Give us a few names of lads whoāve been playing illegally over the years. Sounds like Kilmallock and The Well could be in trouble.
The parish rule is strictly enforced in kk. You go and thatās it. I had to go myself.
I think it much more difficult to enforce these days. With GAA becoming so popular at the younger ages, parents from a non traditional GAA background see it more like soccer where you just go with whatās most convenient. Some parents have absolutely no concept of the idea of a āparish ruleā.
You might think that.
Added to the urbanisation of society where itās fairly meaningless anyways.
A buddy of mine has to send his youngfella to aghada for hurling. Heās from cloyne. Its eating him up inside.
Heās trying to get herself to move back to Cloyne
Iām not going to stir it by naming players and drawing ire on me. Players have their own reasons for playing with certain clubs.
Just out of interest, what do you mean by āyou had to goā?
I lived two miles from Thomastown, and went to school there, but about six miles from Bennettsbridge. Once you got good enough for U16 the car called up from the 'Bridge and you got into it. We didnāt mind. Same as all my brothers before me. Bennettsbridge is in the parish of Tulaherin, which extends that far down.
There was only a few clashes between U14 and U16, so Thomastown started sending a car as well. It was a case of whichever car called first. We lost the U16 county final to Thomastown. It was a sore one.
The case of the Hogan brothers being driven from the 'Bridge to Danesfort was well publicised in the past. Danesfort parish comes right into the bridge itself.
Iām a bit confused reading that.
Were you playing 14s with one club and 16s with another ??
Could they not just say, here are the boundaries and in here is a grey area which is bandit country, where shenanigans are encouraged. The Kilcornan rule they could call it. cc @Aristotle
Sounds like heād get into the car with anyone who asked
There can be no rule of law in Bandit terrritory
I know a fella who was waiting for a lift to an U14 match, and didnt realise heād been picked up a mentors from a neighbouring club until he was handed the jersey in the dressing room. He played for fear of not getting a lift home. Twas the early 90ās. A different time.
Oh and that happened.
Dangerous game getting into strangers cars in the midlands in the 90s
Especially around the midlands, but shur we knew no better at the time. He was standing outside his house with his hurl and gearbag and yer man pulled up with a few lads togged out to go play a hurling match. In yer mans defense the boundary around that area was a bit debatable and back then few if any lads were really tagged yet as being with one club or the other. We only started hurling around U12 back then.
So you actually live in the parish of Tullaherin, am I reading that right? Then there should be no issue with you lining out for Bennettsbridge.
I know of three Kilcornan natives - one lining out for Cappagh, one for Kildimo/Pallaskenry and one with Askeaton. I can totally understand it.
Yea, U14s was more national schools orientated, then 16s was club. That seemed to be the acceptable cut-off. I never ended up playing against Thomastown U16, while still playing U14 for them, mainly because of the North/South divide, but it could have happened.
I got split at the throw-in of the U16 final. I wasnāt right after it to be honest.
There are some who have had a go with two of the three, thereās probably even one or two whoāve had a go with three of the three. The Nash brothers played one with us and one with Kildimo.
Yea, lived. Tullaherin (thanks for correcting my spelling) is only a church on a cross roads in the middle of the country, whereas Bennettsbridge is a small town where the pitch is.