Antrim Hurling

[imtommygunn]

How many football teams are there in Derry? There are only 8 hurling teams? I guess I never thought about it but seems very low. St Pats Maghera have had some cracking teams over the years - must be some drop off rate.

NaMagha have been going in antrim for years so fair play to them.

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How many football teams are there in Derry? There are only 8 hurling teams? I guess I never thought about it but seems very low. St Pats Maghera have had some cracking teams over the years - must be some drop off rate.

NaMagha have been going in antrim for years so fair play to them.

Maghera produce good teams because the 6 strongest hurling clubs in Derry all feed into Maghera. Of course there will be some great hurlers who attend st. pats dungiven, st colm's draperstown and maybe Loreto, St Mary's magherafelt but for the most part, it's maghera.

I don't think there's much of a drop off between say playing mageean for maghera and club hurling.

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

i find it weird that Bellaghy are now producing some really good strong camogie teams in their club that hurling hasn't started to catch on. I know football is god in Derry clubs but its always something i though would of actually caught on.

[Antrim Coaster]

i find it weird that Bellaghy are now producing some really good strong camogie teams in their club that hurling hasn't started to catch on. I know football is god in Derry clubs but its always something i though would of actually caught on.

I think you find in Derry is that most of the football clubs also have a camógie team instead of ladies football.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

i find it weird that Bellaghy are now producing some really good strong camogie teams in their club that hurling hasn't started to catch on. I know football is god in Derry clubs but its always something i though would of actually caught on.

I think you find in Derry is that most of the football clubs also have a camógie team instead of ladies football.

Yeah camogie county first and foremost but more clubs taking up football now in recent years

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

How many football teams are there in Derry? There are only 8 hurling teams? I guess I never thought about it but seems very low. St Pats Maghera have had some cracking teams over the years - must be some drop off rate.

NaMagha have been going in antrim for years so fair play to them.

We could not have survived without Antrim. Last year proved to be toughest year in last 20 id say. Personal tragedy, games away from home and emigration almost put us under at senior. But we will be back again hopefully next year. Relegated to Div 4, but maybe that is what is needed, rebuild from there.

[paddyjohn]

Na Magha is a great day trip!

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

How many football teams are there in Derry? There are only 8 hurling teams? I guess I never thought about it but seems very low. St Pats Maghera have had some cracking teams over the years - must be some drop off rate.

NaMagha have been going in antrim for years so fair play to them.

We could not have survived without Antrim. Last year proved to be toughest year in last 20 id say. Personal tragedy, games away from home and emigration almost put us under at senior. But we will be back again hopefully next year. Relegated to Div 4, but maybe that is what is needed, rebuild from there.

Na Magha has been a constant in the Antrim leagues now and i think it should be something of an importance to Derry GAA that hurling is kept going in the city. They should be doing all they can to support the game rather than pay lip service to it.

There was a stage in our club where football struggled and we didnt field at minor level. Camogie was on its knees for a while but is now back on a healthier footing. Hurling was at times pretty tough throughtout the years and only seen sucess after many many years of set backs.

If you stay the distance you will get there. every club has really poor periods and see lows that question whether its worth it but it always comes out on the other side.

[marty34]

How many football teams are there in Derry? There are only 8 hurling teams? I guess I never thought about it but seems very low. St Pats Maghera have had some cracking teams over the years - must be some drop off rate.

NaMagha have been going in antrim for years so fair play to them.

We could not have survived without Antrim. Last year proved to be toughest year in last 20 id say. Personal tragedy, games away from home and emigration almost put us under at senior. But we will be back again hopefully next year. Relegated to Div 4, but maybe that is what is needed, rebuild from there.

Na Magha has been a constant in the Antrim leagues now and i think it should be something of an importance to Derry GAA that hurling is kept going in the city. They should be doing all they can to support the game rather than pay lip service to it.

There was a stage in our club where football struggled and we didnt field at minor level. Camogie was on its knees for a while but is now back on a healthier footing. Hurling was at times pretty tough throughtout the years and only seen sucess after many many years of set backs.

If you stay the distance you will get there. every club has really poor periods and see lows that question whether its worth it but it always comes out on the other side.

Would Na Magha not play in Derry league?

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Na Magha is a great day trip!

We are always waiting for the sound of the buses come up the hill, and fair play nobody has let us down yet

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

How many football teams are there in Derry? There are only 8 hurling teams? I guess I never thought about it but seems very low. St Pats Maghera have had some cracking teams over the years - must be some drop off rate.

NaMagha have been going in antrim for years so fair play to them.

We could not have survived without Antrim. Last year proved to be toughest year in last 20 id say. Personal tragedy, games away from home and emigration almost put us under at senior. But we will be back again hopefully next year. Relegated to Div 4, but maybe that is what is needed, rebuild from there.

Na Magha has been a constant in the Antrim leagues now and i think it should be something of an importance to Derry GAA that hurling is kept going in the city. They should be doing all they can to support the game rather than pay lip service to it.

There was a stage in our club where football struggled and we didnt field at minor level. Camogie was on its knees for a while but is now back on a healthier footing. Hurling was at times pretty tough throughtout the years and only seen sucess after many many years of set backs.

If you stay the distance you will get there. every club has really poor periods and see lows that question whether its worth it but it always comes out on the other side.

100%. Onwards and upwards

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

How many football teams are there in Derry? There are only 8 hurling teams? I guess I never thought about it but seems very low. St Pats Maghera have had some cracking teams over the years - must be some drop off rate.

