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Bordering Counties Who Dont Have Much Of A Rivalry

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Its xmas week so fairly slow in GAA news. i was just looking at a map of Ireland the other day and noticed how some counties bordered each other but would not have a rivalry or a derby of much notice. I know most of these are where provincial boundaries are but some are within provincial boundries, Can anyone tell of any bordering counties that dont have much of a rivalry or actually get on well? dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 685 - 29/12/2016 22:41:26 1942282 Link
Replying To dickie10: "Its xmas week so fairly slow in GAA news. i was just looking at a map of Ireland the other day and noticed how some counties bordered each other but would not have a rivalry or a derby of much notice. I know most of these are where provincial boundaries are but some are within provincial boundries, Can anyone tell of any bordering counties that dont have much of a rivalry or actually get on well?" Leitrim and cavan gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 30/12/2016 00:13:11 1942290 Link
Replying To dickie10: "Its xmas week so fairly slow in GAA news. i was just looking at a map of Ireland the other day and noticed how some counties bordered each other but would not have a rivalry or a derby of much notice. I know most of these are where provincial boundaries are but some are within provincial boundries, Can anyone tell of any bordering counties that dont have much of a rivalry or actually get on well?" Tipp and Laois Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 30/12/2016 01:33:16 1942295 Link
Westmeath and Cavan too. The border is very short as well as being in a different province. Roscommon is in a different province too but there would be fair rivalry around Athlone with Westmeath. Offaly Meath and Longford would be considered as main rivals. Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1014 - 30/12/2016 10:34:44 1942306 Link
Donegal v Leitrim, Derry or Fermanagh Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 30/12/2016 11:32:19 1942313 Link
Galway Clare maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 30/12/2016 13:25:04 1942339 Link
Replying To gotmilk: "Leitrim and cavan" Leitrim and anyone GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 30/12/2016 13:38:20 1942342 Link
Mayo and Sligo . Dublin Louth . GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 30/12/2016 13:42:00 1942344 Link
Replying To gotmilk: "Leitrim and cavan" Leitrim has good rivalry with Sligo and Roscommon. Leitrim and Fermanagh would have less rivalry then with Cavan. FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2763 - 30/12/2016 13:44:44 1942345 Link
Mayo and Sligo, Dublin and Wicklow. I wouldn't say theres much rivalry between Kilkenny-Laois or Kilkenny-Carlow either... JXV (Mayo) - Posts: 39 - 30/12/2016 14:11:14 1942349 Link
Replying To maroondiesel: "Galway Clare" Rivalry is there in hurling but not football bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 30/12/2016 14:26:37 1942351 Link
Replying To GameOfTyrones: "Mayo and Sligo . Dublin Louth ." Dublin and Louth don't border each other thanks to the small coast line of Meath wedged in between. Louth main rivals is Meath due to the Royals been our only Wee Leinster neighbour. The rest of our neighbours our in Ulster. Half of Louth borders Meath. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 30/12/2016 14:55:51 1942357 Link
Replying To Donegalman: "Donegal v Leitrim, Derry or Fermanagh" Derry and Fermanagh don't border each other. Who would be Fermanaghs main rivals? OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 30/12/2016 14:59:57 1942360 Link
Replying To Donegalman: "Donegal v Leitrim, Derry or Fermanagh" How many times have Donegal/ Letrim met in competitive games in the last 50 years? No rivalry simply because they don't meet Awwwwnow (Cavan) - Posts: 1050 - 30/12/2016 15:06:17 1942363 Link
Donegal v Leitrim Fermanagh v Monaghan Leitrim v Fermanagh Leitrim v Longford Meath v Monaghan Offaly v Roscommon Waterford v Wexford OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 30/12/2016 15:07:14 1942364 Link
meath v offaly would be a friendly rivalry compared to meath v kildare, v w.meath or v dublin or louth. meath dont really take the rivalry with cavan seriously but i think cavan take it serious. most meath people wouldnt pass any remarks on cavan as opposed to any other county. meath have a friendly hurling rivalry with westmeath as the border area on both sides is predominantly hurling instead of football, so both counties in these areas would not have a huge amount of intrest in football. cavan border stretches down here in parts as well which prob waters down the football rivalry with cavan. i think thats why cavan and westmeath dont have much rivalry, the north westmeath area is nearly all hurling strongholds dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 685 - 30/12/2016 15:35:35 1942369 Link
meaths most bitter rivalrys are with dublin and louth, even if you dont live near the border. the meath v westmeath rivalry would not be nearly as bitter, most meath fans wish westmeath well against dublin, while westmeath fans love to see meath beat dublin also. this has become very common since the celtic tiger, westmeath fans have become a bit like meath, anyone but dublin! dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 685 - 30/12/2016 15:38:22 1942370 Link
Meath/Cavan used to be big rivals, but it hasn't been significant since the 50's really. We've only met 6 times in the championship in 130 years of competition, and only once in the last 60 years. Whenever Meath and Cavan meet in the league some people try to educate others about how Cavan/Meath is a derby game, but in my opinion if you've to tell someone that someone is their rival, it's not a rivalry. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 30/12/2016 16:14:18 1942372 Link
Replying To dickie10: "meaths most bitter rivalrys are with dublin and louth, even if you dont live near the border. the meath v westmeath rivalry would not be nearly as bitter, most meath fans wish westmeath well against dublin, while westmeath fans love to see meath beat dublin also. this has become very common since the celtic tiger, westmeath fans have become a bit like meath, anyone but dublin!" If you are measuring on bitterness then Offaly v Westmeath fits the bill. Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1014 - 30/12/2016 16:48:43 1942374 Link
Replying To dickie10: "meath v offaly would be a friendly rivalry compared to meath v kildare, v w.meath or v dublin or louth. meath dont really take the rivalry with cavan seriously but i think cavan take it serious. most meath people wouldnt pass any remarks on cavan as opposed to any other county. meath have a friendly hurling rivalry with westmeath as the border area on both sides is predominantly hurling instead of football, so both counties in these areas would not have a huge amount of intrest in football. cavan border stretches down here in parts as well which prob waters down the football rivalry with cavan. i think thats why cavan and westmeath dont have much rivalry, the north westmeath area is nearly all hurling strongholds" True but the nearest club to the Cavan border is a football club ( and it's a short border) I think it's down to the lack of matches between the two. Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1014 - 30/12/2016 16:56:03 1942375 Link