I know this has been done before but I was looking for something a little different. Its always players from Laois, Kerry, Westmeath etc that are named but who are great players from the likes of Cavan, Donegal, Tyrone, Longford etc

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 12/01/2013 15:16:43    1317281

basically any top player from the smaller counties since the 70s or so when teams such as kerry dublin really started dominating...odd exception here and there with mutiple winners especially from ulster counties in the 90s but none were exactly small counties

ffgg (Longford) - Posts: 2571 - 12/01/2013 16:08:31    1317294

When it comes to hurling,there are probably loads of great players who never even got the chance to play in the all ireland championship.let alone win one, because of where they were born.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 12/01/2013 16:20:00    1317298

great playes from west never to win gold, M Kearns sligo, Gerry O Mally Roscommon, joe corcoran Mayo, Packie McGearty Leitrem just a few from the past

culmore (None) - Posts: 1398 - 12/01/2013 16:21:59    1317301

Isnt dermot early senior (Roscommon) generally regarded as the best footballer never to win an all Ireland?

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 12/01/2013 16:33:20    1317316

From my own county: James nallan. Ciaran McDonald, Liam McHale, willie joe padden spring to mind

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11689 - 12/01/2013 16:33:48    1317317

Peter Nolan & Paddy Molloy are two of the greatest ever from Offaly who missed out and I concur on Gerry O', brilliant player, gentleman and also brilliant in his prefession in his short few years working in Offaly. Add Dermot Earley to the Ros list.

KELF (Kildare) - Posts: 775 - 12/01/2013 16:34:22    1317318

From my time following Donegal I would nominate Brian McEniff, Finin Ward, Seamus Bonner & Michael Carr.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 12/01/2013 16:42:22    1317322

thats entirely debateable joncarter..lots of great players from weak counties over the years

ffgg (Longford) - Posts: 2571 - 12/01/2013 16:52:58    1317327

Sorry meant to say in hurling!

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 12/01/2013 16:56:03    1317328

Jim McDonnell from Cavan

dickchicken (Cavan) - Posts: 144 - 12/01/2013 17:18:09    1317342

It could even be listed for county with Many all irelands.. in Kerry Connie Murohy ahs an all star and an all ireland club but no Senior All ireland, Timmy Fleming, Anothony Gleeson, John Cronin and Pa Dennehy, great players who played for years with Kerry but got no recognition because they were not on a winning panel

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 12/01/2013 18:10:39    1317359

Amate of mine who never played a min in Cham football with Kerry has 3 All ireland medals.

Declan Browne Tipp, Jonny Doyle Kildare, Ciaran McDonald, Mayo, Joey Kavanagh Cork, Connie Murphy Kerry, Eamon O Hara Sligo, John Galvin Limerick, B Devaney Donegal, Niall McNamee Offaly, Andy Moran Mayo.

kerryrowz (Kerry) - Posts: 833 - 12/01/2013 18:57:53    1317375

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joncarter
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Isnt dermot early senior (Roscommon) generally regarded as the best footballer never to win an all Ireland?

Yes and Gerry O'Malley mentioned already and Tony McManus weren't far behind him.

ispeakwisdom (Roscommon) - Posts: 2487 - 12/01/2013 19:25:57    1317384

Seanie Johnston

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 12/01/2013 20:01:53    1317403

How come when someone posts a new thread like this one that the presumption is that it's about football ? A boring thread to be honest.

carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1881 - 12/01/2013 20:02:27    1317404

"that the presumption is that it's about football ?" Who is presuming it is about Football if you want to contribute by adding Hurling Names what is stopping you?

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 12/01/2013 20:39:23    1317416

Ill ask the question in an other way then. In the days for the Railway Cup would there have been player from the likes of Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo and Leitrim that won medals with Connacht? Or Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Tyrone that played with Ulster i assume there would have been player from Down and Derry. With Leinster players from the likes of Louth, Longford?

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 12/01/2013 20:41:37    1317418

Paddy Keenan.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 12/01/2013 20:41:53    1317420

ck from dublin

reece (Tyrone) - Posts: 30 - 12/01/2013 21:34:40    1317442