Pick a player from each county

[AZOffaly]

Kind of a spin off from the Irish News yoke, pick the first player you associate with each county in the Country. It must be the first into your head, not X for hurling, Y for football. Can be retired or active.

Ulster
Armagh - Kieran McGeeney
Antrim - Sambo McNaughton
Derry - Anthony Tohill
Down - James McCartan (wee)
Fermanagh - Peter McGinnity
Donegal - MArtin McHugh
Tyrone - Peter Canavan
Monaghan -  Nudie Hughes
Cavan - Larry Reilly

Leinster
Louth - Stefan White
Meath - Colm O'Rourke
Dublin - Barney Rock
Wicklow - Kevin O'Brien
Wexford - Tony Doran
Kilkenny - Eddie Keher
Carlow - Garvan Ware
Laois - Hugh Emerson
Offaly - Matt Connor
Westmeath - David Kilcoyne
Longford - Dessie Barry
Kildare - Niall Buckley

Connacht
Sligo - Paul Seevers (dunno why)
Galway - Joe Cooney
Mayo - Ciaran McDonald
Leitrim - Declan Darcy
Roscommon - Dermot Earley

Munster
Tipperary - Babs Keating
Limerick - Gary Kirby
Clare - JAmsie O'Connor
Kerry - Maurice Fitz
Cork - Jimmy Barry Murphy
Waterford - Eoin Kelly

[5 Sams]

Ulster
Armagh - Joe Kernan
Antrim - Sambo McNaughton
Derry - Anthony Tohill
Down - Colm McAlarney
Fermanagh - Peter McGinnity
Donegal - Brian McEniff
Tyrone - Peter Canavan
Monaghan -  Nudie Hughes
Cavan - Larry Reilly

Leinster
Louth - Stefan White
Meath - Mick Lyons
Dublin - Jimmy Keaveney
Wicklow - Kevin O'Brien
Wexford - Mattie Ford
Kilkenny - DJ
Carlow - Nil Fhios agam
Laois - Woolly
Offaly - Liam Currams
Westmeath - Dessie Dolan
Longford - Dessie Barry
Kildare - Anthony Rainbow
Connacht
Sligo - Eamonn O'Hara
Galway - Joe Connellly
Mayo - Wiilie Joe Padden
Leitrim - Declan Darcy
Roscommon - Dermot Earley

Munster
Tipperary - Nicky English
Limerick - Cairan Carey
Clare - Davy Fitz
Kerry - Pick one from 100's...probaly Mo Fitz
Cork - Teddy McCarthy
Waterford - John Mullane

[RedandGreenSniper]

Ulster
Armagh - Ger Houlihan
Antrim - Niall Paterson
Derry - Anthony Tohill
Down - Mickey Linden
Fermanagh - Marty McGrath
Donegal - Brian McEniff
Tyrone - Plunkett Donaghy
Monaghan -  Tommy Freeman
Cavan - Stephen King

Leinster
Louth - Stefan White
Meath - Colm O'Rourke
Dublin - Ciaran Duff
Wicklow - Kevin O'Brien
Wexford - Mattie Ford
Kilkenny - DJ Carey
Carlow - Johnny Nevin
Laois - Hughie Emerson
Offaly - Ciaran McManus
Westmeath - Martin Flanagan
Longford - Paul Barden
Kildare - Niall Buckley
Connacht
Sligo - Eamonn O'Hara
Galway - Michael Donnellan
Mayo - Padraig Brogan
Leitrim - Declan Darcy
Roscommon - Tony McManus

Munster
Tipperary - Pat Fox
Limerick - Cairan Carey
Clare - Ger Loughnane
Kerry - Pat Spillane
Cork - Dinny Allen
Waterford - Tony Browne

[tyrone86]

