Lar " TWINKLE TOES" corbett

thurlesblues (Tipperary) - Posts: 4475 - 18/08/2010 08:43:31    748921

joe "stone wall jackson" mcgrath
michael "hopper" mcgrath

dlegendcooney (Galway) - Posts: 263 - 18/08/2010 09:19:29    748945

Ballycroy in Mayo had a half back line in the 1970s nicknamed the concrete three.

thistle_harps (UK) - Posts: 879 - 18/08/2010 09:32:01    748961

Gizmo glennon was a good corner forward for us.
Everyone has a nickname in the village, the plague,the lamby,the diesel,the mule,the whity,the beefy,the gonzo,smokey,buzzer.
and thats just one area

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 18/08/2010 09:43:33    748974

Yes, The Fighting Cocks is the real name of the place in Carlow. It's just down the road from me. It's usually referred to locally as "The Cocks" as in "He plays for the Cocks."

ogormanmahon (Tipperary) - Posts: 66 - 18/08/2010 09:47:23    748977

From my own club:
Fan Larkin
Tots McEvoy
Chunky O'Brien

Other counties that I like (not mentioned yet):
Sambo

Puddersthecat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1692 - 18/08/2010 09:55:39    748982

eugene nudie hughes, known to every one as nudie, but not for any nudie reason, a commentator once said,

monman123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 71 - 18/08/2010 10:12:50    749003

we have a lad nicknamed 'bungalow'.he has notin upstairs!

achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 584 - 18/08/2010 10:30:46    749019

I once heard of a guy playing football that was constantly being called Chilli. Apparently when questioned, it was said that it was because his fathers name was Con Kearney. Hilarious....

A famous name around my area is the Gunner Bradys. All of them take the nickname (of course, originally made famous by 3 times All-Ireland winner Phil 'The Gunner' Brady) including his nephew, Handball world champion Paul 'Gunner' Brady.

Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2466 - 18/08/2010 10:36:20    749030

john "bubbles" dwyer

lowerormond (Tipperary) - Posts: 1267 - 18/08/2010 10:38:59    749034

Mike O'Brien Limerick - The Banger

saortheas (Limerick) - Posts: 47 - 18/08/2010 10:44:39    749037

Loughduff Lad
County: Cavan
Posts: 318

I know the gunners well..old gunner was a gard in blaney..tough man he was

MonsFreshPrince (Monaghan) - Posts: 83 - 18/08/2010 10:49:48    749045

Again, not a GAA player and more of a joke than a nickname but I love

Zinedine Kilbane, just for the pure irony of it

Corrxxx (Kerry) - Posts: 584 - 18/08/2010 10:58:26    749058

nicky the butcher malone.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 18/08/2010 11:12:44    749070

May be one for the Tyrone lads. Paul Donnelly from Beragh - was his nickname 'The Bear Donnelly'?

sam2008 (Tyrone) - Posts: 799 - 18/08/2010 11:32:32    749095

Skinner - Eoin Bradley

Orlaith (Derry) - Posts: 4282 - 18/08/2010 11:59:54    749136

by far the best was ger 'the sparrow' lougnane from clare others worth a mention include 'fast' eddie brennan, aidan'taggy' fogerty, liam 'sambo' macnaughton and ger 'redser' o grady

Kenlim (Limerick) - Posts: 864 - 18/08/2010 12:10:53    749156

The "" rattler " Byrnes

thurlesblues (Tipperary) - Posts: 4475 - 18/08/2010 12:19:00    749173

Rory 'Buttons' Jacob
'Sack' Walsh
'Gizzy' Lyng
'Hopper' McGrath
'Skippy' Ruth
Ger 'Hands like Shovels' Cushe
'Mitch' Jordan

Anyone in Wexford ever play against Paddy 'Burgers'?

loyalfan (Wexford) - Posts: 142 - 18/08/2010 12:26:47    749190

Leper - Eamonn O'Callaghan!!

Anyone tell me why??

Rattler2010 (Kildare) - Posts: 117 - 18/08/2010 12:42:43    749214