Pure intrigue here brought about by a discussion this morning. Any idea what club it would be? This person believed it was Naomh Columba in Glencolumbkille in Donegal.
Brolly on about belmullet in mayo today being wile far out.
My mate plays for glencolumcille. Use to have to play Malin in league games. Took 2 1/2 hours to get therep
It's isolated obviously but 30-40 mins from relatively functioning towns in Killybegs & Ardara, who aren't far from big towns themselves. You'd spend that in the boat getting out to the club on the Aran Islands. Valentia island obviously. Achill island would be isolated enough too. Letterfrack maybe on the mainland
What about inisturk? Great job to build a pitch out there
Antrim hurlers have a very long way to Tipperary
Quote from: Manning18 on October 25, 2018, 12:06:18 PM
It's isolated obviously but 30-40 mins from relatively functioning towns in Killybegs & Ardara, who aren't far from big towns themselves. You'd spend that in the boat getting out to the club on the Aran Islands. Valentia island obviously. Achill island would be isolated enough too. Letterfrack maybe on the mainland
Valentia wouldn't be that isolated in that there's a bridge over to the club in Portmagee, and a lot of the year there's a ferry over to Renard, so you're not really that far away from any of the clubs in South Kerry.
Are there any GAA clubs in East Belfast ?
Quote from: Manning18 on October 25, 2018, 12:06:18 PM
It's isolated obviously but 30-40 mins from relatively functioning towns in Killybegs & Ardara, who aren't far from big towns themselves. You'd spend that in the boat getting out to the club on the Aran Islands. Valentia island obviously. Achill island would be isolated enough too. Letterfrack maybe on the mainland
Kilcar is closer again to Glen than Ardara and Killybegs.
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
It would probably be a hurling club
Kilcommon in Glenamoy must be 'isolated'. It's far enough from any half decent civilisation anyway.
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
Quote from: Manning18 on October 25, 2018, 12:06:18 PM
It's isolated obviously but 30-40 mins from relatively functioning towns in Killybegs & Ardara, who aren't far from big towns themselves. You'd spend that in the boat getting out to the club on the Aran Islands. Valentia island obviously. Achill island would be isolated enough too. Letterfrack maybe on the mainland
Kilcar is closer again to Glen than Ardara and Killybegs.
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Furthest away from their nearest club.
Would any club on Inishowen be fairly isolated
Fanad would be fairly isolated too. Probably less so now with new bridge nearby to carrigart
Quote from: BennyCake on October 25, 2018, 02:25:48 PM
Would any club on Inishowen be fairly isolated
Fanad would be fairly isolated too. Probably less so now with new bridge nearby to carrigart
Buenos Aires Hurling Club
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 01:20:47 PM
Kilcommon in Glenamoy must be 'isolated'. It's far enough from any half decent civilisation anyway.
While clubs like these are in the middle of nowhere, they're not far from other clubs in the middle of nowhere. Eg Achill would be relatively near Ballycroy, which would be near Kiltane, which would be near Belmullet. If you were to look at West Mayo as a division, the furthest reaches of the Tourmakeady club would be almost 2 hours from the furthest reaches of Achill
Quote from: seafoid on October 25, 2018, 12:38:15 PM
Are there any GAA clubs in East Belfast ?
St Malachy's
Holywood
Bredagh
Does Rathlin have any gaa activity, or history of it
Slaughtneil.
In Galway, probably Aran Islands, given travel difficulties involved. Some of the more western Connemara clubs, e.g. Clifden, Carna, Renvyle, can involve a fair travel distance for north Galway clubs.
Quote from: mouview on October 25, 2018, 03:35:07 PM
In Galway, probably Aran Islands, given travel difficulties involved. Some of the more western Connemara clubs, e.g. Clifden, Carna, Renvyle, can involve a fair travel distance for north Galway clubs.
What about Sylane ?
Garnish on the tip of the Beara Penninsula is pretty remote and a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
Cavan is 746 sq miles and has 3 senior hurling clubs
According to Wikipedia Fermanagh has one senior hurling club
Shannon Gaels in Cavan?
its a long drive to Kingscourt
CFCW - Castletown Finea Coole Whitehall in Westmeath. Nice drive down to Athlone for a game!
Quote from: manfromdelmonte on October 25, 2018, 04:14:50 PM
Shannon Gaels in Cavan?
its a long drive to Kingscourt
CFCW - Castletown Finea Coole Whitehall in Westmeath. Nice drive down to Athlone for a game!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavan_Senior_Hurling_Championship
Quote from: seafoid on October 25, 2018, 04:12:32 PM
Cavan is 746 sq miles and has 3 senior hurling clubs
According to Wikipedia Fermanagh has one senior hurling club
And Lancashire showed them both how to play hurling last year!
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
Quote from: Manning18 on October 25, 2018, 12:06:18 PM
It's isolated obviously but 30-40 mins from relatively functioning towns in Killybegs & Ardara, who aren't far from big towns themselves. You'd spend that in the boat getting out to the club on the Aran Islands. Valentia island obviously. Achill island would be isolated enough too. Letterfrack maybe on the mainland
Kilcar is closer again to Glen than Ardara and Killybegs.
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
I imagine it's distance from the next nearest GAA club.
You'd imagine it would be some club in the wilds of west Cork, south Kerry, Connemara, west Mayo or Donegal but who knows?
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
Quote from: Lar Naparka on October 25, 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
You're correct. The pitch is situated on the eastern side of the bridge on Corraun peninsula.
Quote from: Lar Naparka on October 25, 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
We played some underage games on a pitch just backing on to the beach at Keel but that pitch long gone now I think. Played at the secondary school also.
