Best offaly hurling team of all time

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Liam2020
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Best offaly hurling team of all time

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D martain
É coughlan
K kinahan
M hanamy
B whelahan
H rigney
P delaney
Johnny dooley
Johnny piltington
M corrigan
John troy
P carroll
Billy dooley
P horan
Joe dooley

That would be my 15 all played during the 80 s and 90s, that golden era for offaly hurling.
My 15 is picked from 6 clubs..
There are 5 clareen 4 St rynagh, 2 from birr and kinnity and 1 from lusmagh and cooldery

frankthetank
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1. James Dempsey (Kinnitty)
2. Pat Fleury (Drumcullen)
3. Kevin Kinehan (Seir Kieran)
4. Martin Hanamy (St Rynaghs)
5. Brian Whelahan (Birr)
6. Hubert Rigney (St Rynaghs)
7. Ger Coughlan (Kinnitty)
8. Johnny Pilkington (Birr)
9. Joachim Kelly (Lusmagh)
10. Johnny Dooley (Seir Kieran)
11. Paddy Molloy (Drumcullen)
12. Mark Corrigan (Kinnitty)
13. Billy Dooley (Seir Kieran)
14. Padraig Horan (St Rynaghs)
15. Johnny Flaherty (Kinnitty)

Biggest Debates for me were:
1. James Dempsey vs Damien Martin vs Stephen Byrne vs Brian Mullins
3. Kevin Kinehan vs Eugene Coughlan
6. Hubert Rigney vs Pat Delaney
7. Ger Coughlan vs Kevin Martin
11. Paddy Molloy vs Brendan Bermingham vs John Troy
13. Billy Dooley vs Pat Carroll

Post 2000 honourable mentions go to:
David Franks
Rory Hanniffy
Brendan Murphy
Joseph Bergin
Shane Dooley

frankthetank
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Re: Best offaly hurling team of all time

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Liam2020 wrote: Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:21 pm D martain
É coughlan
K kinahan
M hanamy
B whelahan
H rigney
P delaney
Johnny dooley
Johnny piltington
M corrigan
John troy
P carroll
Billy dooley
P horan
Joe dooley

That would be my 15 all played during the 80 s and 90s, that golden era for offaly hurling.
My 15 is picked from 6 clubs..
There are 5 clareen 4 St rynagh, 2 from birr and kinnity and 1 from lusmagh and cooldery

Interesting to note Liam 2020 that in your profile it says your club is "Kinnity". Could you tell me where this is place is?

And amazing to think someone from "Kinnity" doesn't have Johnny Flaherty in their team?

biffinbanner
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Re: Best offaly hurling team of all time

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d martin
e coughlan
k kinahan
m hanemy
b whelehan
p delaney
g coughlan
j pilkington
j kelly
johnny dooley
j troy
p carroll
j flaherty
p horan
joe dooley subs jim troy, b dooley, m corrigan,h rigney,rory hanniffy paddy molloy.

LooseCannon
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Re: Best offaly hurling team of all time

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frankthetank wrote: Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:43 pm
Liam2020 wrote: Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:21 pm D martain
É coughlan
K kinahan
M hanamy
B whelahan
H rigney
P delaney
Johnny dooley
Johnny piltington
M corrigan
John troy
P carroll
Billy dooley
P horan
Joe dooley

That would be my 15 all played during the 80 s and 90s, that golden era for offaly hurling.
My 15 is picked from 6 clubs..
There are 5 clareen 4 St rynagh, 2 from birr and kinnity and 1 from lusmagh and cooldery

Interesting to note Liam 2020 that in your profile it says your club is "Kinnity". Could you tell me where this is place is?

And amazing to think someone from "Kinnity" doesn't have Johnny Flaherty in their team?
Is it Sam? 😜
Good Luck

greenairfield
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Re: Best offaly hurling team of all time

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I stopped reading the teams after noticing Mullins was not the goalie in any of team.

He was and is still an exceptional goalie if you followed him closely over the years you would realise he was well ahead of any other goalie we had.

biffinbanner
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Post by biffinbanner »

maybe mullins was/is and i wouldnt argue with you that hes an exceptional shot stopper. but damien martin had an all star got and had played many years for leinster, and was regarded as one of the top keepers in ireland for years before offaly "came"

oneshot
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Re: Best offaly hurling team of all time

Post by oneshot »

J.Troy
A.Fogarthy
E.Coughlan
M.Hanamy
R.Mannion
P.Delaney
B.Whelahan
J.Pilkington
J.Kelly
Johnny. Dooley
J.Troy
M.Corrigan
P.Carroll
P.Horan
Joe.Dooley

the one i found hard to leave out but if he had to stay hurling he be on everyones 15
Adrian Cahill was an outstanding underage hurler. and hurl a great game again Galway in 1990 after Sid broken his arm in that years leinster final.

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