Good luck to Meath's Cormac Reilly

[Jinxy]

You can never write off a Meath ref.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

How can Brigids exect fair play against East of the Shannon opposition with an East of the Shannon Ref.

[Shamrock Shore]

The lads in the offical green jackets should also be thought of in these difficult times.

And the 'pigs' that so bravely give their lives for those hot-dogs.

[Banana Man]

Ah dont be heaping any more pressure on the lad.

Cormac, just imagine that you are refereeing an U10 match.

are you wise orior? i have seen some under 10 games where parents have tried to attack the referee because wee jimmy wasn't given a penalty on his own 21 yard line ffs, u10 games and under 12s for that matter are seriously dangerous for ref's!!

[ONeill]

The Ballad of Jack Reilly

(this man may be an ancestor of Cormac)

His hair was red, his eyes were blue, his age was eighteen years
And as they sailed around Cape Horn his eyes filled up with tears
For he knew he'd never see his home or native land again
And the captain said Jack Reilly you will die a convict man
With prison chains around his wrists that cut him to the bone
The captain said 'Jack Reilly, son, your very soul I'll own
I'll bend and twist it to my will - for death you'll surely pray
But I'll see you live to end your days in chains in Botany Bay'

With quiet words Jack Reilly swore 'The day will surely come
When I will slip these prison chains and justice will be done'
For three long weeks he took no bread, just water from the can
And all his comrades around him swore he was the dying man
Until one night he slipped his chains and out of the door he ran
He grabbed a pistol from the guard and up the deck he sprang
'My name it is Jack Reilly and from Ireland I do come
And neither man nor master has the right to tie me down!'

Up to the captain's door he went - no fear could slow him down
For he would show no mercy to the servant of the crown
The captain stepped out on the deck with cutlass in his hand
'Surrender or I'll run you through and drop where you stand!'
The crew looked on in silence then and ne'er a murmur made
For they were tired and hungry men and not a word was said
Jack Reilly raised the pistol high, the captain made a frown
And with a single pistol shot he brought the captain down

The crew they said 'Jack Reilly, mate, we'll lower you o'er the side
Into the longboat you must go and bid this ship goodbye
For there's a man-o-war about -  they'll catch you if they can
And from the yard down, Jack me boy, your body they will hang'
And so he turned the longboat round and to the rising sun
Five lonely days and nights he rowed till he was nearly done
Then he heard the sound of breaking waves on free Australian sand
And jumping from the longboat up onto the beach he swam

Through New South Wales he made his way beneath the burning sun
And 'cross the Murray River when a month was barely gone
T'was there he met an outlaw band, he told them of his plight
They said 'Brave man, Jack Reilly, you will ride with us tonight'
They rode like devils through the dust across Australian plains
They robbed the banks in every town, they robbed the smoking trains
Jack Reilly was the best of them, he rode from dusk till dawn
He shot the bankers one by one - he shot the bankers down

The constables and troopers searched the land from miles around
Yet neither hide nor hair of him was nowhere to be found
The folks round here where Irish and they'd answer with a grin
'You say his name's Jack Reilly? No -  never heard of him...'
For six long years he rode the bush, he led the outlaw band
He robbed the rich men from their gold, he took it from their hands
No woman's love could hold him down though many tried and failed
Jack Reilly was a free man now and no man's law obeyed 



The time was passing quickly by and Jack was slowing down
One day he left the outlaw band for Queensland he was bound
He spurred his loyal pony as he headed for the line
With the constables and troopers getting closer all the time
He rode through Bullawarra on a cold and moonlight night
The troopers closed behind him, well, they found him at daylight
Six carbine shots rang out that dawn that took his life away
And that was how Jack Reilly died way down in Botany Bay

[Hardy]

It's important at this juncture to distinguish the Meath Reillys from the murderous, racist Cavan variety. A shocking example here (leaving Phil's flute out of it altogether):

The night that we danced by the light of the moon,
And Phil to the fore with his flute,
When Phil threw his lip over "Come Again Soon",
He's dance the foot out o' yer boot!
The day that I took long Magee by the scruff
For slanderin' Rosie Kilrain,
Then, marchin' him straight out of Ballyjamesduff,
Assisted him into a drain.
Oh, sweet are the dreams, as the dudeen I puff,
Of whisperings over the sea,
"Come back, Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff
Come home, Paddy Reilly, to me".

I've loved the young women of every land,
That always came easy to me;
Just barrin' the belles of the Black-a-moor brand
And the chocolate shapes of Feegee.
But that sort of love is a moonshiny stuff,
And never will addle me brain,
For the bells will be ringin' in Ballyjamesduff
For me and me Rosie Kilrain!
And through all their glamour, their gas and their guff
A whisper comes over the sea,
"Come back, Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff
Come home, Paddy Reilly, to me".

[Shrewdness]

Not impressed with him today. A poor referee if ever i saw one.

[King Kenny]

Made a complete balls of it.  If I were a Brigids man I'd be livid with him. 

[Throw ball]

Made a complete balls of it.  If I were a Brigids man I'd be livid with him.

He gave St Brigids a number of soft frees too especially against Paul Kernan and Morgan. In the end of the day he was no worse than most and didn't decide the game. Cross won because .....well they're Cross and nearly always find a way to win finals.

[Jinxy]

Gave way too many handy frees to Cross and indulged their spoiling tactics in the 2nd half.
I think he has at least some (which is altogether too much) Cavan blood.

[orangeman]

Can you believe this ?


Cormac Reilly got his referee's assessment.

He had marks deducted from his performance because one of his umpires wore a hat to shiled himself from the sun during the match at Croke Park. It has emerged that Reilly lost 2 points when he was assessed in the All Ireland club final when one of his umpires kept his hat on while his colleague on the other post did not.


Referees are charged with ensuring that their team of officials are "uniformly attired" on match days.

[magpie seanie]

Can you believe this ?


Cormac Reilly got his referee's assessment.

He had marks deducted from his performance because one of his umpires wore a hat to shiled himself from the sun during the match at Croke Park. It has emerged that Reilly lost 2 points when he was assessed in the All Ireland club final when one of his umpires kept his hat on while his colleague on the other post did not.


Referees are charged with ensuring that their team of officials are "uniformly attired" on match days.

Sadly I can believe that.

[orangeman]

Can you believe this ?


Cormac Reilly got his referee's assessment.

He had marks deducted from his performance because one of his umpires wore a hat to shiled himself from the sun during the match at Croke Park. It has emerged that Reilly lost 2 points when he was assessed in the All Ireland club final when one of his umpires kept his hat on while his colleague on the other post did not.


Referees are charged with ensuring that their team of officials are "uniformly attired" on match days.

Sadly I can believe that.

Sadly it's true.

What next ? Matching suits en route to the ground ?.

[muppet]

Can you believe this ?


Cormac Reilly got his referee's assessment.

He had marks deducted from his performance because one of his umpires wore a hat to shiled himself from the sun during the match at Croke Park. It has emerged that Reilly lost 2 points when he was assessed in the All Ireland club final when one of his umpires kept his hat on while his colleague on the other post did not.


Referees are charged with ensuring that their team of officials are "uniformly attired" on match days.

Sadly I can believe that.

Sadly it's true.

What next ? Matching suits en route to the ground ?.

Referee gets major calls spot on but missed final as umpire had fly open shocker!