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Replying To Viking66:  "What was the reason he was going to school in Meath? Was he right on the border?"
His club Brownstown and the Archerstown area would be right next to the border, the nearest secondary school to him would have been Athboy. I'd imagine he was invited to go to Mullingar CBS for the hurling too, Adrian Moran, Micheal Lawlor and co are driving it there big time and making great strides at A level at all age grades.

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1147 - 18/08/2026 10:29:51    2690258

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Senior B
Pollard v crookedwood: pollard will struggle if Darragh McCormack is out but should have enough to get over the wood by the end of it
Plunketts v Brownstown: at the start of the year I would have said that plunketts would dispose of Brownstown easily, now I am tipping Brownstown to get the nod by 2
Ringtown v Bridget's: ringtown to win by 2-3 here


Gaels v Clonkill: clonkill were impressive in the last 2 rounds and will have another dimension with Luke, peader and Jordi smyth back into the fold, can see a clonkill win by 3 here blowing the championship right back open

Delvin v daltons: daltons to consolidate their senior status here and relegate delvin

Castletown v Raharney: game of the weekend here, Raharney to make it 4/4 and put themselves in the driving seat to qualify direct for the final

westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 371 - 18/08/2026 10:41:43    2690259

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Replying To Viking66:  "What was the reason he was going to school in Meath? Was he right on the border?"
Just for hurling don't agree with it myself but it's nothing new I suppose

DanGer966 (Westmeath) - Posts: 53 - 18/08/2026 10:46:07    2690262

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Replying To Dheen:  "His club Brownstown and the Archerstown area would be right next to the border, the nearest secondary school to him would have been Athboy. I'd imagine he was invited to go to Mullingar CBS for the hurling too, Adrian Moran, Micheal Lawlor and co are driving it there big time and making great strides at A level at all age grades."
Its a credit to them. Marys are a proper GAA school and are still good academically at the same time.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20522 - 18/08/2026 13:32:05    2690309

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Replying To Viking66:  "What was the reason he was going to school in Meath? Was he right on the border?"
Brownstown pitch would be about 500 metres from Meath border. Other hurling club parishes to touch Meath border would be Raharney, LLG and Castlepollard out of interest.

overdabar (Westmeath) - Posts: 257 - 19/08/2026 00:20:15    2690385

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Replying To overdabar:  "Brownstown pitch would be about 500 metres from Meath border. Other hurling club parishes to touch Meath border would be Raharney, LLG and Castlepollard out of interest."
Thanks. Explains why so many go to school in Athboy. Same as so many Brigids lads going to Marist College.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20522 - 19/08/2026 11:49:44    2690422

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Replying To westmeathgaa11:  "Senior B
Pollard v crookedwood: pollard will struggle if Darragh McCormack is out but should have enough to get over the wood by the end of it
Plunketts v Brownstown: at the start of the year I would have said that plunketts would dispose of Brownstown easily, now I am tipping Brownstown to get the nod by 2
Ringtown v Bridget's: ringtown to win by 2-3 here


Gaels v Clonkill: clonkill were impressive in the last 2 rounds and will have another dimension with Luke, peader and Jordi smyth back into the fold, can see a clonkill win by 3 here blowing the championship right back open

Delvin v daltons: daltons to consolidate their senior status here and relegate delvin

Castletown v Raharney: game of the weekend here, Raharney to make it 4/4 and put themselves in the driving seat to qualify direct for the final"
There should be brilliant games all weekend starting friday.

Gaels v Clonkill
Hurling isnt football so i dont think Loughlin will be 100% but Mitchell and Dara Egerton will be near 100% Tight but LLG

Raharney v Castletown.
I think its almost impossible to call.Raharney have been winning but hardly setting the World on fire. In 24 and 25 tgey failed when the chips were down so this is a huge test. Draw

Delvin v Fr Daltons
On all known form has to be Daltons but there will surely be a kick in Delvin Daltons

Crookedwood v Castlepollard
If Pollard dont have Mccormack and Gaffney they will be vulnerable but should scrape home

Brownstown v Plunketts
Very hard to call. Winners will make a semi final at least so a lot at stake. Another draw

Ringtown v St Brigids
Ringtown to stay up

jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1995 - 19/08/2026 21:12:10    2690515

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Replying To Viking66:  "Its a credit to them. Marys are a proper GAA school and are still good academically at the same time."
Mary's are probably doing more to develop young hurlers than even our county development squads. Their persistence to play at A level is paying off as they've been very competitive and reaching the last 4 in almost all age groups. The senior team were unlucky against Kilkenny CBS, they can definitely reach a Leinster final with talent like Conor Williams, Dillon Burke, MJ Long etc and throwing in Conor Raleigh into that has the makings of an exciting team. I'm not sure if Kian Loughlin will be there next year or not, if anyone knows? He has been outstanding for Clonkill seniors so far this year.

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1147 - 20/08/2026 10:30:13    2690553

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