Comaskey was the best ever without a doubt.

hybrassil (Roscommon) - Posts: 75 - 05/09/2011 16:16:46    1027524

I can only talk about hurlers i have seen in my lifetime but it has to be Stephen Leavy Crookedwood.

dutchman (Westmeath) - Posts: 5 - 05/09/2011 21:16:56    1027834

tommy jogger doyle and david kilcoyne were the best i saw

mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1899 - 06/09/2011 09:40:46    1027971

father weir raharney scored 3 9 from play in 45 mins

RAHKILL (Westmeath) - Posts: 395 - 06/09/2011 19:50:51    1028636

gossy weir..left every bit of himself and his blood on the pitch

gaamanmad (Westmeath) - Posts: 73 - 07/09/2011 18:10:56    1029382

John 'Jobber' Mcgrath easily the best and greatest, anyone who ever seen says the same (Jimmy Magee is always mentioning him for example). Irish people seem to have very short memories and only regard people who they have seen or are frest in the memory as been great. Remember they voted for John Hume as the greatest Irish Person and Padraig Harrington as the greatest sports person! people such as Daniel O'Connell and sports people form before World War 11 were'nt even considered. Also how does someone define greatness?
Westmeath greatest footballer is a more difficult question, where your have Carley, Dolan, Flanagan, Dunican, Finneran, Eviers (westmeath man who played for Galway and minor for westmeath), I also remember reading about a priest ( a westmeath man) who became a legend in Meath, as examples. Going on hear-say and from what I've read, heared, and seen; I would have it as a toss up between Carley (St. Marys, St. Vincents, Downs, and St. Lomans) and Dunican (Rosemount and Maryland). Many who have seen the later are now quite old or sadly passed, but he was meant to be a legend!

Westmeath04 (Westmeath) - Posts: 8 - 08/09/2011 14:43:31    1029911