Quizzes, trivia and facts known, and unknown.
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 1:46 pm
Came across this last year, it came into my head today.
https://m.sporcle.com/games/bigGuy91/na ... -in-offaly
James McCarthy’s mother is from Clonbullogue. -TheMan
Darragh and Shane Fives’ mother is from Lusmagh.
Brendan Kealys mother was a Kelly from Ballycumber- feirmeoir
Aaron Craig (Westmeath right half-back) also has a Lusmagh mother, who herself is a sister of the Fives' mother. -POTH
Barry Coughlans mother is a Gracefield woman, and his uncle is non other than Tommy Byrne Co. Board Chairman. He lived around for some of his childhood. -lovelyhurling
Roscommon have 4 panelists with Offaly parentage. Conor, Ronan and Niall Daly’s father is from Clonmacnoise.
Hubert Darcy’s father (also Hubert) is from Shannonbridge.
McIntyre on the Kerry minor team a couple of years ago:
Grandson of PJ who played both football & hurling for Rynaghs & Offaly ( and later played both for Kerry) ?? -ryot
David Henry played for Dublin and I think his uncle is Vincent Henry from the 1982 team. Also Ciaran Kilkenny's mother is an Offaly woman but I cannot remember where she hails from. -Dubbiff
That's correct, David Henry is a son of Gene Henry, nephew of Vincent Henry and a cousin of Shane Lowry.
John McCarthy is married to an Offaly woman. -BnMm
Number of lads playing senior football in Clane(Kildare) with Offaly born parenst, Brian McLoughlin (Forward,Captain Leinster Minor 2016),dad from Birr, Tom Connor (Ex Kildare FF),dad from Walsh Island, Brian Corbett(good club corner back),mam from Ballyfore. All of these lads are eligible to play for Offaly under division 3 and 4 concession. -maccie
https://m.sporcle.com/games/bigGuy91/na ... -in-offaly
James McCarthy’s mother is from Clonbullogue. -TheMan
Darragh and Shane Fives’ mother is from Lusmagh.
Brendan Kealys mother was a Kelly from Ballycumber- feirmeoir
Aaron Craig (Westmeath right half-back) also has a Lusmagh mother, who herself is a sister of the Fives' mother. -POTH
Barry Coughlans mother is a Gracefield woman, and his uncle is non other than Tommy Byrne Co. Board Chairman. He lived around for some of his childhood. -lovelyhurling
Roscommon have 4 panelists with Offaly parentage. Conor, Ronan and Niall Daly’s father is from Clonmacnoise.
Hubert Darcy’s father (also Hubert) is from Shannonbridge.
McIntyre on the Kerry minor team a couple of years ago:
Grandson of PJ who played both football & hurling for Rynaghs & Offaly ( and later played both for Kerry) ?? -ryot
David Henry played for Dublin and I think his uncle is Vincent Henry from the 1982 team. Also Ciaran Kilkenny's mother is an Offaly woman but I cannot remember where she hails from. -Dubbiff
That's correct, David Henry is a son of Gene Henry, nephew of Vincent Henry and a cousin of Shane Lowry.
John McCarthy is married to an Offaly woman. -BnMm
Number of lads playing senior football in Clane(Kildare) with Offaly born parenst, Brian McLoughlin (Forward,Captain Leinster Minor 2016),dad from Birr, Tom Connor (Ex Kildare FF),dad from Walsh Island, Brian Corbett(good club corner back),mam from Ballyfore. All of these lads are eligible to play for Offaly under division 3 and 4 concession. -maccie