irish FA (what is now Northern Ireland) and the FAI (what is now the Republic of Ireland, but known initially as the Irish Free State, then Eire from 1937).  In more recent years the FAI have been taking advantage of the Republic of Ireland's citizenship laws and a number of Northern Ireland-born (and capped at various levels) players have turned out for the Dublin-based team. However, the first player of the modern era to have been awarded senior caps by both nations was Alex Bruce . Dublin-born "Dual International"  Jimmy Dunne in his IFA colours 1924-1957  The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was formed in Dublin September ...