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by white grass
Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Shane Dooley Retirement
Replies: 9
Views: 12099

Shane Dooley Retirement

Surprised to see no mention of this. Such a central figure in Offaly hurling for so long. An excellent free taker, especially from long range. So many goals come to mind. The long balls over the top against Galway and Wexford; gathered and dispatched. The rockets against Dublin and Cork. His perform...
by white grass
Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:48 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Bereavements
Replies: 7
Views: 6566

Bereavements

I usually only emerge on this site in reactive rage, but Just a few words. On two very different Offaly people who reflect the diversity of our association. In the last few months we have lost a number of truly great Gaels who deserve glowing tributes. I think in particular of John Glennon. In my op...
by white grass
Tue Aug 17, 2021 3:47 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly u20 2021
Replies: 237
Views: 121877

Re: Offaly u20 2021

Delighted Have a lot of thoughts but I'll try and limit it. So happy for the management and backroom team, 7 or 8 guys who have each given close to 20 years to Offaly teams in different capacities. Also the people who would have developed this team in their clubs, the Development Squads, in the S&am...
by white grass
Sat May 29, 2021 6:25 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Div 3 South predictions & general comment
Replies: 108
Views: 75947

Re: Div 3 South predictions & general comment

As an outsider I never imagined that I could feel this any stronger about another club than when I wrote it, but unfortunately events mean that this evening pride is mixed with sadness. “I am waiting and I ll wait a long while for the some mention of Rhode, it struck me last Sunday how much this cou...
by white grass
Mon Mar 08, 2021 7:40 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Defunct clubs
Replies: 25
Views: 22911

Re: Defunct clubs

Just like lemonaghan-Millane- Ballinahown the parish name can vary from Wheery and Tisaran or killagally and Tisaran or Ferbane and Belmont Instead of using a Saint’ Wheery is usually used when amalgamation occurred or when Ferbane used permission players as a sort of non controversial name. example...
by white grass
Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:03 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Defunct clubs
Replies: 25
Views: 22911

Re: Defunct clubs

Mellowes operated from around 1944 for about four or five years. They were designed to allow players from Doon, Ballycumber and Erin Rovers to play Junior with their own club and Senior with Millane. The name may or may not have been provided by Tom Keena. Con Lehane NT of Ballycumber appears have b...
by white grass
Sun Mar 07, 2021 3:55 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Defunct clubs
Replies: 25
Views: 22911

Re: Defunct clubs

Millane Mellowes were a parish side. The names used by parishes are often a movable feast. The parish has been variously labelled Ballinahown/ Lemonaghan/ Millane . Barney Mellowes brother of Liam and a notable revolutionary in his own right was supposed to be a frequent visitor to Bellair before hi...
by white grass
Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:53 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.
Replies: 240
Views: 205566

Re: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.

Well done to the Squad. Since appearing in the 2006 Final, Offaly have won three games in Leinster; Since 2011 Offaly sides have played something like 99 times in league and championship scoring three or more goals on four Occasions. So yesterday was a good day no matter what way one looks at it. Th...
by white grass
Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:31 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.
Replies: 240
Views: 205566

Re: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.

Breaking vicious circles The Cribbin and Flanagan eras had their dark days too. In 2010 a club delegate called the Leinster first round defeat a ‘disgrace’ at a county board meeting, after Wexford game in 2011 the team were whipping boys until they beat Monaghan. Armagh defeat in 2017 there were del...
by white grass
Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:24 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.
Replies: 240
Views: 205566

Re: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.

The Long Read I realise posting here is probably a massive mistake but here goes I am really not sure if there is a concerted bad faith effort to drive an agenda centred around people secretly happy (and hiding it badly) that Offaly were beaten because it allows them to talk about how if 'our lad' w...
by white grass
Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:34 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: A challenge!
Replies: 10
Views: 12108

Re: A challenge!

Exiles and imports Broke the rules by including one present player maybe not as strong side as it might be, I have a lot of of gaps in my knowledge. But insisted, only one player per club (cost Daithi Regan and Eoin Kelly) that the player had to have had an extended championship run with Offaly (rul...
by white grass
Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:54 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: A challenge!
Replies: 10
Views: 12108

Re: A challenge!

1. Martin Furlong Tullamore 2. Paddy McCormack Rhode 3. Greg Hughes Cloghan - St Rynaghs 4. Mick O Rourke Killeigh- Clogadh Gaels 5. Finbar Cullen Edenderry 6. Fr Nick Calvin St Carthage’s - Shamrocks 7. Liam Currams KK 8. Padraig Dunne Gracfield 9. Ciaran McManus Tubber 10 Colm Quinn Ballycumber 11...
by white grass
Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:13 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: A challenge!
Replies: 10
Views: 12108

Re: A challenge!

Would usually be “agin” this lark but To pass the time Sorry for any spelling errors Used 2015/ 16 as a cut off The club rule and positioning complicates things for instance Martin Hanamy who is probably one of the finest hurlers Offaly ever produced makes way Also avoided places where players playe...
by white grass
Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:01 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.
Replies: 240
Views: 205566

Re: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.

As a matter of interest, can anyone on here think of any player that didn’t make themselves available and/or was dropped off any of the successful Offaly teams of recent years. 1994 and 98 hurling 97 Leinster football 1998 league I think possibly James Grennan was working away (possibly London) aro...
by white grass
Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:02 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Next Offaly Senior Hurling Manager
Replies: 112
Views: 158422

Re: Next Offaly Senior Hurling Manager

Jamie Wall is not obscure