Killeighman wrote:12/2/2015
Tullamore vs Na Fianna - Croghan 8pm
13/2/2015
St Vincents vs St Manchans - Geashill 8pm i think
Vincent vs Manchans is at 7:45pm in Geashill
Killeighman wrote:12/2/2015
Tullamore vs Na Fianna - Croghan 8pm
13/2/2015
St Vincents vs St Manchans - Geashill 8pm i think
The Biff wrote:A big final on St.Patrick's Day, 'tis the stuff of dreams for every young Club player. I'll probably have to bring the family up Croghan Hill first. If we can chalk that off early enough, I might be able to fit in O'Connor Park in the mid-afternoon.
Come on d'Parish, into the enemy heartland and show them that their really is good Football being played out Daingean way. Surely some of the underage success has to eventually pay off at adult level. So what's the feeling locally about this one? Mark my card for me - who is favourite? Who can play the persecution complex? Who has been done on the fixtures? Who is getting their excuses in early?
Up Vincents. Up Daingean.
Plain of the Herbs wrote:I wouldn't be familiar with the football area, but it seems to be a local tradition to climb Croghan Hill on St Patrick's Day, is it? Is St Patrick reputed to have climbed the hill perhaps?
High School Musical wrote:Plain of the Herbs wrote:I wouldn't be familiar with the football area, but it seems to be a local tradition to climb Croghan Hill on St Patrick's Day, is it? Is St Patrick reputed to have climbed the hill perhaps?
From talking to a fella down the pub the other night, I think I've managed to get the jist of it.
Local legend is that Patrick himself not only climbed it, but he actually built Croghan hill from the bodies of dead leprechauns, with the help of labourers from the Clonmore/Castlejordan area.
Patrick's good shepherd colleague, Rhode McNamee Manhatten, who had served with him on Slemish in Co.Antrim, was all for the idea, until he realised that Patrick had intended for the hill to be a place where cousins could not, in fact, marry each other. Angered by this, he then attempted to make his own hill nearby instead, but only achieved in creating a speed bump, which he named after himself, Rhode. Here, to this day, it is still commonplace to marry ones cousin.
From the top of his midland perch, Patrick was then able to drive the snakes from all 4 corners of Ireland, presumably only as far as Foys in Edenderry. It is said that all 'non-local' snakes were given funny looks and then subsequently bet outside. Local snakes are thought to still remain there to this very day.
Furthermore, the white & blue colours of Croghan are actually taken from those of Auxerre football club. The link here being that Victoricus of St. Patrick's vision to return to Ireland (thought to be identified with Saint Victricius) after his original escape, studied in Auxerre and was known to be a fan of them during Guy Roux's early time in charge of the club.
The tradition of climbing the hill itself on March 17th comes from the early 80s when the Daingean parish side were winning u-21 championships regularly and the folk of Rhode parish were looking for the best vantage point to watch the games without being recognised. After a while, they forgot why they were climbing it. And when Daingean's luck ran out and their people started climbing it then too, everybody forgot why they were climbing it. Now no one knows. For a period in the early 2000s, Croghan stores ranked first in Ireland for most disproportionate income on a given day per annum. This inconsistent income forced the stores to close soon after.
Hope this helps.
The Biff wrote:Up Vincents. Up Daingean.
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