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the dan o connells from wexford town, many a great battle i had with them

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2842 - 04/06/2020 08:44:58    2279862

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Replying To gaelicgab:  "Only formed a few days and they want the national anthem and tri colour removed from games. Best of luck to East Belfast GAA."
Well it's a cross community project with David Ervine's sister in law, who happens to be an Irish language activist, as president so there are lots of good reasons to wish it well. If they are truly to be cross community it makes sense to have those measures as long term objectives. Also necessary for their survival in the heartland of unionism I'd imagine. Perhaps someday their vision could become GAA national policy as part of a negotiated move to a United Ireland, if such ever happens.

PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 04/06/2020 13:27:59    2279879

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Replying To PoolSturgeon:  "Well it's a cross community project with David Ervine's sister in law, who happens to be an Irish language activist, as president so there are lots of good reasons to wish it well. If they are truly to be cross community it makes sense to have those measures as long term objectives. Also necessary for their survival in the heartland of unionism I'd imagine. Perhaps someday their vision could become GAA national policy as part of a negotiated move to a United Ireland, if such ever happens."
Personally I like having both the flag and anthem but if any club or even county board decide not to have them at their ground for whatever reason then that's their business and I'm fine with it.

I don't think it should be HQ mandated policy to either have or not have flags

Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 04/06/2020 15:15:45    2279884

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Replying To PoolSturgeon:  "Well it's a cross community project with David Ervine's sister in law, who happens to be an Irish language activist, as president so there are lots of good reasons to wish it well. If they are truly to be cross community it makes sense to have those measures as long term objectives. Also necessary for their survival in the heartland of unionism I'd imagine. Perhaps someday their vision could become GAA national policy as part of a negotiated move to a United Ireland, if such ever happens."
That will well received among the wider GAA community.

Rolo2010 (Donegal) - Posts: 738 - 04/06/2020 17:27:38    2279895

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Replying To Breezy:  "Theres a few Na Piarsaigh around the northside like myself who follow them only cause we have no one else out this side but they are really a Caherdavin club and there would be no passion for them in Thomondgate, Kileely, Ballynanty or Moyross.

As for the southside teams I wouldnt know enough about them to say whos at fault but some serious work needs to be done down there especially with some of the famous old clubs but at least Monaleen seem to be doing something right round that way

As for help from up high there was a scheme set up by HQ in the 200s round the same time the were pumping money into inner city Dublin to get them playing but sadly NaP seems to be the only success story to come from it."
Monaleen are a bit like na Phiarsaigh they have there own area with a large population and have done great work, little or no money was pumped into the southside clubs or very little help.

cityman73 (Limerick) - Posts: 775 - 06/06/2020 12:05:01    2280000

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Apologies for veering off topic. Around 1997 the Ballyhaunis hurlers playing for Tooreen split and set up their own club, part of Ballyhaunis GAA club. Tooreen Hurling club is exclusively a hurling club, some of it's members, most recently notably, Fergal Boland, play football for the nearby Aughamore club. Hurling only clubs in a football stronghold probably aren't that rare, but are there many football only clubs in hurling strongholds?"
I believe there was a club called Moy Slashers around in the early 1960s, comprised mostly of fellas from Kilkenny and Wexford who were working on a public infrastructure project in Mayo. They won a county hurling championship but predictably enough went the way of the dodo.

Depends also on how you're interpreting "defunct": do amalgamations count as making the former clubs involved defunct?

Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 08/06/2020 14:44:59    2280112

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Apologies for veering off topic. Around 1997 the Ballyhaunis hurlers playing for Tooreen split and set up their own club, part of Ballyhaunis GAA club. Tooreen Hurling club is exclusively a hurling club, some of it's members, most recently notably, Fergal Boland, play football for the nearby Aughamore club. Hurling only clubs in a football stronghold probably aren't that rare, but are there many football only clubs in hurling strongholds?"
In South East Limerick you would have Ballylanders, Galbally and Galtee Gaels who would be Football clubs in a hurling area. The Bally lads would play hurling with Glenroe and Galbally with Garrispilane (The Bouncers)

Southsham (Limerick) - Posts: 738 - 10/06/2020 17:26:36    2280319

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In Meath Baconstown and Enfield were 2 adjoining clubs in the south of the county. They amalgamated to form Na Fianna about 20 years ago.
I have heard Na Fianna play in Amber jerseys with a Black collar/ shorts because one of the people involved at their founding was originally from Kilkenny. I remember Enfield used to play in Blue and White stripes, I can't remember what were the colours of Baconstown.

bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1347 - 11/06/2020 09:03:21    2280384

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Replying To bdbuddah:  "In Meath Baconstown and Enfield were 2 adjoining clubs in the south of the county. They amalgamated to form Na Fianna about 20 years ago.
I have heard Na Fianna play in Amber jerseys with a Black collar/ shorts because one of the people involved at their founding was originally from Kilkenny. I remember Enfield used to play in Blue and White stripes, I can't remember what were the colours of Baconstown."
Surely Baconstown wouldn't have lasted? It's essentially a small primary school on a rural road.

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 11/06/2020 10:19:05    2280397

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Replying To bdbuddah:  "In Meath Baconstown and Enfield were 2 adjoining clubs in the south of the county. They amalgamated to form Na Fianna about 20 years ago.
I have heard Na Fianna play in Amber jerseys with a Black collar/ shorts because one of the people involved at their founding was originally from Kilkenny. I remember Enfield used to play in Blue and White stripes, I can't remember what were the colours of Baconstown."
Baconstown were Maroon with white trim IIRC.