Ulster
Armagh - Stevie McDonnell
Antrim - Cloot Olcan McFetridge
Derry - Brian McGillian
Down - Ambrose Rodgers Sr
Fermanagh - Rory Gallagher
Donegal - Anthony Molloy
Tyrone - Peter Canavan
Monaghan - Nudie Hughes
Cavan - Ronan Carolan

Leinster
Louth - Stefan White
Meath - Brian Stafford
Dublin - Jimmy Keavney
Wicklow - Kevin O'Brien
Wexford - What's the story Martin Storey
Kilkenny - DJ
Carlow - Thomas Walsh
Laois - Beano McDonald
Offaly - Matt Connor
Westmeath - Dessie Dolan
Longford - Paul Barden
Kildare - Karl O'Dwyer

Connacht
Sligo - Dara McGarty
Galway - Val Daly
Mayo - Willie Joe
Leitrim - Declan Darcy
Roscommon - Frankie Dolan

Munster
Tipperary - Nicky
Limerick - Gary Kirby
Clare - Davy Fitz
Kerry - Ogie Moran
Cork - Larry Tompkins
Waterford - John Mullane

[mattockranger]

there ya go

Ulster
Armagh - Kieran McGeeney
Antrim - kevin madden
Derry - seamus downey knee bandage??
Down - peter withnell
Fermanagh - paul brewster
Donegal - declan bonner
Tyrone - big mattie
Monaghan -  eamonn macenaney
Cavan - jayo reilly

Leinster
Louth - my county
Meath - mick lyons
Dublin - jimmy keveney
Wicklow - hugh gill
Wexford - larry O
Kilkenny - DJ
Carlow - johnny nevin
Laois - Daly
Offaly - Matt Connor
Westmeath - rory o'connell
Longford - des bannon
Kildare - willie mcCreevey

Connacht
Sligo - paul taylor
Galway - brian talty
Mayo - liam mcHale
Leitrim - seamus quinn
Roscommon - Dermot Earley

Munster
Tipperary - Babs Keating
Limerick - Gary Kirby
Clare - Jamsie O'Connor
Kerry - ambrose
Cork - seanie o'leary
Waterford - big dan

[ONeill]

Ulster
Armagh - Joe Kernan
Antrim - Joe Quinn
Derry - Joe Brolly
Down - James McCartan Jnr
Fermanagh - Rory Gallagher
Donegal - Anthony Molloy
Tyrone - Peter Canavan
Monaghan - Nudie Hughes
Cavan - Larry Reilly

Leinster
Louth - Darren Clarke
Meath - Mick Lyons
Dublin - Charlie
Wicklow - O'Brien
Wexford - Forde
Kilkenny - DJ
Carlow - None, I think of Liam Hayes
Laois - Parkinson
Offaly - Dooley
Westmeath - Dolan
Longford - Sheridan
Kildare - Rainbow

Connacht
Sligo - O'Hara
Galway - Joyce
Mayo - Anthony Finnerty
Leitrim - Jimmy Flynn
Roscommon - Early

Munster
Tipperary - English
Limerick - Carey
Clare - Fitzgerald
Kerry - Spillane
Cork - Tomkins
Waterford - E Kelly

[Caid]

I've done a restricted list:

Ulster
Armagh - Joe Kernan
Antrim - Kevin Armstrong
Derry - Anthony Tohill
Down - DJ Kane
Fermanagh - Peter McGinnity
Donegal - Tony Boyle
Tyrone - Plunkett Donaghy
Monaghan - Rory Woods
Cavan - Martin McHugh (!)

