What's the record for both club and county? I may be wrong but I think that the Caltra footballers had 6 Meehans and the Castlegar hurlers had 6 Connollys when they won their all-Irelands. Ballyhale Shamrocks had a scatter of Fennellys in the 80s. At county level, the Spillanes of Kerry and the Hendersons of Kilkenny come to mind. Laois won Leinster football titles in the 30s with something like 4 Delaney brothers and their uncle on the team. Anyone know who holds the records?

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1052 - 15/10/2009 04:10:02    455010

newtownshandrum had 4 o'connors on last week, with 2 more waiting in the wings

CorkBlogger (Cork) - Posts: 50 - 15/10/2009 13:18:35    455309

3 Spillane brothers and 3 O Se brothers have been on the same winning team for the AI

kerrykerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1779 - 15/10/2009 13:51:11    455349

7 Fennellys won all-ireland club medals in the 80's for Ballyhale in Kilkenny:
Michael, Ger, Kevin, Brendan, Liam, Sean and Dermot

wingwonder (UK) - Posts: 535 - 15/10/2009 14:45:59    455399

once played in a 5 a side indoor soccer league with myself and 2 brothers and a sister in law, so 4 of the 5 were from the same family!!

JPM1981 (Kildare) - Posts: 825 - 15/10/2009 15:00:51    455420

think there were 5 cooneys on the sarfields team that won a couple of club all-irelands in the ninties

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4678 - 15/10/2009 15:54:09    455480

Can't imagine there'd be too many more than the 7 Fennellys. Are there 4 or 5 Cannings at Portumna?

Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 15/10/2009 16:31:49    455531

CorkBlogger, Newtown had 2 o connors starting, Ben and Jerry and had 2 on the bench John and Eamon, according to my programme. Is there more playing with newtown seniors?

Corklanger07 (Cork) - Posts: 85 - 15/10/2009 16:32:36    455536

Four or five Murrays played for Rossa in the 80s at the same time

CheFinny (UK) - Posts: 1358 - 15/10/2009 16:44:07    455557

wingwonder

7 Fennellys won all-ireland club medals in the 80's for Ballyhale in Kilkenny:
Michael, Ger, Kevin, Brendan, Liam, Sean and Dermot

That is some achievement. Did they ever play as a team in the all-Ireland sevens?

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1052 - 15/10/2009 16:48:28    455565

I think eleven All Ireland medals came into the Connolly household in 1980. I might be wrong but I heard it somewhere. Anyone know?

TheSkipper (USA) - Posts: 71 - 15/10/2009 16:59:01    455578

CheFinny
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455557
Four or five Murrays played for Rossa in the 80s at the same time


There were 7 Gallagher brothers playing for the dreaded St John's in the 1960 (The Johnnies) when they were arguably the best side in Ireland.

Which is why the Johnnies invented the club championship with their own unofficial Ulster championship which they won every year against the like of Crossmaglen, Bellaghy and Glenn.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 15/10/2009 19:19:57    455751

The Burren team of the 80's that won 5 Ulster Titles and 2 All Irelands at one time had 9 McGovern Brothers on the panel, although I think no more than 6 or 7 where on the field at any one time. Three of them had the distinction of playing for Down - Brendan, Vincent and the best of the lot Tommy....

No.15 (Down) - Posts: 193 - 15/10/2009 21:20:15    455851

i hope ronan clarke and his 3 brothers win the armagh senior championship for their club pearse ogs

appleboy (Armagh) - Posts: 479 - 15/10/2009 21:21:05    455854

On the Ofally team that won the all-ireland football final against kerry in 1982 I believe there were 2 brothers Richie and matt connor and also their 2 cousins Liam and Tomas O' Connor. I believe there were 4 connor brothers (John, Jim, Tom and Din ) on the walsh island team that won the ofally county final in 1933 .
and Murt Connor was on the Ofally team that won their first all-ireland in 1971.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5524 - 15/10/2009 21:21:19    455855

Benandonner
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455531 Can't imagine there'd be too many more than the 7 Fennellys. Are there 4 or 5 Cannings at Portumna?

i think theres only 3 hurlin with the seniors.joe ollie and davy

lowerormond (Tipperary) - Posts: 1267 - 15/10/2009 22:02:45    455903

Ivan Canning's the keeper, almost sure I saw another listed in the subs v De La Salle.

Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 15/10/2009 22:29:10    455949

You are forgetteing the Potumna keeper too lowerormond, who happens to be a Canning also. Ivan.

Jgc81 (Meath) - Posts: 195 - 15/10/2009 22:55:48    455994

loads of Hickeys on the Dunamaggin team, dunno if they ever won anything though

mondred (Wexford) - Posts: 872 - 15/10/2009 23:00:21    456000

15/10/2009 21:20:15
No.15
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455851
The Burren team of the 80's that won 5 Ulster Titles and 2 All Irelands at one time had 9 McGovern Brothers on the panel, although I think no more than 6 or 7 where on the field at any one time. Three of them had the distinction of playing for Down - Brendan, Vincent and the best of the lot Tommy....


Thats impressive!

kerrykerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1779 - 15/10/2009 23:18:56    456032