Liam MacCarthy

MacCarthy was born in Southwark, London to Catholic Irish parents who had emigrated from Ballygarvan, County Cork.

In conjunction with two of his sons, Liam commissioned the manufacture of a trophy in the form of a mether, an ancient Irish drinking cup.

This cup was offered to the GAA central council in Croke Park and was gratefully accepted.

Liam became a leader in London's Irish community and was elected to the council of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell in the North Pechkam ward.

In 1915, Britain introduced conscription; a crisis meeting of the London branch of the Irish volunteers was held at his home in east Dulwich to discuss the issue.