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 11/06/2020 10:26:10    2280399

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Replying To Southsham:  "In South East Limerick you would have Ballylanders, Galbally and Galtee Gaels who would be Football clubs in a hurling area. The Bally lads would play hurling with Glenroe and Galbally with Garrispilane (The Bouncers)"
Would it not be more accurate to say that Glenroe and Garryspillane are hurling clubs in a football area??

football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 11/06/2020 11:07:20    2280401

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Replying To football first:  "Would it not be more accurate to say that Glenroe and Garryspillane are hurling clubs in a football area??"
I tend to find the whole hurling or football areas in Limerick a bit more muddled than is made out

Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 11/06/2020 12:12:15    2280409

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Apologies for veering off topic. Around 1997 the Ballyhaunis hurlers playing for Tooreen split and set up their own club, part of Ballyhaunis GAA club. Tooreen Hurling club is exclusively a hurling club, some of it's members, most recently notably, Fergal Boland, play football for the nearby Aughamore club. Hurling only clubs in a football stronghold probably aren't that rare, but are there many football only clubs in hurling strongholds?"
There are a good few examples of this in Tipperary alright.

Inane Rovers is a football club in the hurling dominated north that draws from roughly the same catchment area as Roscrea hurling club.
Clonmel Commercials are one of the most successful football clubs in the county. Their dual players, which include Seamus Kennedy, mainly hurl with St. Mary's Hurling Club.
Ardfinnan in the south is in a mainly football area and have won a few senior football championships but the parish has a hurling club called Ballybacon-Grange which has produced Brendan Cummings and Babs Keating.
Similar arrangement between Ballyporeen (football) and the wonderfully named Skeheenarinky (hurling) as well I think.

There's probably a few others I'm missing as well.

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 11/06/2020 12:53:35    2280420

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Replying To wishfulthinkin:  "Maghera on the cavan/meath border...they still exist but in reality, they are defunct....."
Good man. You read the title of the thread and completely ignored it. Whats the point in that? Defunct means "not operating or functioning". We visited the Maghera MacFinns GFC last year and they are far from "defunct". Their grounds is a credit to them, and from what I could see they are a vibrant little club with an amazing community supporting them through thick and thin. I'd give them more credit for continuing to survive through everything they've faced, where others would've thrown in the towel. The GAA isn't all about winning titles. Its about community, resilience, and a belonging. And this club lives these values.

2DoorCinemaClub (Cavan) - Posts: 3 - 11/06/2020 16:10:07    2280440

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Replying To CastleBravo:  "Baconstown were Maroon with white trim IIRC."
Same as Ballivor and Galway

bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1347 - 11/06/2020 17:26:34    2280443

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Some of my esteemed Tyrone colleagues will know more about this club but there was a team called Windmill and played their games at the Mill.
Supposed to be the hardest teams to play football, that's some feat for a Tyrone club.
They were from the east of the county, maybe close to Moortown/Ardboe?

Not sure what year they finished or what happened them.

The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 11/06/2020 17:47:56    2280446

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Replying To The_Fridge:  "Some of my esteemed Tyrone colleagues will know more about this club but there was a team called Windmill and played their games at the Mill.
Supposed to be the hardest teams to play football, that's some feat for a Tyrone club.
They were from the east of the county, maybe close to Moortown/Ardboe?

Not sure what year they finished or what happened them."
They were hard as stone. Would really grind you down

Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 11/06/2020 18:06:10    2280447

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Replying To befair:  "One of my earliest memories is of attending the Down final in the early 60s. Newry Mitchels vs Ballykinlar, legends (even then) Sean O'Neill playing for Mitchels and Paddy Doherty for Ballykinlar. Mitchel won 4-2 to 1-10. I met Paddy Doherty after the game, and to a 6-yr old me, it was like meeting Santa Claus, I was utterly overawed..
But I digress.
Both sadly these clubs are now struggling in Division 4, and barely able to field. This is where the GAA should be placing all it's efforts. Super 8s, burn-out, Casement Park etc etc all these are of secondary importance if we can't keep the clubs going."
I can't understand Mitchell's they won everything SFC and about 15-16 yrs ago a JFC and an All-Ireland Junior 7's - but they had no drive or leadership. They have no underage at all at the moment and they were the club which hosted the Newry Mitchell's u-12 tournament - which was the biggest underafe tournament in the country,
Very sad indeed
Maybe there is too many clubs in the town Ballyholland, Shamrocks , Bosco and Thomas Davis.

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1673 - 12/06/2020 00:55:34    2280468

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In Armagh St. Michael's Killean folded a few years ago and Phelim Brady's from Darkley also went. But Mullabrack were gone for 10 or more yrs resurfaced last yr - fair play to that small club in the Unionist dominated village of Markethill!!
St. Malachy's are also back at senior level in Armagh this yr for the first time in a long time - well done all

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1673 - 12/06/2020 01:01:11    2280469

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Replying To Breezy:  "I tend to find the whole hurling or football areas in Limerick a bit more muddled than is made out"
Generally I would say West Limerick is the core Football area.

Southsham (Limerick) - Posts: 738 - 12/06/2020 10:03:01    2280478

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