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Its xmas week so fairly slow in GAA news. i was just looking at a map of Ireland the other day and noticed how some counties bordered each other but would not have a rivalry or a derby of much notice. I know most of these are where provincial boundaries are but some are within provincial boundries, Can anyone tell of any bordering counties that dont have much of a rivalry or actually get on well? dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 677 - 29/12/2016 22:41:26 1942282 Link 0 |
Leitrim and cavan
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 30/12/2016 00:13:11 1942290 Link 0 |
Tipp and Laois
Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 30/12/2016 01:33:16 1942295 Link 0 |
Westmeath and Cavan too. The border is very short as well as being in a different province. Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1010 - 30/12/2016 10:34:44 1942306 Link 0 |
Donegal v Leitrim, Derry or Fermanagh Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 30/12/2016 11:32:19 1942313 Link 0 |
maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1193 - 30/12/2016 13:25:04 1942339 Link 1 |
Leitrim and anyone
GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 30/12/2016 13:38:20 1942342 Link 1 |
Mayo and Sligo . Dublin Louth . GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 30/12/2016 13:42:00 1942344 Link 0 |
Leitrim has good rivalry with Sligo and Roscommon. Leitrim and Fermanagh would have less rivalry then with Cavan. FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2752 - 30/12/2016 13:44:44 1942345 Link 0 |
Mayo and Sligo, Dublin and Wicklow. I wouldn't say theres much rivalry between Kilkenny-Laois or Kilkenny-Carlow either... JXV (Mayo) - Posts: 39 - 30/12/2016 14:11:14 1942349 Link 0 |
Rivalry is there in hurling but not football
bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 30/12/2016 14:26:37 1942351 Link 0 |
Dublin and Louth don't border each other thanks to the small coast line of Meath wedged in between. Louth main rivals is Meath due to the Royals been our only Wee Leinster neighbour. The rest of our neighbours our in Ulster. Half of Louth borders Meath.
OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 30/12/2016 14:55:51 1942357 Link 0 |
Derry and Fermanagh don't border each other. Who would be Fermanaghs main rivals?
OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 30/12/2016 14:59:57 1942360 Link 0 |
How many times have Donegal/ Letrim met in competitive games in the last 50 years? No rivalry simply because they don't meet
Awwwwnow (Cavan) - Posts: 1050 - 30/12/2016 15:06:17 1942363 Link 0 |
Donegal v Leitrim OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 30/12/2016 15:07:14 1942364 Link 0 |
meath v offaly would be a friendly rivalry compared to meath v kildare, v w.meath or v dublin or louth. meath dont really take the rivalry with cavan seriously but i think cavan take it serious. most meath people wouldnt pass any remarks on cavan as opposed to any other county. dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 677 - 30/12/2016 15:35:35 1942369 Link 1 |
meaths most bitter rivalrys are with dublin and louth, even if you dont live near the border. the meath v westmeath rivalry would not be nearly as bitter, most meath fans wish westmeath well against dublin, while westmeath fans love to see meath beat dublin also. this has become very common since the celtic tiger, westmeath fans have become a bit like meath, anyone but dublin! dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 677 - 30/12/2016 15:38:22 1942370 Link 1 |
Meath/Cavan used to be big rivals, but it hasn't been significant since the 50's really. We've only met 6 times in the championship in 130 years of competition, and only once in the last 60 years. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1639 - 30/12/2016 16:14:18 1942372 Link 0 |
If you are measuring on bitterness then Offaly v Westmeath fits the bill.
Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1010 - 30/12/2016 16:48:43 1942374 Link 0 |
True but the nearest club to the Cavan border is a football club ( and it's a short border) I think it's down to the lack of matches between the two. Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1010 - 30/12/2016 16:56:03 1942375 Link 0 |