sentences:  He was lost to football for a few years after he moved to Dublin in 1922 where he joined the Garda Síochána.During this time, he played Gaelic Football for Garda GAA and reached the Dublin County Championship Final in 1923 where they lost by a point to O'Tooles.He joined Bohemians in November 1925 and began as a right back in the Bohs "B" team.