kerry: jack o shea
dublin: barney rock
cork: corkery
meath: geraghty (my fav of all)
galway:de paor
mayo:mc donald
down: ross carr
cavan: paddy macnamee


brolly, it really bugs me when people dont just answer the questions like there asked on these threads. a question was asked, everyone else gave their answer but the green eyed monster came out yet again.
why did ya bother writing anything, if ya wanted why not start a thread slaggin cavan

milhouse (Cavan) - Posts: 469 - 23/01/2009 17:46:39    188259

Brolly
County: Monaghan
Posts: 134

187980
Cavan and Mayo the real aristocrates of the GAA? Are you having a laugh!!! Thats like saying that Nottingham Forest are the real Aristocrates of soccer - Hungary are the real aristocrates of International soccer... Move with the times.


Don't be daft. Preston, Huddersfield, and especially Aston Villa, those are the "aristocrats" of English soccer.

Just like real human aristocrats they may have fallen upon hard times and been usurped by "new money", but they are still the aristocrats.

In Gaelic football, Kerry, Mayo, Galway, Dublin, and Cavan are the aristocrats. These are the teams that dominate the record books for PROVINCIAL titles, titles which held some import.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 23/01/2009 18:03:33    188271

Kerry: colm cooper
Dublin: shane ryan
Cork : g canty
Meath: S bray
Galway: Michael Donnellan
Mayo:
Down:
Cavan

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 23/01/2009 18:23:32    188298

Of course Cavan are right up there with the football super-powers, their last all-ireland may have been a while ago but they remain the most successful Ulster county and their incredible record of Ulster titles tells you everything you need to know.

mid-mon man (Monaghan) - Posts: 1680 - 23/01/2009 18:25:14    188301

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald
Dublin: Ciaran Whelan
Cork : Joe Deane
Meath: Gramham Gerathy
Galway: Joe Canning
Mayo: Ciaran McDonald
Down: Mickey Linden
Cavan: N/A

limerick man (None) - Posts: 32 - 23/01/2009 18:37:56    188315

Having listed 5 teams, I can also say that Meath and Down are the "new" aristocrats over the last 50 years or so.

So......Kerry, Dublin, Cork, Meath, Galway, Mayo, Down, Cavan


Kerry: Mick O'Connell

Dublin: Bobby Doyle

Cork: Larry Tompkins

Meath: Mick Lyons

Mayo: Ciaran McDonald

Down: Jarleth Carey

Cavan: Gene Cussack

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 23/01/2009 18:49:38    188321

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald
Dublin: Charlie Redmond
Cork : Joe Kavanagh
Meath: Mark O'Reilly
Galway: Ja Fallon
Mayo: James Nallen
Down: James Mc Cartan
Cavan: Jason O'Reilly

Plink (Monaghan) - Posts: 110 - 23/01/2009 18:58:50    188330

Kerry: seamus m
Dublin: Charlie Redmond
Cork : Colin Corkery
Meath: bernard flynn
Galway: Donnelan
Mayo: Ciaran MacDonald
Down: Benny Coulter
Armagh: kieran mc geeny
Tyrone: sean kavagnagh

ps fair point brolly,

jaffacake (Meath) - Posts: 720 - 23/01/2009 19:20:27    188350

The vast majority of posters on here are warm weather fans who could barely name you 10 of their own county team nevermind players from from other provinces.
Case in point the idiots,who dont even know the names of any Cavan players and left it blank or "None".

as for my own selection
Kerry: Darragh O Se
Dublin: Big Joe McNally
Cork : Anthony Lynch
Meath: Darren Fay
Galway: Kevin Walsh
Mayo: Ciaran McDonald
Down: Greg Blaney
Cavan: Jim Reily

DHaise (Cavan) - Posts: 65 - 23/01/2009 19:46:50    188363

Kerry - Colm Cooper just sees off Maurice Fitzgerald and Pa Laide

Cork - Graham Canty

Dublin - Jim Gavin

Mayo - Conor Mortimer

Galway - Padraic Joyce

Meath - Jimmy McGuiness/Jody Devine/Ollie Murphy/Graham Geraghty - too hard to pick one

Down - Mickey Linden

Cavan - Impact sub Mickey Graham

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 23/01/2009 19:55:13    188371

Kerry: John Egan
Dublin: Jimmy Keaveney
Cork: Jimmy Barry Murphy
Meath: Mick Lyons
Galway: Padraig Joyce
Mayo: Ciaran McDonald
Down: James McCartan
Cavan: Peter Reilly

icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2573 - 23/01/2009 20:05:46    188376

I am shocked at the amount picking Wheelo!!! I thought ye all hated him!!! :)

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 23/01/2009 20:55:14    188382

Since when are Mayo aristocrats of GAA all they won was 3 all-irelands, their last in 51. Hardly the history or pedigree of an aristocrats!

Unless your going to count provincial titles, but to be a true aristocrats I think you have to be winning all-irelands consistantly!

Bob the Builder (UK) - Posts: 137 - 23/01/2009 21:16:07    188396

Kerry-- John Egan.

Dunlin -- Anton O'Toole.

Cork -- Brian Murphy.

Mayo -- Ciaran McDonald. (wont leave blank like some Mayo posters did with Cavan as i have manners)

Down -- Paddy Doherty.

Meath -- Pat Reynolds.

Cavan -- Charlie Gallagher.

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 23/01/2009 21:26:01    188399

players that i enjoyed watching

Kerry: Maurice fitzgerald there was many from 70,80s
Dublin: anton o toole many from 70,80s
Cork: colin corkery
Meath: Gramham Gerathy trevor giles
Galway: padraig joyce
Mayo: kevin mc stay
Down: Mickey Linden james mc cartan
Cavan: rilleys

theghost (Dublin) - Posts: 152 - 23/01/2009 21:59:48    188415

Lads, why are ye all spelling Grahams name wrong?

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 24/01/2009 00:53:27    188509

Bob the Builder
County: UK
Posts: 83

188396
Since when are Mayo aristocrats of GAA all they won was 3 all-irelands, their last in 51. Hardly the history or pedigree of an aristocrats!

Unless your going to count provincial titles, but to be a true aristocrats I think you have to be winning all-irelands consistantly!


Alas, Bob the Builder, your belief highlights the "new" GAA. Before the back door, less than ten years ago, winning a Provincial medal was the pinnacle of many careers, all some people ever wanted to achieve. The whole county celebrated, and provincial wins were treasured.

Ask Jarlath Burns of Armagh what it meant to win Ulster in 1999, after years of trying. Nine years later, and 6 more titles, the county feel they have failed because they "only won Ulster".

Who would have imagined over a 100 years of tradition could have been eroded in such a short time.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 24/01/2009 01:49:26    188526

Kerry- Mickey Sheehy
Dublin- Barney Rock
Cork - Larry Tompkins
Meath- Martin O Connell
Galway- Still heartbroken from 98 so I will say none
Mayo- Kieran McDonald
Down- Mickey Linden
Cavan- Seanie Johnston

Willie Nelson (None) - Posts: 972 - 24/01/2009 10:49:27    188558

Kerry - Maurice Fitzgerald

Cork - nicolas murphy

Dublin - charlie redmond

Mayo - liam mc hale

Galway - kevin walsh

Meath - trevor giles

Down - mickey linden

pumakings (Galway) - Posts: 37 - 24/01/2009 12:36:28    188585

Liam sure everyone hated Graham too...Although he has become a bit of a loveable rogue!

paddym123 (Meath) - Posts: 367 - 24/01/2009 13:15:13    188595