NaMagha have been going in antrim for years so fair play to them.

We could not have survived without Antrim. Last year proved to be toughest year in last 20 id say. Personal tragedy, games away from home and emigration almost put us under at senior. But we will be back again hopefully next year. Relegated to Div 4, but maybe that is what is needed, rebuild from there.

Na Magha has been a constant in the Antrim leagues now and i think it should be something of an importance to Derry GAA that hurling is kept going in the city. They should be doing all they can to support the game rather than pay lip service to it.

There was a stage in our club where football struggled and we didnt field at minor level. Camogie was on its knees for a while but is now back on a healthier footing. Hurling was at times pretty tough throughtout the years and only seen sucess after many many years of set backs.

If you stay the distance you will get there. every club has really poor periods and see lows that question whether its worth it but it always comes out on the other side.

Would Na Magha not play in Derry league?

We play mid season, senior would be counter productive at the minute.

[johnnycool]

How many football teams are there in Derry? There are only 8 hurling teams? I guess I never thought about it but seems very low. St Pats Maghera have had some cracking teams over the years - must be some drop off rate.

NaMagha have been going in antrim for years so fair play to them.

We could not have survived without Antrim. Last year proved to be toughest year in last 20 id say. Personal tragedy, games away from home and emigration almost put us under at senior. But we will be back again hopefully next year. Relegated to Div 4, but maybe that is what is needed, rebuild from there.

Na Magha has been a constant in the Antrim leagues now and i think it should be something of an importance to Derry GAA that hurling is kept going in the city. They should be doing all they can to support the game rather than pay lip service to it.

There was a stage in our club where football struggled and we didnt field at minor level. Camogie was on its knees for a while but is now back on a healthier footing. Hurling was at times pretty tough throughtout the years and only seen sucess after many many years of set backs.

If you stay the distance you will get there. every club has really poor periods and see lows that question whether its worth it but it always comes out on the other side.

Would Na Magha not play in Derry league?

We play mid season, senior would be counter productive at the minute.

It is sometimes easy to criticise Antrim GAA but when it comes to hurling Antrim deserve an awful lot of credit for supporting hurling in other counties in Ulster as IMO a lot of other CB's are AWOL and the Ulster Council don't seem to have any joined up thinking when it comes to developing hurling in weak areas.

You'll get an invite to an indoor blitz in Magherafelt for January or February and then nada for most of the rest of the year.

Down have the three Ards clubs and now Bredagh and Carryduff in the Antrim leagues as like us they know there isn't enough fixtures of sufficient quality to sustain development for hurlers in Down.

We decided to put a minor team in Antrim this year and whilst it was a big ask with such as small panel it was a worthwhile venture as I certainly could see improvement in some of the younger lads on that panel and that league is smattered with Derry clubs and Eoghan Rua from Tyrone in there as well.

Where would they have played if it wasn't for this league?

[imtommygunn]

We're going to have to stop soon if teams like Dungannon win the ulster intermediate though

I'm only joking btw. I would agree I see a lot of improvement in teams like Carryduff and Bredagh too. It's kind of a mini ulster league.

[marty34]

How many football teams are there in Derry? There are only 8 hurling teams? I guess I never thought about it but seems very low. St Pats Maghera have had some cracking teams over the years - must be some drop off rate.

NaMagha have been going in antrim for years so fair play to them.

We could not have survived without Antrim. Last year proved to be toughest year in last 20 id say. Personal tragedy, games away from home and emigration almost put us under at senior. But we will be back again hopefully next year. Relegated to Div 4, but maybe that is what is needed, rebuild from there.

Na Magha has been a constant in the Antrim leagues now and i think it should be something of an importance to Derry GAA that hurling is kept going in the city. They should be doing all they can to support the game rather than pay lip service to it.

There was a stage in our club where football struggled and we didnt field at minor level. Camogie was on its knees for a while but is now back on a healthier footing. Hurling was at times pretty tough throughtout the years and only seen sucess after many many years of set backs.

If you stay the distance you will get there. every club has really poor periods and see lows that question whether its worth it but it always comes out on the other side.

Would Na Magha not play in Derry league?

We play mid season, senior would be counter productive at the minute.

It is sometimes easy to criticise Antrim GAA but when it comes to hurling Antrim deserve an awful lot of credit for supporting hurling in other counties in Ulster as IMO a lot of other CB's are AWOL and the Ulster Council don't seem to have any joined up thinking when it comes to developing hurling in weak areas.

You'll get an invite to an indoor blitz in Magherafelt for January or February and then nada for most of the rest of the year.

Down have the three Ards clubs and now Bredagh and Carryduff in the Antrim leagues as like us they know there isn't enough fixtures of sufficient quality to sustain development for hurlers in Down.

We decided to put a minor team in Antrim this year and whilst it was a big ask with such as small panel it was a worthwhile venture as I certainly could see improvement in some of the younger lads on that panel and that league is smattered with Derry clubs and Eoghan Rua from Tyrone in there as well.

Where would they have played if it wasn't for this league?

I presume, with Antrim being so competitive, that they don't need an Ulster league.  The Antrim league, by defsult, is the Ulster leaguw with Tyrone , Derry and Down teams in it.

A lot of Derry and Dungannon are in the Antrim U16 and minor leagues.  It must work well as I think the other counties have no leagues of their own. 

It can only improve the standard of hurling.