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Famous inter-county minors

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  • #32
    Hesh's Umpire
    Registered Users Posts: 728 ✭✭✭Hesh's Umpire


    feargale wrote: »
    Was he on the Carlow minor hurling team that got to the Leinster final?

    He was. 2006 I think.


  • #33
    Gael85
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭Gael85


    feargale wrote: »
    Was he on the Carlow minor hurling team that got to the Leinster final?

    2006 Leinster minor hurling final. He started full forward for Carlow.


  • #34
    DanielODonnell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 652 ✭✭✭DanielODonnell


    Soccer manager Michael O'Neill played for Antrim football minors and his father was Antrim hurling goalkeeper for 15 years.

    My father remembers Martin O'Neill playing for Derry minors in late 60s. I was in Kilrea a few months ago, it is an odd little town on the Antrim border, I once saw Paddy Bradley buying ice cream in Kilrea in 2005, a random memory.


  • #35
    MfMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,360 ✭✭✭MfMan


    Exiled1 wrote: »
    Archbishop Sean Brady played minor football with Cavan.

    Might be the one I was thinking of.


  • #36
    Mick McGraw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭Mick McGraw


    DanielODonnell wrote: »
    Soccer manager Michael O'Neill played for Antrim football minors and his father was Antrim hurling goalkeeper for 15 years.

    My father remembers Martin O'Neill playing for Derry minors in late 60s. I was in Kilrea a few months ago, it is an odd little town on the Antrim border, I once saw Paddy Bradley buying ice cream in Kilrea in 2005, a random memory.




    Interesting. What type of ice-cream was it?


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  • #37
    Hammer Archer
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,383 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    I'm not 100% sure on this, but I think that Gary Rogers (Dundalk goalkeeper) played with the Meath minors. I know he played with the Seniors a couple of times and was sub goalkeeper when the Juniors won the All Ireland championship in the mid 2000s.


  • #38
    rrs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭rrs


    Cillian Sheridan played with Cavans Minors. He was offered a AFL contract before joining Celtic.
    Gavin Duffy former Connacht player,
    played Minor with Mayo and returned to Mayo panel at end of his Rugby days.


  • #39
    MfMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,360 ✭✭✭MfMan


    John Muldoon, Connacht rugby legend, played minor hurling for Galway.


  • #40
    Uncle Pierre
    Registered Users Posts: 1,451 ✭✭✭Uncle Pierre


    Chris O'Dowd (actor) in goal for Roscommon in the 1997 Connacht minor football final:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx3DR-R1bww

    Edit: Sorry, didn't see at first that Chris O'Dowd was already named in post #2. But at least there's a video of him now as well...!


  • #41
    Gael85
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭Gael85


    Hammer Archer wrote: »
    I'm not 100% sure on this, but I think that Gary Rogers (Dundalk goalkeeper) played with the Meath minors. I know he played with the Seniors a couple of times and was sub goalkeeper when the Juniors won the All Ireland championship in the mid 2000s.

    Think Rogers played with Meath minors in 99.


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  • #42
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 15,979 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    feargale wrote: »

    OFFALY FOOTBALL:
    Brian Cowen.

    Seriously?:eek:


  • #43
    feargale
    Registered Users Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    Did Enda Kenny play minor for Mayo?

    Did one Charles J. Haughey play minor for Dublin, or did his minor years coincide with disqualification? He did play Gaelic and his brother won a SF all-Ireland in 1955.

    Last Sunday's Times had a photo of Enda playing golf sporting a lockdown beard and long lockdown hair with the bubble: "I'm not cutting it until Mayo win the All-Ireland." I'd say he will be in demand to do Santa Claus for decades of Christmases to come.


  • #44
    pipelaser
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭pipelaser


    Xabi Alonso played both Minor and Senior for Meath. Hit one of his long range specials from inside his own half, to draw the '96 All Ireland final, denying Mayo the win. It all ended with him battering the head off Ray Dempsey in the Schmozzle the next day, getting sent off and back he went, on the boat to Spain. He couldn't even speak English.


  • #45
    feargale
    Registered Users Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    pipelaser wrote: »
    Xabi Alonso played both Minor and Senior for Meath. Hit one of his long range specials from inside his own half, to draw the '96 All Ireland final, denying Mayo the win. It all ended with him battering the head off Ray Dempsey in the Schmozzle the next day, getting sent off and back he went, on the boat to Spain. He couldn't even speak English.

