The fighting cocks from carlow,,, and they're still at it.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3192 - 09/04/2009 22:47:52    253788

"Tang" in Westmeath are intermediate club and theres also a place in the parish of Tang called "The Pigeons".

depointswilcome (Westmeath) - Posts: 125 - 10/04/2009 00:57:41    253924

well folks we have a good lash at this one . Need to know the best one in Ireland and the best overseas.

Ireland: I would have to go for Nobber closley followed by the the Fighting Cocks.

Overseas: The Invinicibles, Ayrshire.

realgaa (UK) - Posts: 128 - 10/04/2009 06:38:40    253951

The Loup from Derry. Them boys are definitely in the loop.

Also Convoy from donegal, you can travel in convoy to convoy.

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 10/04/2009 09:36:36    253979

Slaughtneil,

Sounds tough!

Regards,

Snufalufagus.....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 10/04/2009 14:22:50    254180

To patrique and dhorse re Nemo Rangers. Well done dhorse you are quite correct and have gone away up in my estimation. The name Nemo meaning nobodies was given to a group of students from the North Mon School who wished to play the National Game and were ostracised by their Rugby playing fellow students, this was in 1910 and some 5 years later a group of students from the other side of the City around Turners Cross adopted the name when they formed a Club. There had been a Club in the area called Rangers since 1893 and in the early 1920's both Rangers and Nemo amalgamated and have played as Nemo Rangers since then.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 10/04/2009 14:59:39    254203

patrique County: Antrim Posts: 2849 252641 BIG SACKS County: Tyrone Posts: 372 251709 Ballymun are not the only Kickhams Arent Creggan also Kickhams? Patrique will know. Yes they are, and Ardoyne. But why is this funny? Named after Charles Kickham. Being named after the starship enterprise like Nemo or something is a bit more unusual. Personally I always thought "The Queen's Gaelic Club" was a bit of a strange name when you think about it. Not that strange Patrique. Came across an old letter Eamonn Phoenix sent into the Irish News a few years back. "Among the leading unionists in the early Gaelic revival in Ulster were Sir William MacArthur, founder of the QUB Gaelic Society in 1906 and later director of medical services in the British army - he was knighted in 1937." Most of the prominent Gaels in the early 1900s in Ulster were Unionists. I would add Lisburn Red Hands to the list. Probably won't make much sense to anyone outside of Antrim though, but that's a very strange name for a hurling club.

Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 10/04/2009 15:19:17    254213

Not the name of Gaelic club but should be (PUCK IT HIGH! PUCK IT LONG!) seen it on a billboard

williewentwell (Tyrone) - Posts: 1712 - 10/04/2009 15:41:37    254228

Is there not a team in Antrim called....Faugh-a-ballagh?

northpole (Derry) - Posts: 739 - 10/04/2009 16:10:54    254245

Leitrim's Aughawillian. AKA The Willies. You'll often hear it said that "The Willies have great heart".

Inactive x5 (Cavan) - Posts: 1452 - 10/04/2009 16:22:02    254254

northpole
County: Derry
Posts: 350

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Is there not a team in Antrim called....Faugh-a-ballagh?

There is a team called Faughs in Antrim, also one in Castleblaney, Monaghan, probably a few more about the country.

Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 10/04/2009 16:53:07    254295

The Wild Geese,Dublin

Spludge (Dublin) - Posts: 23 - 10/04/2009 16:54:55    254296

re Tang..... and the Pigeons.

Isnt there also a place in Westmeath called AT SWIM TWO BIRDS... A tyrone man wrote a novel by that name at one point too.

BIG SACKS (Tyrone) - Posts: 1681 - 10/04/2009 18:14:12    254338

The Blue Oyster Club ,

ArmaghRoadie (Armagh) - Posts: 7 - 10/04/2009 19:10:12    254375

ballypickass in laois-thats unusual enough!

dubinlaois (Dublin) - Posts: 304 - 10/04/2009 19:35:13    254387

Benandonner
County: Antrim
Posts: 87

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I am aware of the the QUB history, even I am one of the countless "honourary Vice Presidents" of the hurling club, but it the badge, with the Crown on it. I wear it just to provoke, which is most unlike me.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 10/04/2009 19:59:51    254419

Drove past pigeons ground last weekend going to Ennis

williewentwell (Tyrone) - Posts: 1712 - 10/04/2009 21:40:09    254525

Annaduff in leitrim

Dan_Toal (Leitrim) - Posts: 244 - 11/04/2009 00:02:05    254630

Four Roads.

wise_guy (Tyrone) - Posts: 1584 - 11/04/2009 14:24:13    254791

Bunnanaddan in Sligo aka the Bunnies

tentonne (Sligo) - Posts: 69 - 11/04/2009 15:00:32    254820