Benny Coulter (Down), Thomas Freeman (Monaghan), Paddy Bradley & Fergal Doherty (Derry)

ajdoyle78 (Down) - Posts: 520 - 25/06/2009 08:11:02    322503

23/06/2009 17:57:46
OLLIE
County: Louth
Posts: 1188

320963 stefan white.

Sorry Ollie he won an Ulster in '88. Just shows the talent there is in Louth and the gap is elsewhere!

Real Louth fan (Louth) - Posts: 3157 - 25/06/2009 08:14:28    322504

23/06/2009 22:48:01
patrique
County: Antrim
Posts: 3601

321274 1 Sean McGreevey
2 John Rainey
3 John Burns
4 Seamus Killough
5 Gerry McHugh
6 JP O'Kane
7 Aidan Donnelly
8 John McKiernan
9 Frank Fitzimmons
10 Kevin Madden
11 Pat Armstrong
12 Gerry McCann
13 Aidan Hamill
14 Gerry Armstrong
15 Andy McCailin

All from Antrim, all in my time, and without too much thought.

I could probably change about ten of them, with other Antrim players, without weakening the team.

Must be literally thousands of players who come in to this category.

Where's JP these days? He palyed with us in the 80s and was some player. Unfortunately, as things are in Louth, his talent would not be properly seen. I know he headed to the US, like so many others in the 80s.

A real nice bloke, would be interested to know where and how he is?

Real Louth fan (Louth) - Posts: 3157 - 25/06/2009 08:16:54    322507

I would say the whole of the Louth panel 1991 - 1997. Most noteably;

Seamus, Cathal and Kevin O' Hanlon, Colin Kelly, Gerry 'flogger' Farrell (the wandering goalkeeper), Stefan White (although he has an Ulster medal), Brendan Kerins.

also,

Tony Mc Carragher, Aidan Wiseman, Danny Nugent, Benny Gaughran, Dessie Callaghan, Kevin Dawe, Matt Mc Dermott.

Real Louth fan (Louth) - Posts: 3157 - 25/06/2009 08:26:59    322509

DBPC-are you related to the BFG in the Roald Dahl novel????

Mick O Connell (None) - Posts: 1231 - 25/06/2009 09:00:24    322518

tommy gill wicklow

mucker (Donegal) - Posts: 479 - 25/06/2009 10:12:48    322560

sorry reallouthfan he did indeed win an ulster medal with monaghan.i was just thinking of louth and that he never won a leinster medal.ah sure ill say jp rooney.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 25/06/2009 13:53:42    322808

fathermurphy
County: Wexford
Posts: 21

322378 All white...Some Kildare supporter you are..johny Doyle leinster title???


Yes fathermurphy, Johny Doyle did win a leinster title in 2000 and here's the link to the Kildare Nationalist's archive page to prove it.

http://archives.tcm.ie/kildarenationalist/2000/08/18/story9326.asp

Pay particular attention to paragraph ten about a young man with calm confidence.

AllWhite (Kildare) - Posts: 172 - 25/06/2009 14:50:28    322884

Pauric Davis (Longford). I seen him play whilst I was living in Longford for a while and he was a class act.

Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 915 - 25/06/2009 21:07:46    323259

definitely Brendan Coulter from Down a real class act it is a real shame Down football is a shambles.

tullyframerover (Down) - Posts: 276 - 25/06/2009 21:16:07    323266

declan browne matty forde

bigman2 (Tipperary) - Posts: 1202 - 25/06/2009 21:32:10    323273

here here, also shorty traynor, maybe he got an ulster title before but he missed out on the 1991 and 1994 sucesses

acemarksman (Down) - Posts: 42 - 25/06/2009 21:32:53    323274

also meant to add kevin o'brien from wicklow onto that

acemarksman (Down) - Posts: 42 - 25/06/2009 21:33:44    323275

I can't understand why "ever" & "never" seem to refer to only the last twenty years or so..
Someone from Westmeath lists Mickey Fagan but not Jobber McGrath!. I would possibly list Tommy Ring too. Both were outstanding hurlers on poor teams. As for footballers I think Mick Carley and George Keane might qualify.
I also see a lot of Antrim hurlers listed but not Kevin Armstrong! And I think Dan McInerney from Clare never won a provincial medal either.

liamOCathain (Westmeath) - Posts: 4 - 25/06/2009 21:43:44    323288

Pauric davis , Dessie Barry ,

hitman (Longford) - Posts: 272 - 25/06/2009 22:12:54    323317

25/06/2009 05:16:45
godhelpus
County: Antrim
Posts: 28

322496
Hi Patrique great to see you included John Rainey a much overlooked player and part of the backbone of the great Johnnies team of the 60's and 70's. We know the flair players get a mention everytime great teams are asked for but John was a superb halfback. I think he has 11 senior county football medals which is an indication of his longevity as a first class player. His brother Brendan wasn't too shabby either.


Brendan was a useful performer as well, but John? Could anyone honesty tell me that say "Ricey" with all his medals (richly deserved by the way) is a better player? Certainly not as tough as wee John LOL.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 26/06/2009 21:30:21    324410

Real Louth fan
County: Louth
Posts: 1969



Where's JP these days? He palyed with us in the 80s and was some player. Unfortunately, as things are in Louth, his talent would not be properly seen. I know he headed to the US, like so many others in the 80s.

A real nice bloke, would be interested to know where and how he is?


John Pat did indeed play for Louth, as well as Ulster and Leinster. And although he played for Lamh Deargh in Belfast, they had no hurling team in 1970 so my club then, Gael Uladh, "stole" him to help us win the county minor HURLING title. He played mid field for us, with me in the goal.

His mate from Lamh Deargh Barney McKenna also played. Barney went to Oz, but I see him when he visits home, as he plays guitar and sings and would have spent many a great night with us.

John Pat moved to the States. I moved to Manchester. I haven't seen him in years, and I mean years, but a great lad, and a great player.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 26/06/2009 21:36:46    324414

liamOCathain
County: Westmeath
Posts: 4

323288
I can't understand why "ever" & "never" seem to refer to only the last twenty years or so..
Someone from Westmeath lists Mickey Fagan but not Jobber McGrath!


Jobber's nephew, Kevin from Coventry originally, plays guitar with us on music nights when he is about the place. He is a pilot so we don't always see him.

He was amazed that I had heard of Jobber.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 26/06/2009 21:38:32    324417

Johnny McDonald Kildare

thehoops (Kildare) - Posts: 69 - 26/06/2009 23:34:42    324487

declan browne, derry foley,peter lambert.brendan cummins was also a class footballer before headin for the hurlers.should have won munster in 98' with these four

tippchick (Tipperary) - Posts: 23 - 27/06/2009 00:09:10    324512