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No way was John involved in them all.........sure he was U16 keeper in '83 so couldn't have been Senior player in '84. Egg, stumps, Finbar.....maybe ? Dom ?
Btw Ian reckons anywhere north of Joe McKenna's is open house !

Was reminiscing about the County Final appearances over the 80s and 90s last night. Quick question for Rufus or Egg or anyone else who might know.......
Was any player involved in all 7 finals '84 to '95 ?

BTW how much is it to buy a good luck sign.?

Somebody ring Johnny
Tell him to get the flight booked.....Yessssssss !!!!!!!

Somebody get on the phone to Johnny Corvan quick........tell him to get the flight booked
We're in the County Final Yesssssssss !

Hee hee. 
Harpo can look straight up Pockets Og Nugents rear end for all I care......
As long as he plays as well as he did the last day.
Best of luck to all.
Na Clairsigh abu

Beefer Morrison and Mickey Moran ? 

How'd the U14s get on last night ?

Your mum sorted you out Red  - I might though have let it slip about the party in your house in 1990!   

Momentous night alright Rufus.......
bad enough that you made a miraculous recovery from a life threstening illness to scupper any slim chance I ever had of playing......
but now 18 years later you tout to my Ma !!

[1983 JUVENILE CHAMPIONS REUNION]

On Friday April 4th, the Harps Committee are honouring the 40th Anniversary of the 1968 Minor Championship winning team.
In addition they have extended the night of celebration to include the 1983 Juvenile Championship winning team, whose 25th Anniversary it is.
The following letter is being posted out this week to all members of the 1983 Juvenile Championship winning team.
Any of the panel who read this on here, can also reply via PM.

For the record, the team that contested the '83 U-16 County Final was:
                              John Grimley
Ian Hannon              Jim Cavlin                  Charlie Guy
Mark Grimley            Niall Campbell             Charlie McLean
                Andrew Clark             Ritchie Nugent
Damien Basketfield       Barry Mills               Paddy O'Neill
Gareth McGleenan      Liam Hughes           Damien McCarthy
Subs: Olly Houlahan for Damien Basketfield
Not Used: Colin Woods, Ronan O'Neill, Paul McKay, Paddy Conlon, Niall Devlin, John McCool, Colm Donnelly

1983 JUVENILE CHAMPIONS REUNION
Armagh Harps GFC Clubrooms
Friday April 4th 2008 9:00 pm

A Chara,
Armagh Harps GFC would like to invite you and your partner to a very special night of celebration to be held in the Harps Clubrooms on Friday 4th April 2008.  This year marks the 25th Anniversary of our 1983 Juvenile Championship win.  It also marks the 40th Anniversary of the 1968 Minor Championship win.  In this special year - the 120th Anniversary of the Armagh Harps GFC itself - the Committee have decided to honour both teams.

For all of us on the panel that year this was our first county title.  Many of the team went on to win further county honours at Juvenile, Minor, 'B' and Senior Levels.  Many wore the blue & white with distinction for years to come.  Others made us so proud representing Armagh, Ulster and even Ireland at the highest levels of the game.  However for many of us this was to be the pinnacle of our footballing careers.  So this is a chance to relive the summer when playing for the Harps was the 'be all and end all', when we had the best player in Ireland as our joint manager and when we were the best team in the county.

The night will kick off about 9pm. There will be music and food provided and the highlight of the night will be a presentation to the reunited teams of 1983 and 1968.  Great interest has already been expressed and many from both teams that are domiciled over the water have already booked flights home.

In order to ensure the night runs smoothly, could you please contact one of the organisers as soon as possible, to confirm your attendance. Alternatively email ohoulahan@talk21.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon, and meeting you all again on the night.
Charlie Guy 07802612950
Paul McKay 07771851066
Olly Houlahan 07801850319

To clear up a bit of confusion on this thread about Houlie's Harps ancestry.......The Houlahan name has always been synonymous with Armagh Harps. Indeed Houlie's Grand - Uncles Joe and Pat were instrumental in reforming the Harps from the ashes of the Young Ireland Club. Houlie's father Joe made the switch to the Ogs in the 50s as a result of not being able to break into the great Harps team of that era.......and so, unfortunately, the Harps lost out on the talents of Gerard and Paul, and indeed some other members of the extended Houlahan clan.  However other sides of the family stayed loyal to the Harps.

Eh passing interest, you put the All Ireland ahead of winning club championship there? You want to edit?

Afraid not Corn.......not to diminish the joy at winning County Finals, but 2002 still tops the lot for me.

Say what you see full back 

I've had some great days in life.......
Getting married, having 3 great kids, passing exams, winning Club championships, hell I even won £20,000 in a draw about 25 years ago..........

But nothing compares to the feeling of standing on the pitch with my arms wrapped round my Da, remembering my dead Granda's and crying like 2 babies as Kieran McGeeney lifted Sam for us.........

Thanks Joe.....for the best day of my life.

Talk of Abble and the Mullabrack defectors got me thinking..........

This is one for you historians:
Can anyone think of any former Harps player who went on to win anything with another club after leaving the Harps ?

For anyone into mobile phone technology -

A good friend of mine and Maghery stalwart has asked me to let you know that he has WAP enabled Maghery GFC's website......yes folks you can now surf the Lough Shore from your mobile !!

http://www.maghery.com/mobile