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Despite all the press I've seen no mention of the real connection between the competing counties which involved a migration of Irish speaking families to the Ballycroy / Inishbiggle area in the 19th century sometime (I think).

From a quick google I couldn't find anything conclusive - I only heard it myself in this video where an elderly man mentions his family are from Tyrone and names other families that migrated West (link below) - Ó Domhnaill, Ó Cleirigh, Ó hEinrí.

https://youtu.be/me5BMR38jvU?t=172

Good luck to both teams from a very nervous Maigheoach!

This one isn't too hard lads surely? Times change - move with the times.

I've lived in America and would consider myself fairly informed on the nature of racial tensions there but being honest I never would have connected the confederate flag being flown at sports games with white supremacism - but now I do.

It was a bit of craic and no offense was/is intended but now it's over. It's no major blow to the ego to admit you were a bit ignorant about something when you come to know better finally.

To the 'pc gone mad' crowd, I think a look in the mirror is warranted.  What about the rangers fans flying orange order flags and the like at matches. Sure it's only a bit of craic, as it the Orange order itself. A nice day out and a bit of music, it's been going for hundreds of years and the world hasn't ended.

And you're writing off Tyrone I see

Whoops sorry Tyrone I actually think they have a good shout against the Dubs, should be a tight game.

Yeah a good season for Ross and solid proof that their young players are indeed very promising.

Conflicting emotions as other Mayo supporters have said here, on the one hand relieved to see us showing some form on the other hand not nice to see our neighbours season end so badly, especially with two Mayomen in charge.

People saying a one point loss last week would have been better for Ross but I disagree. Talented Mayo teams have taken similar beatings on the national stage and in part I'm sure it's made us what we are today.

Ross need to stick with McStay and be patient in general. One thing I'm sure they will work on is dealing better with disaster scenarios like the start they got on Monday. I still think you are a good team worthy of respect (and will get it if we meet next year in Connacht) but the heads did go down yesterday. Compare to how we dealt with the two own goals in last years AIF, only time can bring that big game mentality.

For us Kerry and Dublin should hold no fear though we will of course be written off. Tough task to beat the two of them but we're capable of it.

"They didn't show up"

Have Mayo secured full copyright permission from Galway to use that?

If that's the attitude then I'd be seriously worried. Why would a team of Mayo's experience not show up for an AIQF?

Why would we suddenly 'show up' this week?

It would be nice if Coen, Loftus, Regan, Boland et al were to show up on the starting 15 before they hit 30.

For us to win the AI we need to see if we have anything else in the squad to get us over the line, so what if we run the risk of losing in the QF by playing them.

We could hardly make a worse start with them than was made with the old reliables last week?

First of all well done Ros it was a good/valuable performance despite the moaning on here, you should be extremely confident going into the replay.

I think neutrals are just sick of the sight of Mayo and you are getting caught in the negative crossfire.

Onto us. People are making a lot of the fact that we are playing a lot of games and 'have milage on the clock' (i've said it myself in fairness ) but in fact we seem to finish stronger in every single game,  our strength and conditioning is really first class.

So what is wrong with us - is it mental? It's extremely hard to know but I don't think so. Although players were ostensibly playing badly yesterday they continued to work unbelievably hard and made telling contributions despite their game being 'off'. That tells me that mentally we're in a good place.

So mentally we're ok, physically we're good why is our standard of play so uneven?

Strangely enough if we do get there I'd have no fear at all of playing Kerry or Dublin, don't understand the doom mongering there.

Kerry have looked very ordinary this year apart from the league final and were quite poor against a zero-confidence effort from Galway yesterday.

Dubiln are dublin. You have to beat them to win the AI but we match up well.

Last thing to say was how great was it to see a performance from Keith Higgins like that again. He still has it.

Ross in a great position here.

All they have to do is keep with us until the last ten and I think we'll finally run out of steam.

Heroic stuff from most of our lads and a bit of luck for the keegan goal keeping us in it.

Great to see the passion from Ros compared to the effort from Galway earlier. If they make it they'll give Kerry a good game.

All to play for.

Should be winning by 10-12

Will take a one point win myself. Think Ross are coming with a big performance we'll be doing well to hold them.

Hard luck Cork!

just didn't have the big match temperament to finish us off at the end there.

Gotta feel we are sitting ducks now for whoever play us in the quarters but fair play to the team for hanging in there.

Winning through sheer graft now, I think if there were any doubt about it before our decline is official at this stage.

First live game in a while and it's poor fare. I know it's easier to see the space sitting in the stand but I don't understand the football I'm watching. Mayo will probably win but why these teams are playing the way they are is beyond me.

Interesting Zulu, what particularly stands out to you, I assume you're comparing with Dublin's tactical approach?

Donncha O'Conner is a joy to watch in fairness, quality player.

Better performance from us so far but still a long way off what's required to challenge the likes of Kerry, may be enough to see off Cork, we'll see.

Think Ross will feel pretty confident watching this too!

Those things tend to happen when you're drowning in a mountain of debt.

"Cribbin and moanin"

Looks Amazing well done Ulster Gaa!

Two questions occur to me.

1 - When are we going to get our mighty stadium in the Wesht? Or can we look forward in perpetuity to being "blashted out of it and drownded" in our black triangle of concrete sh$tholes - McHale, Pearse and "the" Hyde. I don't know about the McHale fella but there's a few good Irishmen having their names taken in vain by the GAA there.

2 -  PUC, why in the name of God? Hopefully the last of the Gombeen stadia.

Maybe we'll get a Connacht final up in Belfast, would be a good day out!

Amazing, proud to be from Mayo watching that.

The new Caterpillar stand at Leicester Tigers  was built at the same time with same capacity for the same money as that monstrosity at Castlebar - literally where did all the money go?

This has been covered many times before I'm not sure why it keeps coming up but I suppose it bears repeating.

An unpublished independent internal enquiry by the Country board found that the Mayo senior hurling team was spending too much on new sliothars and James Horan was 'always looking for something'.

Case closed, nothing to see here.