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an tseabhac (Kerry) - Posts: 441 - 06/08/2013 15:58:13    1454439

There are about 5 hurling exclusive clubs in Meath like Kildalkey, Kilmessan, Kiltale, Drumree. Whicc=h are all around Trim the home of Meath hurling. Many other clubs around the south of Meath are duel clubs such as Longwood, Dunboyne Ashbourne etc. There are also 2 in Navan: Wolfe tones and o' mahony's who are duel clubs. Kells and Moyloch have hurling teams I think also.

Meathman248 (Meath) - Posts: 14 - 06/08/2013 16:12:50    1454463

Hurling in Antrim originates from Shinty as it was more common for the Glens folk to travel to and from Scotland (17 miles away by boat)than it was for them to travel inland to towns such as Ballymena.

Brian_Coyote (Antrim) - Posts: 346 - 06/08/2013 16:29:49    1454491

Hurling in Roscommon is played around the villages of Taughmaconnell ( Padraig Pearses), Four Roads ( Four Roads), Athleague ( Athleague and Tremane ), Knockcroghery (St. Dominics ), Donamon (Oran) and Roscommon town ( Roscommon Gaels ). You can drive from one club to the next without leaving hurling country and the area is located in the Southern part of the county mainly on the western side bordering Galway. The land is generally very good in this part of the county ( stone walls/green fields ). The purest hurling areas would be Four Roads and Athleague where hurling is clearly the number one sport. All other areas would be 50:50 with football. Four Roads, Athleague and Roscommon Gaels have 100 year + histories.

Over the years Elphin, Boyle and Castlerea in the north of the county did win one co. championship each but have long dissappeared ( although Castlerea have thankfully started under age again recently ). In the northeast of the county, a small bit of hurling is played in Kilmore but any hurlers there play with Carrick on Shannon and Leitrim.

facethepuckout (Roscommon) - Posts: 232 - 06/08/2013 21:18:54    1454871