Tomsmith here
I just wonder which County has the most towns/villages that do not have a gaa club
I will classify a town/village as a place that has a garda station post office and chapel
I am of the opinion that. Co. Cavan. Bottom of the list with gaa in virtually every town/village
I am told that co. Donegal tops the list with probably 10 towns/villages with no gaa club of its own

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4029 - 03/12/2015 17:28:04    1811296

There's only 16 Garda stations in Meath, and every single one has a local GAA club. So by your strict definition we have 0 aswell.

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1677 - 03/12/2015 17:42:38    1811300

Hi Tomsmith there - would say it would definitely be one of them Northern Counties and probably one of the more Unionisty populated like ourselves or Down. I started to go through all the lovely villages of Co Antrim alphabetically and had ran out of fingers and toes before I had got beyond the letter B so know there are definitely a lot more than 24.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 03/12/2015 17:44:10    1811301

Robinstown in Meath had a club up until 1996 and then it went out of existence no club was ever reborn there, has a pub, church, school,shop etc

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 824 - 04/12/2015 21:36:52    1811508

Lots of villages have no GAA club or grounds of their own but link up with other villages. St James' the current Wexford champions are an amalgamation of 4 villages, Arthurstown, Ballyhack, Duncannon and Ramsgrange.

Delgany in Wicklow has no GAA team. Any interested players would probably link up with Eire Og in Greystones.

Wicklowman (Wicklow) - Posts: 1142 - 05/12/2015 10:42:28    1811528

123 Towns, Villages, or Hamlets in Antrim not including belfast (according to wikipedia). 22 have GAA clubs, 101 don't. Glenariffe and creggan don't seem to have a town or village around them, unless Glenariffe counts as Waterfoot, in which case that number changes to 23 with, 100 without.

popemobile (Antrim) - Posts: 102 - 05/12/2015 12:55:46    1811544

Lots of big towns in South Dublin with no GAA club - Blackrock, Ballsbridge, Dun Laoghaire, Ranelagh, Dundrum, Donneybrook...etc although there is a team of country lads in Ranelagh

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4649 - 05/12/2015 13:57:58    1811553

Any interested GAA players in Ballyclare or Larne would be best advised to keep a low profile. Or wear a poppy over your GAA jersey to confuse them enough to give you time to escape.

essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 05/12/2015 16:56:41    1811578

Badmonkey, dundrum-churchtown gaa club is amalgamated into st Olafs, dunleary is served by cuala,.there isn't really any part of Dublin where there isn't a GAA club, the problem is more often than not in the lack of interest from the (potential) players

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 05/12/2015 20:59:39    1811615

Don't know of any town in Mayo with no GAA club, though some, like Hollymount/ Carramore, have amalgamated in recent years.

Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 06/12/2015 13:55:33    1811648

No GAA teams in Unionist towns? You don't say! Breaking News: Bear discovered sh**ing in Woods.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9817 - 06/12/2015 15:13:07    1811658

Yeah badmonkey South East Dublin isn't full of GAA clubs. Rugby stronghold and all that. Although almost everyone in those areas has relatively easy access to a GAA club.

South/North West Dublin, the Nothside and North County all well served with GAA clubs practically everywhere.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13796 - 06/12/2015 16:03:55    1811673

Odd one I believe is Foxrock?Cabinteely which is ladies GAA only. Can anyone confirm that?

moylagh (Meath) - Posts: 486 - 07/12/2015 10:36:41    1811758

Drogheda in Louth. Its a shame really for a town of 40K +

pretender (Meath) - Posts: 358 - 07/12/2015 11:24:53    1811768

moylagh
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Odd one I believe is Foxrock?Cabinteely which is ladies GAA only. Can anyone confirm that?

They are linked up with St. Francis Gaels which is the men's section of the club. Not a 100% sure but I think they're essentially the same club.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13796 - 07/12/2015 11:55:30    1811774

Foxrock/Cabinteely do have a boys Academy. I think they struggle to keep them as they get older though and the club is definitely known as a powerhouse for Ladies Football. Maybe the boys get teased for belonging to what's seen as a "girls' club"??? I don't know.

A nephew of mine used to play for them but he left because training clashed with Rugby.

Mickmick (Dublin) - Posts: 104 - 07/12/2015 12:05:03    1811777

Hee hee, pretender. But whatever it was they did to you in Louth, let it go. Your only hurting yourself ;-)

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 07/12/2015 12:18:24    1811778

Flack some Louth girl broke his heart and his wallet. As they sing in Frozen Let it go.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 07/12/2015 13:54:38    1811825

Tomsmith here

Where is that usually very vocal man from Ulster who normally keeps us informed with his pro Nationalistic rants

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4029 - 07/12/2015 18:37:14    1811871

Are Larne O'g out or existence? I knew a lad who hurled for them years ago!

bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 08/12/2015 11:40:02    1811951