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Looks like you were both doing that research at the same time. Great work though I have to admit I wouldn't get a lot of them.

No research required. All from memory. Took about 10 minutes to type out though....

Pat   Harte (Ballina)
Rob Fahy (Breaffy)
Michael Conroy (Davitts)
James Kilcullen (Ballagh)
Daragh Sloyan (Kiltimagh then Castlebar)
Aidan Kilcoyne (Knockmore)
John Prenty (Ballyhaunis)
Keith  Higgins (Ballyhaunis)
Barry Moran (Castlebar)
James Rafter (Bonni')
Pat Casey (The Neale)
Rory  Hannick (Killala)
Barry Regan (Ballagh')
Trevor Howley (Knockmore)
Liam Brady (Ballina)
Alan Durkan (Breaffy)
Kevin O'Neill (Na Fianna & Knockmore)
Kenneth O'Malley (Ballinrobe)
Enda   Devenney (Ballina & St Johns)
Aidan Campbell (Swinford)
Enda Casey (Charlestown)
Eanna Casey (Ballina)
Mark Ronaldson (SGC)
David   Kilcullen (Ballagh')
Pierse   Hanley (Ballagh')
Tom   Cunniffe (Castlebar)
Seamus O'Shea (Breaffy)
Chris   Barrett (Belmullet)
Tom   Parsons (Charlestown)
Kieran   Conroy (SGC)
Colm   Boyle (Davitts)
Stephen  Drake (Ballagh')
Colm   Cafferkey (Achill)
Barry   Kelly (Ballagh')
Mickie Sweeney (Kiltane)
Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
Sean Prendergast (Claremorris)
David  Caffrey (Charlestown)
Brian Gallagher (Claremorris)
Ger Cafferkey (Ballina)
Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)

The only one I can't place is S Mangan....

There was a Sean Langan from Kiltimagh - but can't recall any S Mangan.

An Runai

Fergal Kelly - Ballyhaunis
Ray Connelly - Hollymount
Pat Coyne - Davitts
Aidan Higgins - Charlestown
Fergal Costello - Ballinrobe
Alan Roche - Davitts
Gary Ruane - Moy Davitts
David Brady - Ballina
Michael Coleman - Garrymore
David Nestor - Ballyhaunis
David McDonagh - Davitts
Steven Carolan - Belmullet
Pat Clarke - Moy Davitts
Peter Clarke - Knockmore
Ronan Loftus - Burrishoole
Marty McNicholas - Breaffy
Colm McManamon - Burrishoole
Kevin Cahill - Ballagh'
James Gill - Westport
Trevor Mortimer - SGC
Maurice Sheridan - Balla & Salthill
BJ Padden - Belmullet
Peter Burke - Kiltimagh
Michael Moyles - Crossmolina
Noel Connelly - Hollymount
James Nallen - Crossmolina
Paul McGarry - Kilfian then Ballina
Tom Nallen - Crossmolina
Pat Fallon - Balla the Barna
Ciaran McDonald - Crossmolina
David Clarke - Ballina
Kenneth Mortimer - SCG and Claremorris
Shane Fitzmaurice - Castlebar
Micky Mullins - Claremorris
Conor Mortimer - SGC
David Heaney - Swinford
Dermot Higgins - Charlestown
Shane Trench - Hollymount
David Tiernan - Charlestown
James Horan - Ballintubber
Gary Mullins - Claremorris & Na Fianna
Brian Maloney - Kilmaine & St Vincents
Brendan Prendergast - Tourmakeady
Declan Sweeney - Knockmore
Robert Moran - Moy Davitts then New York
Maurice Horan - Ballinrobe then Monaleen and Limerick
Ger Brady - Ballina
Ger Brady - Crossmolina
Alan Costello - Balla then Coolera/Strandhill then Sligo
Rory Brennan - Tubbercurry then Westport then Tubbercurry
S   Mangan - I DONT KNOW
Sean  Grimes - Ballinrobe
Peadar Gardiner - Crossmolina
Liam Moffatt - Crossmolina
Alan Dillon - Ballintubber
Patrick Kelly - Kilmaine then St Vincents then Castlebar
Andy Moran - Ballagh'
Fintan Ruddy - Glenamoy then namechange to Cill Chomain Gaels
Brian Ruane - Ballina
Liam O'Malley - Burrishoole
John Varley - The Neale
Ronan McGarrity - Ballina
Kevin Malone - Castlebar
Austin O'Malley - Louisburgh then St Vincents
Niall Dunne - Parke then Round Towers (Dublin)
Eoin Gallagher - Charlestown
John Healy - Ballina
Damien Munnelly - Knockmore
Sean Mallee - Kiltimagh
Conor Moran - Burrishoole
Ronan McNamara - Davitts
David (Roundy) Geraghty - SGC
Joe Keane - Crossmolina

