Surely Tommy Moooooo lick is a dairy farmer?Sorry lads(:

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 01/07/2015 15:26:24    1746069

Kieran Bergin Tipperary is from a farming back ground.

Bobby Ryan & John O'Brien are others who I think have farming back grounds from memory.

The farmers are always stronger hurlers!!!!!!

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 01/07/2015 15:32:27    1746074

werent john mcdermott and darren fay from meath both farmers? Definately hardier than the normal person.
Zane keenan fron Laois is too, although i had assumed he was in a boy-band what with the name.

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 01/07/2015 15:49:09    1746082

The Irish Farmers Journal ran a competition in 2008 to find the best farmer footballers of the last 60 years. Eugene Lavin was selected in goal (Mayo). Others shortlisted included Tim Kennelly Kerry, Liam Harnan Meath, Barry Coffey Cork, Tomas Mannion Galway, Gerry Connellan Roscommon, John Quane limerick Pat and Paddy Reynolds Meath, Seán Grennan and Vinny Claffey Offaly, John Dillion Galway, Michael Ennis Westmeath and Michael Duignan Leitrim.
The judging panel comprised Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Liam Mulvihill and Seán Boylan

Miler (Mayo) - Posts: 1015 - 01/07/2015 16:00:04    1746087

Offside_Rule
County: Antrim
Remember there were a couple of TV ads for farming products in the 80s or 90s that had GAA men in them - was it not Joe Rabbitte who advertised fluke protection? He was a farmer anyway. I know there were also ads for products by lads who weren't farmers (think even DJ and the baul Spillane got in on the act though may be wrong).

Yes! I remember those, for Ivomec I believe. John Fenton, Joe Cooney, and Bobby Ryan also got a run in those ads as well, I think.

Marlon_JD (Tipperary) - Posts: 1823 - 01/07/2015 16:15:04    1746098

Typical cluchie bias....not one Dub on the team.....:)

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 01/07/2015 16:22:22    1746104

Tomás Mannion was a farmer and a rock of a man. If we had him (year out) and Jarlath Fallon (injured) for the 2000 all-Ireland that team would have been looking at 3 all-Irelands in 4 years instead of 2.

kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1946 - 01/07/2015 16:32:02    1746110

Darren Fay isn't a farmer. He fitted kitchens for years and then ran a pub for a while.

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1646 - 01/07/2015 19:53:58    1746221

Barry Coffey from Cork was not a farmer either.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 01/07/2015 20:35:16    1746236

Ger Henderson, Dick o Hara, Pat Dwyer,DJ Carey came from farming backround so did Charlie Carter you could say a lot of the Kilkenny hurlers have farming blood in them ryans of Clara, Tommy walsh

johnwhite12 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 306 - 01/07/2015 20:57:02    1746246

Joe Cooney is a farmer. Tony Doran of Wexford.Agree with Kiloughter about Tomas Mannion what a great defender he was ! Good hurler too.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 01/07/2015 21:21:04    1746254

Farming background should not do. This is a hurling side t=all of which were involved in farming.
Seamus Horgan (Limerick)
Steve McCONAGH (Limerick)
Noel Hickey (Kilkenny)
John Doyle (Tipperary)
Colm Doran (Wexford)
Paddy Clohessey (Limerick)
Mick Jacob (Wexford)
Timmy Ryan (Limerick)
Mick Moroney (Clare)
Bobby Ryan (Tipperary)
Martin Herrity (Offaly)
Tom Cheasty (Waterford)
Jack Barret (Cork)
Joe Cooney (Galway)
Charlie Carter (Kilkenny)
and as I am at it a Limerick team of farmers
S Horgan, S McDONAGH, Jack 'Beth' Enright, Jim O'Brien
Tommy Cooke, Paddy Clohessy, Peter Cregan,
Timmy Ryan and Mick Houlihan
Barry Foley Eoin O'Neill (Senior) Tom Bluett
Derry McCarthy John McDONAGH Tim Larkin

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4321 - 01/07/2015 21:59:03    1746275

Charlie Carter does not farm he works with top oil Kilkenny.

johnwhite12 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 306 - 02/07/2015 08:39:04    1746286

Harry Rooney of Meath is a farmer.

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 02/07/2015 09:11:11    1746296

Wasn't Dublins Ciaran Duff , one of the 1983 '12 Apostles' a bit of a farmer, while playing in Croker???

noelnyc (Kerry) - Posts: 82 - 02/07/2015 15:16:06    1746522

Carter was a farmer when he was playing intercounty.
Richie Mulally as well

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 02/07/2015 15:55:10    1746543

John Fenton had an ad for one of them and they kept showing his classic goal v Limerick. That was painful. I hope the animals his product was dosing fared better.

Slayer - had acknowledged this post yesterday but either the moderator isn't from a farming background and thought my post about the best way to dose a heifer/bullock with a dosing gun was either taking the proverbial or bordering on animal cruelty though it was neither and probably a common practice the length and breadth of the country.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 02/07/2015 16:30:54    1746561

Keith Barr, farmed the hell out of it cuetherocket.

"There won't be a cow milked in Finglas tonight"

JayP (Dublin) - Posts: 1772 - 02/07/2015 16:34:11    1746562

Charlie carter was a farmer for sure at one stage so too was Brick Walsh of waterford who now works in the bank I think. What about Paddy prendegast of Kilkenny Was he a farmer? In limerick Oldtourman were or are Mike O Brien and Johnny Flanagan farmers? I think Paddy Reynolds the Meath footballer is a farmer. Old tourman did Seamus Horgan not work for the council I must be wrong cos he a townie of yours. Also was Eoin O neill Snr not a vet?

disillusiondfan (Limerick) - Posts: 4279 - 02/07/2015 17:14:54    1746585

Charlie Carter worked with Top oil when he played with Kilkenny

johnwhite12 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 306 - 02/07/2015 19:08:18    1746646