Quote from: spuds on October 26, 2018, 07:56:32 AM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on October 25, 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
We played some underage games on a pitch just backing on to the beach at Keel but that pitch long gone now I think. Played at the secondary school also.
could have sworn that was a soccer pitch
Quote from: Never beat the deeler on October 26, 2018, 08:16:52 AM
Quote from: spuds on October 26, 2018, 07:56:32 AM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on October 25, 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
We played some underage games on a pitch just backing on to the beach at Keel but that pitch long gone now I think. Played at the secondary school also.
could have sworn that was a soccer pitch
It was all things to all people day and night!
Remember playing a soccer game on another beach way back, maybe near where Achill Rovers play now at the Valley, was half sand half scraw.
Quote from: spuds on October 26, 2018, 07:56:32 AM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on October 25, 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
We played some underage games on a pitch just backing on to the beach at Keel but that pitch long gone now I think. Played at the secondary school also.
That pitch was referred to as The Sandybanks
Quote from: Lar Naparka on October 25, 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
There's a famous competition between the Island villages called the Scanlan Cup-maybe that's what they were thinking of. http://achill.gaa.ie/scanlon-cup-history
Quote from: whitey on October 26, 2018, 12:24:14 PM
Quote from: spuds on October 26, 2018, 07:56:32 AM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on October 25, 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
We played some underage games on a pitch just backing on to the beach at Keel but that pitch long gone now I think. Played at the secondary school also.
That pitch was referred to as The Sandybanks
is that not kiltanes second pitch in doohoma where they never lost a game . the opposition always lost the will to live
Quote from: rosnarun on October 26, 2018, 02:47:02 PM
Quote from: whitey on October 26, 2018, 12:24:14 PM
Quote from: spuds on October 26, 2018, 07:56:32 AM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on October 25, 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
We played some underage games on a pitch just backing on to the beach at Keel but that pitch long gone now I think. Played at the secondary school also.
That pitch was referred to as The Sandybanks
is that not kiltanes second pitch in doohoma where they never lost a game . the opposition always lost the will to live
I never played in Kiktane, but I heard stories about the hostility down there from a Ballina man.....including a shotgun being fired in the air at a game
They would have a different pitch, but it's possible they also call theirs the Sandybanks
When I used to play in mid/early 80s you always had to verify which Achill pitch you were playing on and I remember the one in Keel being referred to as the Sandybanks.
Quote from: whitey on October 26, 2018, 03:30:08 PM
Quote from: rosnarun on October 26, 2018, 02:47:02 PM
Quote from: whitey on October 26, 2018, 12:24:14 PM
Quote from: spuds on October 26, 2018, 07:56:32 AM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on October 25, 2018, 11:08:02 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 25, 2018, 10:08:12 PM
Quote from: Hardy on October 25, 2018, 05:38:09 PM
Quote from: J70 on October 25, 2018, 12:45:21 PM
I think a definition of "isolated" is needed here.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on October 25, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
a fair distance from Mitchelstown.
OK. Not the definition I expected.
Very good Hardy!
Farr, you could help me out here. I was having an argument with a few Mayo buddies recently about isolated GAA clubs in the county. (A spin off from this topic.)
Obviously, Achill came up but the argument quickly descended to a quarrel when I said there was no point in trying to name any GAA club on the island because there is none. The only club in that area is across the Sound on Corraun, near the community college. Can you come to my rescue? ;D
We played some underage games on a pitch just backing on to the beach at Keel but that pitch long gone now I think. Played at the secondary school also.
That pitch was referred to as The Sandybanks
is that not kiltanes second pitch in doohoma where they never lost a game . the opposition always lost the will to live
I never played in Kiktane, but I heard stories about the hostility down there from a Ballina man.....including a shotgun being fired in the air at a game
They would have a different pitch, but it's possible they also call theirs the Sandybanks
When I used to play in mid/early 80s you always had to verify which Achill pitch you were playing on and I remember the one in Keel being referred to as the Sandybanks.
What bugs me is that Knockmore and Ballina always have to go back to Bangor or Belmullet for underage games. Never do I remember them having to return the favour.
If the measure of most isolated club was by distance from the clubs main pitch to nearest neighbours pitch.....
Then, Belmullet GAA pitch to their nearest neighbours - Kiltane - at 23.3 km is, i reckon, the furthest.
Louisburgh to Westport a close tied second at 22.3 km along with Goleen in West Cork to Muintir Mhaire
Glencolmcille to Glencar 'just' 15.9km.
And while Aran Islands would obviously take the longest to get to (do Inishturk and Clare Island have active clubs?), it is ~15-16km as 'the crow flies' to Liscannor.
To get various pitch locations, then use https://www.gaapitchfinder.com/ (https://www.gaapitchfinder.com/)
Then use google maps to measure the distance between locations
What is the club just before the bridge at Achill sound
Quote from: BennyCake on October 26, 2018, 10:56:07 PM
What is the club just before the bridge at Achill sound
Achill GAA.
Was the sandbanks in achill not just a pitch they used for a few years when the one before the bridge was not in use for some reason ? 90s it was definitely the sandbanks they used
There are 3 strong hurling only clubs at the tip of the Ards peninsula. Ballygalget, portaferry and Ballycran. Though are separated from the "mainland" East Down club's to the south by Strangford lough, there is a ferry service. However the most northern of the 3 clubs Ballycran is 24 miles away from the nearest GAA club to the North in Hollywood, with a massive GAA wasteland in between. North Down is a densely populated area, and only served by 2 GAA clubs , Carryduff and St Pauls Hollywood , though you could include Bredagh which is South Belfast .