Offside Rule Louth was in Ulster up until 2002 with the amount of Armagh flags in Dundalk when Sam went to the Orchard county.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 14/07/2014 19:54:57    1619303

Offside Rule Louth was in Ulster up until 2002 with the amount of Armagh flags in Dundalk when Sam went to the Orchard county.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 14/07/2014 20:07:53    1619316

Aye not surprised that there would be a few boyos had to nip over the border to the likes of Louth.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 14/07/2014 21:15:31    1619370

Fair few Antrim men in Dublin as well Offside - without naming names there is Antrim DNA in the Dublin Senior Football panel :)

Naysayer (Antrim) - Posts: 2071 - 14/07/2014 21:28:40    1619376

We've a lot to answer for Naysayer

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 15/07/2014 10:58:37    1619488

Dublin won Leinster and Kerry won Munster twice in 1923 as championship had been postponed during the Civil War. In fact Dublin won the All Ireland twice in 1923 if memory serves me right!

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 15/07/2014 11:09:36    1619500

Good man hurling dub - went on a wee search there and your memory is nearly spot on. The 1922 All-Ireland was concluded in 1923 when Dublin beat Galway. Dublin however played and won the Leinster final in Nov 1922 but the other 3 provinces weren't concluded until 1923. The other 3 1922 provincial winners were Galway, Tipp and Cavan.

The 1923 All-Ireland then ran on in to 1924 so Dublin didn't lift Sam twice in 1923. As they won Leinster in 1923 it also meant they didn't lift Leinster twice in same year. Cavan however did lift the Ulster championship in 1923 meaning they won the '22 and '23 Ulster titles in 1923 - approx 5 months apart.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 15/07/2014 11:40:39    1619527

Good man hurling dub - went on a wee search there and your memory is nearly spot on. The 1922 All-Ireland was concluded in 1923 when Dublin beat Galway. Dublin however played and won the Leinster final in Nov 1922 but the other 3 provinces weren't concluded until 1923. The other 3 1922 provincial winners were Galway, Tipp and Cavan.

The 1923 All-Ireland then ran on in to 1924 so Dublin didn't lift Sam twice in 1923. As they won Leinster in 1923 it also meant they didn't lift Leinster twice in same year. Cavan however did lift the Ulster championship in 1923 meaning they won the '22 and '23 Ulster titles in 1923 - approx 5 months apart.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 15/07/2014 11:44:04    1619530

In fact, looking at the following years, it was 1926 again before the final was completed within the Calendar year.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 15/07/2014 11:46:28    1619533

Some good trivia there Offside Rule,

I suppose the closet that two consecutive All Ireland finals were played was when only seven months separated the 1923 and 1924 All Ireland football finals, Dublin winning 1923 title on 28 September 1924 while Kerry winning 1924 title on 26 April 1925.

Can't find any examples in early days of Munster for two titles being played in same calendar year, for most of its first 40 years the GAA's provincial and All Ireland championships were chronically delayed.

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 15/07/2014 13:52:23    1619619

Offside rule
Who did win Ulster in 1923 as some say Cavan while your post states Donegal. I think Donegal contested a All Ireland semi in CP around that time. Also believe it was the first Donegal team to get to CP.

SamOnErrigal (Donegal) - Posts: 1427 - 15/07/2014 14:17:35    1619643

Sam - no it was Cavan as per my post (didn't mention Donegal)

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 15/07/2014 16:10:39    1619730

In 1910 Louth won the All Ireland without kicking a ball when the Kerry footballers refused to travel.

Offside Rule rumour had it in the Wee County that the Kerry lads were afraid to play Louth so thats why they did not travel. How times have changed.

Aye, but Louth played plenty of games to get there. And don't be believing any apocryphal tales. Kerry had beaten Louth comfortably enough in the 1909 All Ireland final. They didn't travel in 1910 because they chose to make a national issue out of the fact the Great Southern and Western Railway The company had fleeced GAA supporters and teams for years by demanding exorbitant fares for their services. Kerry's stand and the loss of earning by Railway companies because of no All Ireland being played actually forced them to cop on and dealing fairly with the GAA and soon after they became active sponsors donating the Railway Cup, hence its name.

TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 15/07/2014 20:52:53    1619965