Ulster Colleges

[imtommygunn]

Yeah I didn't realise that. My mistake. More would be nice but seems half the south west goes to school in derry or armagh

[brokencrossbar1]

Have to say I loved schools football and can honestly say my only football regret is never winning a MacRory. We had the best team for 3-4 years when I was there and should have won at least one and a Hogan as well but we were outwitted by McGuckin!!!

[Orior]

Have to say I loved schools football and can honestly say my only football regret is never winning a MacRory. We had the best team for 3-4 years when I was there and should have won at least one and a Hogan as well but we were outwitted by McGuckin!!!

It must have been tough in St Colmans shadow.

(Not that I ever made the team, but then they didn't want players who were God's gift to women)

[brokencrossbar1]

Have to say I loved schools football and can honestly say my only football regret is never winning a MacRory. We had the best team for 3-4 years when I was there and should have won at least one and a Hogan as well but we were outwitted by McGuckin!!!

It must have been tough in St Colmans shadow.

(Not that I ever made the team, but then they didn't want players who were God's gift to women)

You were fucked in both cases then!!!

[Champion The Wonder Horse]

It's telling that those who speak most strongly in favour of the MacRory Cup are in their mid to late forties. They were playing football in a world where the Berlin Wall existed and the Internet didn't. I'm perfectly happy for anyone to examine my head, but the levels of preparation that the MacRory Cup have been taken to are massively beyond what should be educationally acceptable. Paddy Wallace alluded to the same thing in schools' rugby.

I'd ban her.

[bennydorano]

Is Brother Ennis still alive does anyone know? Always had plenty of time for him, lovely man.

[laceer]

Best football playing time of my life. As close to being a professional footballer as many of us will get. The bond between 30 or so lads spending all day Monday to Friday together, training together, socialising etc was something else.

[JimStynes]

Best football playing time of my life. As close to being a professional footballer as many of us will get. The bond between 30 or so lads spending all day Monday to Friday together, training together, socialising etc was something else.

Exactly!

[The Gs Man]

Best football playing time of my life. As close to being a professional footballer as many of us will get. The bond between 30 or so lads spending all day Monday to Friday together, training together, socialising etc was something else.

+1.  And when I see any of the former teammates it's still the same slagging, the same craic and the same chat about football.

[lurganblue]

Is Brother Ennis still alive does anyone know? Always had plenty of time for him, lovely man.

Was wondering this exact thing when Jimmy Smyth was presenting the cup on Monday there. A real character.

Playing MacRory and being a part of that squad was a fantastic time. In St Pats, that was the pinnacle, no other sports mattered (or didnt seem to anyway). It's also great to be able to look back at that time and consider how far in the game some for your team mates progressed. It's a nonsense to say that this competition didnt develop them as players. (I dont know what went wrong with me  )

[FermGael]

From a Fermanagh perspective, the McRory cup teams have been the lifeblood of our county teams I would say for the past 30 or 40 years.
Very few of the current Fermanagh panel would not have played for St Michael's.  It has also developed quite a few Trillick men as well.
Due to the set up that Peter McGinnity started and Dominic Corrigan currently has, Fermanagh have been producing players.  Without that standard of football, we would never be able to compete as a county where we have been.

[Owen Brannigan]

Is Brother Ennis still alive does anyone know? Always had plenty of time for him, lovely man.

Living in the CB community in Galway.

[bennydorano]

Good stuff, he must be near 90 now?

[tonto1888]

Is Brother Ennis still alive does anyone know? Always had plenty of time for him, lovely man.

Was wondering this exact thing when Jimmy Smyth was presenting the cup on Monday there. A real character.

Playing MacRory and being a part of that squad was a fantastic time. In St Pats, that was the pinnacle, no other sports mattered (or didnt seem to anyway). It's also great to be able to look back at that time and consider how far in the game some for your team mates progressed. It's a nonsense to say that this competition didnt develop them as players. (I dont know what went wrong with me  )

I haven't heard that he has passed away. Not saying I definitely would have heard but if he had you'd think you'd hear on the grapevine.

[Owen Brannigan]

Good stuff, he must be near 90 now?

85 this year.  He always said he found every day after becoming 75 as a bonus.