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Always got nervous if you marked a fella called 'Rhino'. Always in for a tough time. Few off them about The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 10/05/2017 19:05:49 1985775 Link
Replying To CroiGorm: "Dublin hurler Eamon Dillon is called 'Trollier'. No idea why - maybe someone can shed some light on that!?" Finbarrs team sheet at all ages growing up was filled with guys who had nicknames trollier would be one of the tamest of them, I'm not going to name any of the selection I know for safety reasons these guys certainly would leave the notorious in the halfpenny place. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 10/05/2017 19:52:50 1985788 Link
Monaghan is a notourious Co for nicknames. A few famous ones; Eugene "Nudie" Hughes; Kieran (RIP) & Paul Finlay = "Jap" One of my favs from the 00's........one of our good tough defenders = "Strimmer" Monaghan Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 442 - 10/05/2017 20:34:45 1985798 Link
Not quite a GAA nickname, at least not yet, but a guy I know has two little twin boys who are known as Iran and Iraq! DonegalAtlantic (Donegal) - Posts: 111 - 10/05/2017 21:04:01 1985814 Link
Here is a team of 15 with the best nicknames: http://www.hoganstand.com/Louth/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=270108 OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 11/05/2017 12:51:00 1985945 Link
Hopper McGrath - of Galway hurling fame The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 710 - 11/05/2017 16:08:23 1985995 Link
Replying To OLLIE: "Here is a team of 15 with the best nicknames: http://www.hoganstand.com/Louth/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=270108" Here" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.hoganstand.com/Louth/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=270108"Here is a team of 15 with the best nicknames: http://www.hoganstand.com/Louth/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=270108 OLLIE (Louth) - Posts:10299 - 11/05/2017 12:51:00 1985945 & of course every team needs a manager..... Seamus "Banty" McEneaney! Monaghan Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 442 - 11/05/2017 20:26:58 1986060 Link
Replying To Monaghan Exile: "Here is a team of 15 with the best nicknames: http://www.hoganstand.com/Louth/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=270108 OLLIE (Louth) - Posts:10299 - 11/05/2017 12:51:00 1985945 & of course every team needs a manager..... Seamus "Banty" McEneaney!" 1957 Louth winning manager of Jim Sogger Quigley. He would put some Wee County steel in to that team. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 12/05/2017 13:56:17 1986236 Link
David Jinxie Beggy Also on that team could the Cavan folk enlighten me but i always though Jelly was Gerald Pearson not Seanie "the Hurler" Johnson brian (Meath) - Posts: 1954 - 12/05/2017 14:51:00 1986254 Link
Few meath ones Red Collier Paddy Hands o'brien Thionk there was a tommy "boiler" McGuinness played for us too.. Wasn't Barney Rock known as Stab due to his free taking style?? brian (Meath) - Posts: 1954 - 12/05/2017 14:57:35 1986257 Link
CLare team of 1995 - ger sparrow oloughlin and pj fingers oconnell Limerick - Mike obrien - bangers, seanie "telly" tobin, pat "beefy" heffernan, , donal ogrady "dodge" mark foley "rashers" janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/05/2017 17:13:05 1986297 Link
Wexford footballer, legendary midfielder from the previous decade. Brendan "Bocky" Doyle. extranjero (Wexford) - Posts: 375 - 12/05/2017 20:19:14 1986335 Link

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