The rest
Kerry - Mick O'Dwyer

[muppet]

Ulster
Armagh - Stevie from Killeavy
Antrim - Gearóid Adams
Derry - Dermot McNicholl
Down - The man in front is Mickey Linden
Fermanagh - 'This is it Marty' Tom Brewster
Donegal - Martin Carney  
Tyrone - Peter Canavan
Monaghan -  Tom Reilly  
Cavan - Dermot McCabe

Leinster
Louth - Stephan Melia
Meath - Brian Stafford
Dublin - Ciaran McDuff
Wicklow - Kevin O'Brien
Wexford - What's the story Martin Storey
Kilkenny - DJ
Carlow - Wicklow Walsh
Laois - Hughie Emerson
Offaly - Ciaran McManus
Westmeath - Dessie Dolan
Longford - Paul Barden
Kildare - Dermot Early

Connacht
Sligo - Eamon O'Hara
Galway - Stephn Joyce
Mayo - Ciaran McDonald
Leitrim - Seamus Quinn
Roscommon - Lots of McManus

Munster
Tipperary - Nicky 'if I'd ducks they'd drown' English
Limerick - Ciaran McCarey
Clare - Brian Lohan
Kerry - Maurice Fitz
Cork - Teddy McCarthy
Waterford - Ken McGrath

[passedit]

Ulster
Armagh - Tidsy Mc Kerr
Antrim - Charlie Mc Stravick
Derry - Tohill
Down - James McCartan Jnr
Fermanagh - Mc Ginnity
Donegal - Mc Hugh
Tyrone - Peter Canavan
Monaghan - Gerry Mc Carville
Cavan - Mc Cabe

Leinster
Louth - Darren Clarke
Meath - Liam Harnan
Dublin - Mullins
Wicklow - O'Brien
Wexford - Forde
Kilkenny - DJ
Carlow - Willie Doyle
Laois - Leo Turley
Offaly - Matt Connor
Westmeath - Dolan
Longford - Sheridan
Kildare - Larry Tompkins

Connacht
Sligo - O'Hara
Galway - Joyce
Mayo - Mc Hale
Leitrim - Darcy
Roscommon - Early

Munster
Tipperary - English
Limerick - Carey
Clare - Brian Lohan
Kerry - Jacko
Cork - JBM
Waterford - Mullane

[ExiledGael]

Ulster
Armagh - Big Joe
Antrim - Sambo
Derry - Anthony Tohill
Down - Greg Blaney
Fermanagh - Barry Owens
Donegal - Declan Bonner
Tyrone - Peter Canavan
Monaghan -  Nudie Hughes
Cavan - Ronan Carolan

Leinster
Louth - Darren Clarke
Meath - Trevor Giles
Dublin - Jayo
Wicklow - Odlums
Wexford - Rackards
Kilkenny - Henry Shefflin
Carlow - Stephen Rea
Laois - Ross Munnelly
Offaly - Ciaran McManus
Westmeath - Dessie Dolan
Longford - Brain Kavanagh
Kildare - Anthony Rainbow

Connacht
Sligo - O'Hara
Galway - Padraic Joyce
Mayo - Ciaran McDonald
Leitrim - Emlyn Mullligan
Roscommon - Frankie Dolan

Munster
Tipperary - Eoin Kelly
Limerick - Andrew O'Shaughnessy
Clare - Davy Fitz
Kerry - Gooch
Cork - O hAilpins
Waterford - John Mullane

[Owenmoresider]

Antrim - Sambo McNaughton
Armagh - Oisin McConville
Cavan - Seanie Johnston
Derry - Anthony Tohill
Donegal - Martin McHugh
Down - Mickey Linden
Fermanagh - Rory Gallagher
Monaghan - Nudie Hughes
Tyrone - Peter Canavan

Leitrim - Mickey Quinn
Mayo - A bottle (subsequently disappears)
Roscommon - Dermot Earley
Galway - Padraig Joyce
Sligo - Mickey Kearins

Carlow - Johnny Nevin
Dublin - Dessie Farrell (this is usually followed or preceded by choice expletives)
Kildare - Glen Ryan
Kilkenny - DJ Carey
Laois - Ross Munnelly
Longford - Gavin Tonra
Louth - That sub that started laying into a Laois player in the '91 brawl
Meath - Colm O'Rourke
Offaly - Matt Connor
Westmeath - Dessie Dolan
Wexford - Mattie Forde
Wicklow - Kevin O'Brien