    Se no incorpora jugando como señor. Usted tambien tiene que leer el OP, burro.


  • #46
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 15,979 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    feargale wrote: »
    MAYO FOOTBALL:
    John O'Mahony T.D,

    He did play senior for a few years. Generally though, much better known as a 'GAA man' than a politician...


  • #47
    pipelaser
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭pipelaser


    Gearoid Adams(Gerry Adam's Junior) Played for Antrim Minors

    Gavin Duffy(Former Ruby player for Connacht and Ireland) played for Mayo and made it to an All Ireland Minor Final

    Actor Paul Mescal played for Kildare Minors

    Comedian Dara O'Briain played a game of hurling(in goals apparently)for Wicklow Minors

    Rory O'Connor of Rory's Stories was a Meath Minor

    Quinn played for Fermanagh


  • #48
    Gael85
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭Gael85


    pipelaser wrote: »
    Gearoid Adams(Gerry Adam's Junior) Played for Antrim Minors

    Gavin Duffy(Former Ruby player for Connacht and Ireland) played for Mayo and made it to an All Ireland Minor Final

    Actor Paul Mescal played for Kildare Minors

    Comedian Dara O'Briain played a game of hurling(in goals apparently)for Wicklow Minors

    Rory O'Connor of Rory's Stories was a Meath Minor

    Quinn played for Fermanagh

    Gearoid Adams played senior for Antrim for a number of years.


  • #49
    pipelaser
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭pipelaser


    Gael85 wrote: »
    Gearoid Adams played senior for Antrim for a number of years.

    Did poet Patrick Kavanagh play for Monaghan minors and perhaps seniors?


  • #50
    feargale
    Registered Users Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    Gael85 wrote: »
    Gearoid Adams played senior for Antrim for a number of years.

    And famous for what?


  • #51
    Gael85
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭Gael85


    feargale wrote: »
    And famous for what?

    ??


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  • #52
    johnb25
    Registered Users Posts: 503 ✭✭✭johnb25


    Donncha Ryan, ex Munster rugby, minor football for Tipp.


  • #53
    Uncle Pierre
    Registered Users Posts: 1,451 ✭✭✭Uncle Pierre


    Gael85 wrote: »
    ??

    Presume he means what's Gearóid Adams famous for, other than being Gerry's son?

    Unless of course you're really taking to heart that bit in the first post, about "let's keep the bar fairly low about the level of fame". :)


  • #54
    Gael85
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭Gael85


    Uncle Pierre wrote: »
    Presume he means what's Gearóid Adams famous for, other than being Gerry's son?

    Unless of course you're really taking to heart that bit in the first post, about "let's keep the bar fairly low about the level of fame". :)

    The OP said players that never went on to play senior. I was pointing to another poster Gearoid had played for Antrim at senior level. 🙂


  • #55
    Uncle Pierre
    Registered Users Posts: 1,451 ✭✭✭Uncle Pierre


    Sound. I see now that it was actually somebody else who nominated Gearóid Adams in the first place, so the question "famous for what?" should be directed to them rather than you. Glad we cleared that up!


  • #56
    Exiled1
    Registered Users Posts: 332 ✭✭Exiled1


    Patrick Kavanagh did not play minor (or senior) football for Monaghan.
    Digression - He had an interesting career as a senior goalkeeper for Inniskeen, including playing in a county final. He was also secretary and treasurer of the club from 1930-32.


  • #57
    mountgomery burns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭mountgomery burns


    Not Minor but Steve Staunton did play u16 for Louth


  • #58
    landofthetree
    Registered Users Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭landofthetree


    Im sure I read somewhere Mal Donaghy played for Antrim minors but I can't find a source.


  • #59
    WesternZulu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,924 ✭✭✭WesternZulu


    Jimmy Sloyan played minor for Mayo but walked away from it.


  • #60
    feargale
    Registered Users Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    Oh for heaven's sake, did no county minor ever go on to do anything other than kick a football in another code?

    Statesmen, Popes, Tycoons, Revolutionaries, Poets, Mass murderers, Scientists and Inventors please.


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  • #61
    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    WesternZulu wrote: »
    Jimmy Sloyan played minor for Mayo but walked away from it.

    :D


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