A question was posed on the Tyrone boards about how many Football/Hurling/Dual clubs there were. When I actually had a look and saw the ratio of Football clubs in Tyrone to Hurlings clubs it filled me with pride. We truly are a Football county, and one of the best at that. But do we have the best ratio of all the counties? What other counties can be classed as basically Football only in terms of clubs? Likewise who has the worst ratio? I'm guessing Kilkenny but just how bad is it down there? Interested if people can enlighten me. Once again Wum's please stay away, this is for serious debate only

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 06/05/2010 17:51:03    639952

WUM ALERT . Anyone for tea ?

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 06/05/2010 18:39:47    639993

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639993 WUM ALERT . Anyone for tea ?

I'll pass on the tea Dell but I'd murder a Jammy dodger if ya have one...

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 06/05/2010 18:43:18    639996

Ya really cant beat a good cupa tae.

Bosco1937 (Longford) - Posts: 185 - 06/05/2010 18:53:33    640006

jaffa cake anyone?

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 06/05/2010 19:00:34    640016

Royal_Girl2k9 i going to get jaffa of forty five thanks would you like one ? looks like tea or mineral party here.

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 06/05/2010 19:09:09    640032

Made me smile Pomeroy. Ya certainly have it in for Hurling. Ya a bit like the Labour guy in my office who wines about the Tories for no other reason than they are the opposition. Gets a bit tiring and tedious. Fair enough if you don't like Hurling, but there's no need to constantly give out over it.

Tongo (UK) - Posts: 1795 - 07/05/2010 08:09:35    640290

jaffa cakes for everyone!!

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 07/05/2010 10:28:24    640326

Well Pomeroy we have over a 100 clubs, 80% of them dual clubs and a lot of them also have camogie and there are quite a number of handball sections as well. Real GAA clubs ;)

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 07/05/2010 11:22:11    640388

Sound man HAG_AND_CHEESE! I'll take a few. Didn't have time for the breakfast this mornin. To Pomeroy...I get a sense that you do not like hurling...I think I could be right on this one

Jimin10 (Meath) - Posts: 783 - 07/05/2010 11:27:19    640394

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640290 Made me smile Pomeroy. Ya certainly have it in for Hurling. Ya a bit like the Labour guy in my office who wines about the Tories for no other reason than they are the opposition. Gets a bit tiring and tedious. Fair enough if you don't like Hurling, but there's no need to constantly give out over it.

He's a funny lad alright! Methinks he doth protest too much!

Tyrone lads....was there a player from PP's area dropped from the Tyrone hurling panel just before they won the Lory Meagher Cup last year? Because if there was I think we know who it is...........

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13796 - 07/05/2010 12:01:31    640429

Oh MesAmis has found you out PP!

weered92 (Derry) - Posts: 296 - 07/05/2010 12:14:39    640446

Kilkenny are going for their fifth national title in sucession.................but how bad is it down there? I only wish we had it half as bad down here!!

Culchie (Cork) - Posts: 799 - 07/05/2010 12:59:37    640494

what a crap post, its nothing to be proud of that we are crap at hurling

redhanddefender (Tyrone) - Posts: 913 - 07/05/2010 13:18:55    640514

in cavan. 40 football clubs and 1 hurling club

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5520 - 07/05/2010 14:00:13    640570

Are there any jaffa cakes left lads? Us cats haven't ate anything since September and are starving.

Puddersthecat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1692 - 07/05/2010 14:20:04    640589

Club History of Pomeroy Plumketts GAC.

The name of Plunkett Park has a dual significance. One of our patrons was a mighty figure in the history of the Catholic Church in Ireland of almost three hundred years ago (St. Oliver Plunkett); the other, a valiant, quiet man who died a soldier's death in Ireland's most deathless struggle but a generation ago (Joseph Mary Plunkett). Both bore the same family name and were related by blood. Both won a martyr's crown from minions of the same adversary, the one for the Faith, the other for the Motherland.

Important Dates
1916: POMEROY PLUNKETTS formed, under the patronage of St. Oliver Plunkett and dedicated to the memory of Joseph Mary Plunkett.

1929: POMEROY PLUNKETTS affiliated as a asenior team - beaten by Donaghmore in the delayed 1928 Championship.

1935: PLUNKETTS won Junior Football Championship by beating Greencastle.

1945: WON Junior Football Championship by beating Gortin and East Tyrone Championship and League.

1946: CLUB transferred from East to West Tyrone.

1948: PLUNKETT PARK opened, the second county ground in Tyrone.

1967: WON County Intermediate Championship, County Intermediate League and McElduff Cup.

1972: NEW Pavilion opened.

1980: PLUNKETTS Football Club and St. Mary's Handball Club amalgamated to form Pomeroy Plunketts Gaelic Athletic Club. A sports centre opened, which included a 40 feet by 20 feet indoor handball alley.

1981: Hurling Club formed.

1984: PLUNKETTS won County Junior Championship and County Junior League.

1994: GYMNASIUM installed in sports centre. Bought four and a half acres of land to develop a training pitch.

1998: REDEVELOPED Plunkett Park re-opened to mark its Golden Jubilee. Further three and a half acres of land bought for development.

1999: WON Junior League and Junior Reserve League.

2002: WON under-21 (Grade 2) Championship.

2003: WON under-21 (Grade 2) Championship

2004: SENIORS won County Intermediate League and Championship and Ulster Intermediate Championship. Narrowly beat by Carbery Rovers (Cork) in the All-Ireland Intermediate Football Club Championship Final.

NOT EVERYBODY IN THIS CLUB FEELS THE SAME.

lasttoknow (Tyrone) - Posts: 99 - 07/05/2010 14:55:04    640638

One hurling club in Cavan???

Mullahoran & Ballymchugh have hurling & I thought Cavan Gaels & one of the clubs in the north of the county had hurling too? Lots of camogie in Cavan too.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 07/05/2010 15:07:12    640662

Think theres about 30 football clubs to 15 hurling clubs in westmeath. This is not including seperate ladies clubs or underage only clubs. I think only one of these clubs is a dual club.

chuaigh (Westmeath) - Posts: 1 - 07/05/2010 15:28:49    640686

Unusual setup in Westmeath actually. Mullingar for example has 4 seperate GAA clubs - 2 hurling/camógie & 2 football. In some cases in Westmeath a hurling club & a football club share the same grounds (& players usually) but it's not considered a dual club e.g. Rochefortbridge St. Marys (football) & St. Brigids (hurling). I think Delvin is the only dual club in the county.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 07/05/2010 17:01:39    640788