We had an old gentleman down here in Portarlington by the name of McEvoy. He played for both Offaly and Leinster and was by all accounts a brilliant footballer. However, he was simply known as "Chunk". Just got me wondering is there many other past and present day footballers and hurlers out there with such unsual nicknames?

PortInFaithful (Offaly) - Posts: 472 - 12/06/2015 15:08:36    1736089

i knew a fella once called Chips......cos he always smelt of vinegar

twas really weird now i think of it!

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 12/06/2015 15:11:33    1736094

Dublin hurler Eamon Dillon is called 'Trollier'. No idea why - maybe someone can shed some light on that!?

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 12/06/2015 15:23:48    1736100

Sean Marty Lockhart - Rivaldo

No Idea why. not even a forward.

Fave is Skinner cus he skins anything in fromt of him

DoireCityFC (Derry) - Posts: 1580 - 12/06/2015 15:28:06    1736104

.......but surely the gooch is the strangest!

DoireCityFC (Derry) - Posts: 1580 - 12/06/2015 15:29:02    1736105

Leighton Glynn's nickname is Ginnet. The best nickname I ever heard was Bungalow. I won't say who it's about - he's called it because he has nothing upstairs! !

Wicklowman (Wicklow) - Posts: 1142 - 13/06/2015 21:48:16    1736507

Anthony Finnerty of Mayo 89 fame is known as Fat Larry.

Willie Joe Padden was known as the Mullet for a while.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1375 - 14/06/2015 08:56:48    1736514

We have a lad in Westmeath and his nickname is "The Dude"

During the sports news on a radio station earlier this year they made reference to him as David "The Dude" McCormack.

Where would you get it!

Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1468 - 14/06/2015 09:07:40    1736519

We had a few who played with the club called, Ricco, Juice and Emerson. One lad who played with another club and also played for the county was called Saddam!

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1354 - 14/06/2015 09:40:00    1736527

seamie o neill was shaq
alan nolan was horse
john nolan was woggy
shane curran cake

OhtobeARossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 1792 - 14/06/2015 10:02:26    1736534

When 'the gooch' was growing up there was a doll called a 'goochy' doll. It had the same red hair as him. Hence the nickname.

mediaman (Antrim) - Posts: 355 - 14/06/2015 12:10:07    1736561

Diarmiud Lyng. Former Wexford hurler. He's only known as gizzy. Barely even answers to his given name.

Paul carley known as chops. Barry lambert is called lamb. Wexford half forward line of 04= lamb chops.

A lad playing club football down here and everyone kept calling him chillie. After ages and ages some auld fella finally asked why he's called chillie. . . "ah he's con kearneys young fella"

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3559 - 14/06/2015 12:42:04    1736578

Actually I can't leave out Larry "the brother" o gorman

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3559 - 14/06/2015 12:43:17    1736579

We had Rambo back in 92 !

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 14/06/2015 13:16:06    1736595

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CroiGorm
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Dublin hurler Eamon Dillon is called 'Trollier'. No idea why - maybe someone can shed some light on that!?

Think its because he's off his trolley.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2313 - 14/06/2015 13:55:42    1736610

Always got a kick out of Ger 'The Sparrow' O'Loughlin.

UpOffaly (Offaly) - Posts: 69 - 14/06/2015 14:54:23    1736641

CJ 'Lesnar' Molloy

A former New York player and nephew of 1992 Donegal All-Ireland winning captain Anthony Molloy. Scored a wonder goal for Ardara against Glenswilly in the Donegal SFC at the weekend.

He was given the nickname 'Lesnar because of his enormous traps, bearing resemblance to heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

PortInFaithful (Offaly) - Posts: 472 - 10/05/2017 17:20:51    1985748

Was PJ O Connell from Clare known as Fingers?

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 10/05/2017 17:37:28    1985753

GAA nicknames are one of my pet hates, especially when posters on here use them as if they're best mates with the lads.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12321 - 10/05/2017 17:46:34    1985757

Ciaran Brady from Cavan is know throughout county as 'Holla' due to the fact his family lives in a hollow, the 'holla' Bradys

gowna02 (Cavan) - Posts: 99 - 10/05/2017 18:07:32    1985761