Mayo team announced.
Micheal Walsh
Kieran McGrath
Aidan Connolly
Paul Hunt
Brian Higgins
Paddy Barrett
Conor Ryan
Keith Higgins
Pierse Higgins
Eoin Madigan
Derek McDonnell
David Dowling
Adrian Freeman
Derek McConn
Cathal Freeman

Sat 6th June
Semi Final: Down V Mayo
Pairc Esler, Newry, Time:3 30 pm,
Ref:Anthony Stapleton (Laois)
(E.T. if Necessary)

Great win for Mayo hurlers today - not a result that was expected. Think they now play Carlow in the semi-final. Would winning the Christy Ring Cup be a bad thing - the hidings that they'd get next year? I'd presume so. But hard to see them being good enough for Carlow or Down.

It was hard to see them being good enough for Westmeath, Kildare this year and Carlow last year, but this team are able for it. Westmeath lost to Wexford by four points and drew with Antrim this year. Mayo beat Westmeath by 0-11. I don't think they would be that far out of their depth if they won the CR Cup. No further out of their depth than whichever team does actually win it. However, your views would be similar to some of our CB officers who wouldn't like the hastle of getting involved in a McCarthy Cup campaign. Great to see Keith Higgins choosing the hurlers this weekend, and also Cathal Freeman coming on and scoring 0-5 from play. Two brilliant dual stars of the GAA.

Mayo play Down now on Saturday 6th June. Good crowd expected to travel to this game from Mayo, as was there last Saturday. Will you be going R&G sniper?

Smart punters made a killing on the Mayo-Westmeath game last weekend. Mayo were 9/2, and many people in the know had a good few euro on them. they wont be as short a price this weekend. The element of surprise is now gone.

Lets face it. The Junior team is just thrown together on the evening and hope for the best. The opening two training sessions had 7 players and 11 players - even though over 30 were invited. Only 19 players showed up for the game in Carrick. Billy Fitz was thinking about having to tog out himself with 15 minutes to throw-in. The standard is much lower than U21. I dont know why the GAA persist with this competition. Galway pulled out a few years ago and no-one even noticed. Fermanagh played in Connacht this year and got flaked by leitrim in the preliminary round.

It seems that this competition could be forgotten about - and who would even notice it gone...

There are six adult hurling clubs in Mayo. Only four clubs were represented on the team against Westmeath. There is just Senior league and senior championship (10 games per year). There is no junior in Mayo. Even still, our county board struggle to get the competitions finished. I dont know what would happen if another club came along. About 7 players on the Mayo hurling team also play football.

The New York game is a pointless exercise, and the last thing Keith wants to do is get back on a plane after spending the past six months travelling. It's funny how JOM makes it sound like he RELEASED Keith to play the hurling tie. He had no choice in the matter as Keith had informed the hurlers that he was with them all the way before he ever returned from Oz.

get the full whack:

helmet, gloves on both hands, shinguards, chest armour...

Dont forget the sports cup either - incase you get one in the you know wheres. Also, a gumshield incase anything comes through the faceguard...

Seriously, I wouldnt like to see uniformity in helmets. It would take away the individualism. Lads would have to have different helmets for club, county and college/school then and that just wont happen..

Since when did Keith Higgins start kicking with his left foot? He can barely kick with his stronger right foot. Never seen him attempting a left footed kick

1   Chris Barrett   Belmullet
2   Ger Cafferkey   Ballina
3   David Clarke   Ballina
4   Kieran Conroy   Shrule-Glencorrib
5   Tom Cunniffe   Castlebar
6   Alan Dillon                   Ballintubber   
7   Peadar Gardiner   Crossmolina   
8   Patrick Harte   Ballina
9   David Heaney   Swinford
10   Keith Higgins   Ballyhaunis
11   Trevor Howley   Knockmore
12   Barry Kelly                   Ballaghaderreen
13   Aidan Kilcoyne   Knockmore
14   Ronan McGarrity   Ballina
15   Kevin McLoughlin   Knockmore
16   Andy Moran   Ballaghaderreen
17   Barry Moran   Castlebar
18   Conor Mortimer   Shrule-Glencorrib
19   Trevor Mortimer   Shrule-Glencorrib
20   James Nallen   Crossmolina
21   Austin O'Malley   St. Vincents (Dublin)
22   Kenneth O'Malley   Ballinrobe
23   Liam O'Malley   Burrishoole
24   Aidan O'Shea   Breaffy
25   Seamus O'Shea   Breaffy
26   Billy Joe Padden   Belmullet
27   Tom Parsons   Charlestown
28   Mark Ronaldson   Shrule-Glencorrib
29   Michael Sweeney   Kiltane
30   Donal Vaughan   Ballinrobe

Because his family have moved to Caherlistrane (his fathers homeplace), and he is in college in NUIG.

Eur 70 playing member. Wont get a game for the year though, as the club only have one adult team with an adult panel of 32....