Burren Roll Back the Years

Any craic · March 19, 2011, 01:50:39 PM

Crossmaglen may be the Club Kings of the modern era but back in the mid-1980s there was no-one to touch Burren from County Down. Men such as Shorty Treanor, Paddy O'Rourke and Tony McArdle drove Burren to All Ireland successes in 1986 and 1988 which were celebrated at the Canal Court Hotel in Newry on Friday March 18th. Players from both teams were in attendance, with 1986 corner-forward Jim McGreevy making the journey home from Australia. He said it was a 'very special time' in his life. This is a short video clip from the night - http://bit.ly/dHQqGs

Any craic · March 31, 2011, 01:44:20 PM

Fantastic footage here from Croke Park Club Finals in the 1980s - Burren winning both times, complete with interview clips, drama, Hill 16 being worked on, Frank Mitchell/McClorey on commentary, etc - http://bit.ly/ed3gYB

SHEEDY · March 31, 2011, 08:54:31 PM

what a team burren were in the 80's. would have loved to see how they would have fared against the current cross team. its hard to compare eras but that would be some match.

Leo · April 01, 2011, 08:33:22 AM

Quote from: Any craic on March 31, 2011, 01:44:20 PM
Fantastic footage here from Croke Park Club Finals in the 1980s - Burren winning both times, complete with interview clips, drama, Hill 16 being worked on, Frank Mitchell/McClorey on commentary, etc - http://bit.ly/ed3gYB

"My goodness me" .... the worst f***ing commentary ever - ever!

NP 76 · April 01, 2011, 03:53:17 PM

some achievement for such a small parish baclk then some team pity about vinceys singing all the same

Club Rossa · April 01, 2011, 06:08:40 PM

I remember Burren beating Ardboe in the Ulster club in 84 and 87.They had a fantastic side at the time.

Any craic · April 16, 2011, 01:31:32 PM

Here's some more archive magic, the 1986 MacRory Cup Final. Really poor picture quality but hey... http://bit.ly/fHzdj3