[1] In fact, the club supplied pitches and playing kit to the county, which is how the Warwickshire hurlers came to have a white strip.

[citation needed] Some years later, the John Mitchel's hurling club folded due to lack of players.

[citation needed] One hurler with the team in their glory days was Billy Collins from Limerick, who remained involved in the club and Warwickshire hurling until his death in 2008.

[citation needed] John Mitchel's regained the club championship of Britain in 2007, once again against Brothers Pearse in Ruislip, after a drawn game in Páirc na hÉireann.

They retained the crown in Páirc na hÉireann in November 2008 to become the first holders of the Billy Collins Cup, which was donated by the Provincial Council of Britain.