Larry Roche, Billy Roche and Pierce Turner at Jem Roche’s grave at Crosstown Cemetery But his childhood offered no indication of what was to come. The first of five children born to John and Mary (neé Moran) Roche, Jem attended the Christian Brothers School where a passion for another sport was nurtured. An enthusiastic and skilled gaelic footballer, the teenager became a member of the Young Ireland's Gaelic Football Club and would go on to win a provincial title with the Selskar-based team. This love of the round ball would continue throughout Jem's life and he was part of the backroom st...