In the neighbouring parish there is a family and they are call the "the Rocks" they were all very big men ,who all played GAA, when they were playing you hear people shouting give it to Johnny rock or Tommy rock. The youngest boy of the family was quite small when he was younger. and when he stated playing for the local club ,the guy was training them in under age and asked this pactuliar brother who he was the young fella said he was Tommy and Johnny Rock brother, Tony. The trainer ,laughed at him and said "your no Rock ,sure your a pebble boy".
To this day, the guy is called pebble even though he 6Ft4

ver (None) - Posts: 228 - 21/08/2008 14:36:22    81684

Jelly is called so because it sounds like Johnston... Finbarr Reilly is called Hormones.... self explanatory... Eddie Reilly is known as Crazy or Mad Eddie... again easy to see why

CeltMan (Cavan) - Posts: 101 - 21/08/2008 14:40:02    81690

The soccer player Fitz Hall is known as 'one size' for obvious reasons

Seanie (Dublin) - Posts: 71 - 21/08/2008 14:49:13    81702

Fellow compeated in the long puck a few years was called "SnowBall" Think it was becuase he pucked the ball so high...

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 21/08/2008 14:58:22    81712

Played on same team as man who shall remain nameless - he wasnt the brightest bulb in the box- he never got to grasps with his nickname of 'wang'. We called his brother, 'Snu'. Wile craic altogether!

Mick O Connell (None) - Posts: 1231 - 21/08/2008 15:07:41    81730

in 1994 rhode won a junior championship consisting of -
the poker
the naulie
the gizmo
the gandy
the bonko(brother of the horse)
and bugsy malone

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 21/08/2008 15:19:39    81761

We had a player one time whose first name was Aaron but everyone pronounced it 'Erin'. His nickname was Soup.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9151 - 21/08/2008 15:33:17    81782

Fermanagh lads as follows:

mark murphy = womble
mark little = boiler
eamon maguire = wee man
ryan mcluskey = clucker
tommy mcelroy = gooch
ciaran mcelroy = maxy
shane lyons = Egon (ghostbusters)
shane mcdermot = Frog
shaun doherty = Doc

RedRum (Fermanagh) - Posts: 278 - 21/08/2008 15:56:51    81825

Peter Canavan is also referred to as "Hairy" by his Errigal clubmates - quite self explanatory i suppose.

mugsys_barber (Tyrone) - Posts: 2160 - 21/08/2008 16:16:47    81847

Is Canavan still playing club ??

Nineholebar (Offaly) - Posts: 39 - 21/08/2008 16:30:10    81862

Ninehole, Don't think so, He was a spectator in the stand beside Mickey Harte for their recent championship exit to Clonoe O' Rahilly's. Not a man that frequents the old barber shop that often might I add!

mugsys_barber (Tyrone) - Posts: 2160 - 21/08/2008 17:02:24    81921

i heard a fella on the tyrone panel refer to conor gormley as 'the block', probably for his block against armagh in 2003 all ireland

rayk67 (Tyrone) - Posts: 193 - 21/08/2008 18:31:36    82015

Eoin Liston-The bomber-dunno why?

Called after Gert Muller( bomber ) the great German striker leading scorer in 1974 world cup, Liston so named for his strike rate playing soccer on the beach in BallyB.

chainsaw (Laois) - Posts: 712 - 21/08/2008 20:20:14    82063

Dodge for limerick (Donal O Grady) plays midfield.So does mike o'brien (bangers).
Mark Foleys nickname is rashers because anyone who ever marked him said he tore strips off em.
For my own club we have boiler,cornflake,lamb,bobbas,haunty etc!Dont ask me where they came from!

athlaccalegend6 (Limerick) - Posts: 120 - 21/08/2008 22:16:41    82110

Michael Walsh - Brick
Phelean (Waterford)- Bull
John Mullane - The Bald Eagle
Donaghy- Star
Cooper -Gooch
Brian Higgins (Galway hurlers a few years back) - Stumpy

Clash-of-da-ash (Galway) - Posts: 927 - 21/08/2008 22:29:45    82113

Westmeath goalkeeper Gary Connaughton is know as "Igor"
Michael Ennis is known as Natchy.
David Glennon is known as Snitch.

Athlone_gael (Westmeath) - Posts: 24 - 22/08/2008 10:03:32    82210

Clash-of-da-ash
County: Galway
Posts: 514

John Mullane - The Bald Eagle
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What a great nickname!!!!

Bald Eagle (None) - Posts: 1009 - 22/08/2008 10:43:56    82268

Brain Dooher - Duracell

datsundonahy (Tyrone) - Posts: 57 - 22/08/2008 11:23:25    82316

Every Junior B team has a useless little fat fellow called "Roundy" self explanitory really.

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 22/08/2008 11:25:32    82319

Wappa

RMDrive (Donegal) - Posts: 2202 - 22/08/2008 11:36:47    82341