Just following on from a thread on the Derry page.
Ballinderry parish is divided by the Ballinderry river with part being in Tyrone and some in Derry. The Gaelic Club there now plays in the Derry league is this mirrored in other parts of the country?

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 12/03/2010 22:03:24    586968

Ballydesmond is divided by the Cork/Kerry border. They play in Cork championship as far as I know but the guys born on the Kerry side play for Kerry county teams.

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1156 - 13/03/2010 08:47:57    586979

the Moy also straddles Tyrone/Armagh I say that a fair few of there players live on the Armagh side .

williewentwell (Tyrone) - Posts: 1712 - 13/03/2010 09:37:30    586997

Ballaghaderreen is in County Mayo but the Rossies can never accept this.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 13/03/2010 10:07:27    587002

It is in Roscommon.They play their football in Mayo.So their players,those who are any addition play for Mayo.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 13/03/2010 10:53:45    587024

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587024 It is in Roscommon.They play their football in Mayo.So their players,those who are any addition play for Mayo.

Next you'll be saying that Bellahy is in Sligo!

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 13/03/2010 11:00:51    587027

Reeled in, haha. One question if the govt, were to put Ballagh in Sligo in the morning would the people of Ballagh become Sligo people?Simple yes or no will do.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 13/03/2010 11:05:09    587029

Christy Moore needs a Geography lesson if Ballaghadreen is in Mayo

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 13/03/2010 11:14:24    587031

Reeled in my eye.Anyone born after 1899 in Ballagh are Roscommon people.So if the Govt put Ballagh in Sligo in the morning,Then those born from 2moro on would be Sligonians.Google Ballaghderreen and tell me how many times Mayo comes up on the page.Once,referring to the the gaa club.End of story.
I have no particular hang-up about this at all.It does amuse me how much Mayo lads go on the defensive over this,already 2replies on a busy Saturday morning!
Go way now 51 I made a mockery of U on another thread and I can do the same here.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 13/03/2010 12:44:39    587069

Well if Christy maintains its in Roscommon, a history lesson would be more apt.
I have argued this point all my life and still nobody can give me a response that would ever stop me believing i'm right.
Ballagh was originally Mayo

Changed by the local govt act in 1899.

Genuine ballagh people are Mayo.

Blowins from areas such as Frenchpark, sheepwalk, fairymount, ballinnameen etc will voice their pathetic attempts to point to the map to turn Gaa in ballagh to Roscommon, it will never happen they will never be given an inch by staunch gaels with a big say.


Ballagh is in Mayo in the hearts of people thats generations of their families are actually from the town, end of story.


I do however agree that players who have grown up Rossies should be given a choice, ie Andy Moran, but i don't think Andy would swap now, thats for sure.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 13/03/2010 12:44:41    587070

abbeyfeale in limerick their gaa field is in kerry

Kenlim (Limerick) - Posts: 864 - 13/03/2010 13:04:45    587073

Does Bellaghy and Charlestown have a similar situation

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 13/03/2010 13:23:30    587089

The Lagan splits Belfast between Co. Antrim and Down with those in the East and part of South Belfast in Co. Down though the city sides play for Antrim. Newry is also split between Down and Armagh with most of it in Down though. I think the roundabout and bridge at Cloughouge are the dividing line but the Down and Armagh people will put me right there.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9840 - 13/03/2010 13:52:22    587112

Lifford GAA club have been known to shepard players across the border from Strabane in Co Tyrone. Their best player is a Strabane man and they are even training in the North this weather.

vice99 (Donegal) - Posts: 1054 - 13/03/2010 13:54:41    587113

Surprised we haven't heard from malcontents on the Laois/Carlow border yet?

BIG SACKS (Tyrone) - Posts: 1681 - 13/03/2010 14:00:09    587117

Ferrybank's pitch in Waterford city has one set of goals in county Waterford, and the other in county Kilkenny. They play in the Waterford league/championship.

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 13/03/2010 14:15:40    587134

how does that work out if a player is from a border area, lives in say dublin, plays his club football just over the border in meath and goes to school in meath too.does he get choice or what happens?

seany16 (Dublin) - Posts: 1663 - 13/03/2010 14:15:58    587135

Slightly different to the rest but the town of Portarlington is divided by the Barrow river flowing through it, part of the town is in Laois and part in Offaly. There are two GAA clubs as a result, Portarlington play in the Laois championship and the Offaly side are called Gracefield.

Always a bit of banter around town when we get drawn together in the Leinster championship.

wild_biffalo (Offaly) - Posts: 91 - 13/03/2010 14:44:04    587169

the Moy also straddles Tyrone/Armagh I say that a fair few of there players live on the Armagh side .

Moy is on the tyrone side with Charlemount on the Armagh side.

toothfairy (Tyrone) - Posts: 20 - 13/03/2010 15:06:28    587181

A part of cong in mayo is in Galway and i think some of their players playwith a mayo club!!!! Same as with Shrule/Glencorrib!!!

clubstar09 (Mayo) - Posts: 463 - 13/03/2010 15:36:56    587214