Clare - Seanie McMahon
Cork - I could think of one, but he'd probably go on strike as a result
Kerry - Maurice Fitzgerald
Limerick - Ciaran Carey
Tipperary - Nicky English
Waterford - Ken McGrath

[Mid Mon]

Ulster
Armagh - Oisin
Antrim - Adams
Derry - Tohill
Down - James McCartan
Fermanagh – Tom Brewster
Donegal – Jimmy McGuinness
Tyrone - Peter Canavan
Monaghan -  Nudie Hughes
Cavan - Larry Reilly

Leinster
Louth – Darren Clarke
Meath – Mark Ward
Dublin – Charlie Redmond
Wicklow -
Wexford – Mattie forde
Kilkenny - DJ
Carlow -
Laois - Beagley
Offaly - McManus
Westmeath - Dolan
Longford - Sheridan
Kildare - Dermot Early

Connacht
Sligo - Eamonn O'Hara
Galway – Damien Burke
Mayo - Ciaran McDonald
Leitrim - Declan Darcy
Roscommon - Dermot Earley

Munster
Tipperary - English
Limerick - O'Shaughnessy
Clare – Davie fitz
Kerry - Paudi
Cork – Sean Óg
Waterford – Dan the man

[downgirl]

Ulster
Armagh - Oisin McConville
Antrim -  Michael Herron
Derry - Enda Muldoon
Down - Mickey Linden (or benny!)
Fermanagh - Barry Owens
Donegal -   Kevin Cassidy
Tyrone - Mugsy
Monaghan -  Ciaran Hanratty  
Cavan - Paul Brady

Leinster
Louth - Darren Clarke
Meath - Colm O'Rourke
Dublin - Jason Sherlock
Wicklow - Kevin O'Brien
Wexford - Mattie Forde
Kilkenny - Tommy Walsh
Carlow - Shane Kavanagh
Laois - Padraig Clancy after the Dan Gordon incident
Offaly - Brian Whelehan
Westmeath - Dessie Dolan
Longford - Diarmuid Masterson
Kildare - Anthony Rainbow

Connacht
Sligo - Eamon O'Hara
Galway - Joe Canning
Mayo - Conor Mortimer
Leitrim -
Roscommon - Dermot Earley

Munster
Tipperary - Brendan Cummins
Limerick - Ollie Moran
Clare - Ger Loughnane
Kerry - Kieran Donaghy
Cork - Setanta O'hAilpin
Waterford - Dan Shanahan

[downgirl]

Micko Herron?? That is a strange one.

Yea all the Herron lads are quite good looking ya see!

[BallyhaiseMan]

Ulster
Armagh - Kieran McGeeney
Antrim - Kevin McGourty
Derry - Anthony Tohill
Down - Shorty Treanor
Fermanagh - Paul Brewster
Donegal - Anthony Molloy
Tyrone - Adrian Cush
Monaghan -  Peter Duffy
Cavan - The Great One from Knockbride.

Leinster
Louth - Seamus O Hanlon
Meath - John McDermott
Dublin - Keith Barr
Wicklow - Hugh Kenny
Wexford - Mattie Forde
Kilkenny - DJ Carey
Carlow - Johnny Nevin
Laois - Ross Munnelly
Offaly - Vinnie Claffey
Westmeath - Dessie Dolan
Longford - Niall Sheridan
Kildare - Martin Lynch
Connacht
Sligo - Eamon O Hara
Galway - Sean Og De Paor
Mayo - Ciaran McDonald
Leitrim - Seamus Quinn
Roscommon - John Newton

Munster
Tipperary - Declan Browne
Limerick - John Quane
Clare - Ollie Baker
Kerry - Pa Laide
Cork - Shay Fahey
Waterford - Fergal Hartley