How many All Ireland captains did not speak Irish. it is sad to see that our native language is falling from the first language place. I think that only two captains have not spoken Irish when lifting SAM and both may be from the North of Ireland. I can take it that the Kerry captain had his few words ready but it was not to be this year.

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4033 - 28/09/2008 20:17:58    109705

At the ladies finals yesterday, the Tipperary captain said her speech in English and thankoed everyone from the manager to the doctor to her daddy who made sure she always worked hard and trained hard and then she remembered to thank Clare for a sporting game!!

Shinners (Longford) - Posts: 496 - 29/09/2008 11:36:28    109967

" PEOPLE OF GALWAY - WE LOVE YOU! "

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4649 - 29/09/2008 11:45:28    109985

Did anybody see the Kilkenny under 21 captain accepting the Leinster cup. He said "Tá an athas orm an corn seo Cill Ceannaigh" -Which translates as " I really happy this cup Kilkenny". "Tá an athas orm an corn seo a glacadh ar foireann (county)" has become so standardised.

Clash-of-da-ash (Galway) - Posts: 927 - 29/09/2008 11:47:18    109990

If memory serves me correctly Mick Lyons (Meath) didn't speak a word of Irish back in 1987 and im nearly certain that Seamus Moynihan (Kerry) didn't speak any Irish in 2000 either.

Il be getting a roasting for this but im not a fan of the irish language at all (because im bad a languages and so hated it in school) so its completely immaterial to me whether or not an Irish word is spoken from the AI winning captain.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 29/09/2008 11:49:53    110003

IS MAITH LIOM MO MAMMY!

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 29/09/2008 12:08:34    110053

Seamus did speak Irish in his speech in 2000. Remember it well. A few words nothing major

aido_d (Kerry) - Posts: 16 - 29/09/2008 12:23:25    110077

Fair play Dara O Cinnede in 2004 when he spoke Irish all through his speech.

galwayfan (None) - Posts: 764 - 29/09/2008 12:57:14    110123

Dooher when he lifted the Sam Maguire. I have no particular grá for Galway or Kerry but Joe Connolly and Páidí Ó'Sé's speeches as Gaeilge were memorable. If memory serves me correctly, didn't the Sligo hurling captain say something akin to "Tá an-áthas orm an corn seo Liam McCarthy a ghlacadh....." when he was lifting the Nicky Rackard Cup in August?

Tadhgín Tréan (Dublin) - Posts: 26 - 29/09/2008 13:01:13    110127

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IS MAITH LIOM MO MAMMY!

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RMDrive (Donegal) - Posts: 2202 - 29/09/2008 13:03:58    110130

Yes fair play to Dara. Maith an fear indeed, but I wouldnt expect anything less from a Bohernabreena man born to the foothills above Tallaght!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 29/09/2008 13:04:21    110131

Was dooher's speech in english or irish this year? :-)

redandgreen (None) - Posts: 691 - 29/09/2008 13:10:15    110137

Dooher did speak in Irish.

Goodfella, Tir (None) - Posts: 1652 - 29/09/2008 13:21:02    110147

Tadhgín Tréan, I don't want to be too picky but Dooher has spoken Irish on the both occasions he has collected Sam. The remainder of the speech in Aughabrack english may have been quite hard for outsiders to translate, I'd say even some east Tyrone people had bother catching every word hi.

mugsys_barber (Tyrone) - Posts: 2160 - 29/09/2008 13:24:09    110149

110127 Dooher when he lifted the Sam Maguire. I have no particular grá for Galway or Kerry but Joe Connolly and Páidí Ó'Sé's speeches as Gaeilge were memorable. If memory serves me correctly, didn't the Sligo hurling captain say something akin to "Tá an-áthas orm an corn seo Liam McCarthy a ghlacadh....." when he was lifting the Nicky Rackard Cup in August? _______________________________________________________________________ I think he did. It was sarcasm rather than error i imagine.

Maguire01 (Monaghan) - Posts: 226 - 29/09/2008 13:26:17    110155

I think peter (The great) canavan speech was the best ever

williewentwell (Tyrone) - Posts: 1712 - 29/09/2008 13:27:17    110159

you would expect dara o cinnede to speak as gaelige as he presents on a radio station in the gaeltacht!

redhandman (Tyrone) - Posts: 431 - 29/09/2008 13:35:29    110171

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IS MAITH LIOM MO MAMMY!

Is maith liom do mammy fresin!


Thems Fighting words!!! I'm on the next horse and cart to Donegal!

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 29/09/2008 13:56:46    110204

they usaully have to start of the speech in irish with a few words of it. they read it of the screen just in front of them in the hogan stand. anthony daly gave some memorable speches in his time. the whipping boys of munster speech was a classic.

and sean og o hailpin gave his all in irish. and him from fiji. what are things coming to!!!!

howshecuttin (Longford) - Posts: 376 - 29/09/2008 14:05:06    110213

as if tradition means anthing anymore..... sure look at the state of the game!

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 29/09/2008 14:14:59    110222