Dublin GAA Thread

[binkybarnes]

I never heard that! We would of been playing juvenile then with my aul lad coaching so it probably passed us by.

Judes senior footballers have been acting the prick for the last 10 years with over half of the team being imports. On top of that they played stink Poacher type football. They came close but thankfully never won a championship. I think they are well back in the pack now.

Aside from that i never had any issues with them. They seem to have got themselves organised in both codes underage and seem to be coming strong again after a few barren years

[Declan_Moffat]

It cost Faughs a Div 1 hurling league which my father has never forgiven them for. There was a few court cases too out of it.

[binkybarnes]

@Declan_Moffat

It cost Faughs a Div 1 hurling league which my father has never forgiven them for. There was a few court cases too out of it

Informative. Never knew that

[kerry1891]

@Declan_Moffat

@binkybarnes may know the story. I’d say his dad, god be good to him, was there when Jude’s used their U15 team to stop a Senior Hurling game involving Faughs and Na Fianna because they weren’t happy about pitch allocation. Twas back in the early 80s.

how did they manage ti use their u15 team to game up such a scenario?

[Declan_Moffat]

They rushed the pitch and got the game abandoned.

[Jake_Stevens]

@Fagan_ODowd

Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

It was always handy having a few names to throw out back in the day. Walking through town late and not a taxi in sight.

Different city now…a lot safer too, despite what you read.

[kerry1891]

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

[Fagan_ODowd]

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

No. Not any more more.

[kerry1891]

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

No. Not any more more.

Pity, no club in around there @ all now

where used ye get em from in the NIC in your time?

[Fagan_ODowd]

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

No. Not any more more.

Pity, no club in around there @ all now

where used ye get em from in the NIC in your time?

Lads who went to O’Connell School so fellas from Summerhill, Ballybough, Portland Row, Charles St, Champions Avenue.

[Spidey]

Some of the older players who have moved to the suburbs still have their kids involved - the Cody’s being a case in point. Great lads

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Spidey

Some of the older players who have moved to the suburbs still have their kids involved - the Cody’s being a case in point. Great lads

Johnny Cody?

[kerry1891]

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

No. Not any more more.

Pity, no club in around there @ all now

where used ye get em from in the NIC in your time?

Lads who went to O’Connell School so fellas from Summerhill, Ballybough, Portland Row, Charles St, Champions Avenue.

I heard one of the young hutches from Champions Avenue played under age for Scoil

[Spidey]

Yeah johns kids lived in castleknock but still played. Lee and jackman had their kids playing there too despite living out this way.

[kerry1891]

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

No. Not any more more.

Pity, no club in around there @ all now

where used ye get em from in the NIC in your time?

Lads who went to O’Connell School so fellas from Summerhill, Ballybough, Portland Row, Charles St, Champions Avenue.

Is that school still there? why did scoil stop fishing out of it?

[Fagan_ODowd]

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

No. Not any more more.

Pity, no club in around there @ all now

where used ye get em from in the NIC in your time?

Lads who went to O’Connell School so fellas from Summerhill, Ballybough, Portland Row, Charles St, Champions Avenue.

I heard one of the young hutches from Champions Avenue played under age for Scoil

I’d say that’s unlikely. There was a beef between Hutch and a Scoil stalwart who had a pub on Parnell St. There. Was a row in the pub one night and the Scoil stalwart bet Hutches nephew badly with a pool cue. Hutch called to the pub the next day and told the Scoil stalwart to leave town within 24 hours or he’d be dead. The chap left for the States and never came back, not even for his parents funeral.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

No. Not any more more.

Pity, no club in around there @ all now

where used ye get em from in the NIC in your time?

Lads who went to O’Connell School so fellas from Summerhill, Ballybough, Portland Row, Charles St, Champions Avenue.

Is that school still there? why did scoil stop fishing out of it?

School is still there but is almost entirely immigrants children who have no interest in the GAA. Club started fishing out of a Gaelscoil in Harmonstown instead. I was talking to the chairman recently and lamenting that the club had got a bit eh middle class. And he reminisced about the good old days when some crowd would come out thinking they were about to play a bunch of softies from Clontarf and a row would start and hell would be unleashed.

[kerry1891]

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

No. Not any more more.

Pity, no club in around there @ all now

where used ye get em from in the NIC in your time?

Lads who went to O’Connell School so fellas from Summerhill, Ballybough, Portland Row, Charles St, Champions Avenue.

Is that school still there? why did scoil stop fishing out of it?

School is still there but is almost entirely immigrants children who have no interest in the GAA. Club started fishing out of a Gaelscoil in Harmonstown instead. I was talking to the chairman recently and lamenting that the club had got a bit eh middle class. And he reminisced about the good old days when some crowd would come out thinking they were about to play a bunch of softies from Clontarf and a row would start and hell would be unleashed.

I had heard about the Harmanstown school link alright - a good link to have formed

probably essential to have done it to ensure club stays vibrant?

Is it a big school?

[Fagan_ODowd]

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@kerry1891

@Fagan_ODowd

@binkybarnes

Sure you wouldn’t have been able to transfer to Scoil if we lived in Jarlath’s world.

True that now that I think of it. Scoil were Div1 football and oscillated between Div1 and Div2 hurling in those days. In reality if we couldn’t have transferred in they’d have had no senior hurling team and would probably have dropped down a division or two at junior. What would be the harm in that you might say? Well I was coming from a club that had plenty of numbers and I would likely have been surplus to requirements at senior level (especially if I was working in Dublin). The Scoil senior hurling team in those days split evenly between the rooral contingent, the Dublin suburban contingent and the North Inner City Dubs. So if we couldn’t transfer in those Dubs wouldn’t have had the opportunity to play senior hurling or possibly hurling at all.
Joining a club like Scoil was also a valuable social experience. I used to take the u12 s out on a Saturday morning. That was a tough gig but you got a great sense of the challenges these kids were living through. Also made some great pals who lived in the inner city and never had any fear of the place.

Anyway apologies for getting a bit maudlin there.

do Scoil fish any few natives out of the north inner city in recent times Fagan? I get the impression that they dont but I could be wrong

No. Not any more more.

Pity, no club in around there @ all now

where used ye get em from in the NIC in your time?

Lads who went to O’Connell School so fellas from Summerhill, Ballybough, Portland Row, Charles St, Champions Avenue.

Is that school still there? why did scoil stop fishing out of it?

School is still there but is almost entirely immigrants children who have no interest in the GAA. Club started fishing out of a Gaelscoil in Harmonstown instead. I was talking to the chairman recently and lamenting that the club had got a bit eh middle class. And he reminisced about the good old days when some crowd would come out thinking they were about to play a bunch of softies from Clontarf and a row would start and hell would be unleashed.

I had heard about the Harmanstown school link alright - a good link to have formed

probably essential to have done it to ensure club stays vibrant?

Is it a big school?

I don’t think so.

[kerry1891]

Fagan

I see ye have 75th anniversary book out, you surely feature?