Defunct Down Hurling Clubs

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Bryansford won a Down Special Junior Hurling Championship in the early to mid 80's. Obviously a defunct competition now, but I'm guessing it was a Junior B Championship type arrangement?

Bryansford started underage hurling up last year. Not sure how it will go but it would be important to have a hurling outlet in a big urban area like Newcastle.

Wonder when the Special Junior Championship was done away with. There a couple clubs who are currently a bit of a junior championship- maybe wouldn't be a bad thing to see it reintroduced.

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Mind Bryansford playing a bit. There was also a juvenile team in the 90s called Rosconnor Gaels over around teconnaught area. Eddie 'Tipp' behind it.

I assume this team covered a few clubs and not just Teconnaught?

I suppose St Kevin's camogie club would cover that area now if they ever extend to the men's game.

Rosconnor Gaels was an underage construct driven by Tipperary man Eddie McGrath. It took from Drumaness, Loughinisland and Teconnaught. Was late 90's, early 00's that it was in operation. Jimmy O'Reilly, who was Down senior hurling manager at a time, was involved in some capacity too.