Great GAA Families

[sam03/05]

Was watching some Ulster club football today and was thinking that most successful clubs are usually built around one or two families.
Errigal - The Canavans
Ballinderry - McGuckins
Lavey - McGurks/ Downeys
can any one think of any others??

[ziggysego]

Crossmaglen - the McEntees

[fearglasmor]

Birr: Whelehans, Hanniffy's, Pilkingtons & the two brothers that played on the 80's minor teams shit can't remenber the name.
Walsh Island (80's): Connor's & O'Connors brothers and cousins
Ferbane (80's): Lowry's
Rhode: Sullivan's, Malone's, McNamee's

Erins Isle: Barrs

[blasmere]

Surely the most successful of them all were the Fennelly's of Ballyhale Shamrocks and Kilkenny

Kevin, Ger, Brendan, Liam, Dermot, Michael, Sean - four of them started in the 1987 AI Final

[belleaqua]

Caltra 2004 - 4 of the Meehans started that day and 4 of them all played championship for galway in the same year against Louth. That must be some sort of record.

[Orior]

Ziggy, Crossmaglen has more Kernans than McEntees. Plus their Dad was know to kick the odd leather.

[ziggysego]

Ziggy, Crossmaglen has more Kernans than McEntees. Plus their Dad was know to kick the odd leather.

Well that's me back in my place 

[Tyrones own]

   
  O'shea's -Kerry

[stephenite]

Donnelans - Galway
Mortimers - Mayo
Flannagans - Mayo
O'Haplins - Cork
Foleys - Dublin
Reynolds - Meath
Rackards - Wexford

[ONeill]

The Tohills Derry

[Cloc Mor]

The Mc Cartans of Down.

What about the Mc Cartan's of Burren (part of the travelling community).

[5 Sams]

They might be a great GAA family but they have no loyalty whatsoever...clubs they have represented....

Glenn - Oul James
Tullylish - The young fellas
Burren - Same again


..and if you include their cousins the Kanes... Val and DJ....Shamrocks, Mitchels, Ballyholland...the list is endless

[Cloc Mor]

Heard Gerard Rice paid £3500 for daddy James's 1961 jersey at some do in the Slieve Donard last night.  Would give him £3.50 for it and thats about it.

[Over the Bar]

Errigal - The Canavans

Never mind the Quinn brothers.

[Fear Boirche]

"Never mind the Quinn brothers."

...and the Hartes?