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Last night in the McKenna Cup, Finbarr Roarty (17) made his senior county debut for Donegal despite never having played a senior game for his club Naomh Conaill. I wonder has this ever happened before? Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9480 - 04/01/2024 10:39:48 2518301 Link 0 |
Darren O Sullivan made his Kerry debut in the 2005 All-Ireland final. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1462 - 04/01/2024 16:11:37 2518362 Link 0 |
Cian Hughes made his championship debut for Wexford, against Offaly in 2002, before he had played a senior championship game for his club.
Yellaman (Wexford) - Posts: 126 - 04/01/2024 17:34:26 2518373 Link 0 |
I think that Kevin O'Brien set a few standards as a 16 yr old but I'm not too sure of them all.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1198 - 04/01/2024 17:39:03 2518376 Link 0 |
Similar to Walter Walsh, who made his senior team debut in the 2012 All-Ireland final replay against Galway, scoring 1-03 from play and collecting a winners' medal.
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2644 - 04/01/2024 19:12:36 2518388 Link 0 |
Tompkins kicked Senior at 16 with Kildare. The great Frank McGuigan played minor and senior on the same day, afaik! foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2079 - 04/01/2024 23:54:24 2518425 Link 0 |
You are indeed 100% correct Forever and two brilliant footballers they were.
CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3840 - 05/01/2024 00:37:27 2518426 Link 0 |
Andrew O'Shaughnessy I think was only 16 when he made his Limerick senior debut. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1462 - 05/01/2024 10:23:15 2518450 Link 0 |
Paul Barden made his Longford debut against Carlow in the NFL in 1998 aged 17 - Played county for 17 years. LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 554 - 06/01/2024 11:07:50 2518592 Link 0 |
If memory serves me right Conor Daly started for Roscommon seniors before starting a senior championship game for Pádraig Pearses. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3873 - 06/01/2024 11:41:36 2518599 Link 0 |
Eddie Keher played in the Minor AI final in 1959,he came on as as a sub in the senior AI replay. mooncat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 537 - 06/01/2024 16:59:34 2518660 Link 0 |