Limerick GAA 2022 - Dual Kings (Part 1)

[Big_Dan_Campbell]

Pat’s young lad I assume?

[iron_mike]

@peddlerscross

Hurling just doesnt register in Limerick City.

I was in Limerick the day of the Limerick Club Hurling Final between Patrickswell and Kilmallock and had to try about 8 different pubs (all called Flannerys) before one agreed to my request to stick the hurling on TV.

Even in that 8th pub, the bar woman hadnt a notion what i was talking about and only agreed to my request because i have such a lovely, charming way about me.

TNH

[myboyblue]

Yep. I presume you spotted no 19 also

[peddlerscross]

It did.

I was never as disillusioned with a town or city in my life.

Manchester United may well have been playing Liverpool the same afternoon but those sort of excuses dont cut it with me.

[Corksfinedtboy]

No way?
Rubby town?
Hope not

[peddlerscross]

Garrison Sports are all they know about in the city.

[The_Most_Infamous]

Corbally sadly is a blackspot for gaelic games in Limerick.

Ye have the same blight with Shannon Banks and Westbury.

You’re all to well aware of that I’m sure. Luckily there are other parts of the county developing hurlers - 3 Senior Hurling All Irelands out of the last 4.

Is not bad going.

The fact that Munchins are even fielding a hurling team is actually positive.

[Ashman]

That would be the case in most cities in Ireland

[Aristotle]

Anyone I know who went to Munchin’s wouldn’t know one end of a hurley from the other, literally no interest.

Pat’s would have alright numbers underage to a point, Claughaun are struggling but, even then, I’d kinda imagine that a lot of the people in that catchment area would go to CBS?

[Corksfinedtboy]

That’s a shame
Should be room for all

[peddlerscross]

Dublin, Waterford and Cork are rich in GAA Heritage and Tradition.

[The_Most_Infamous]

Pats and Claughaun would all have gone to CBS traditionally. That might have changed now though with Castletroy college

[Ashman]

The GAA strenght reflects that changing demographics or the city . The suburbs growing and inner city ageing . Monsleen , MSP & Na P the big clubs now

[Ashman]

CBS now a soccer and a cricket school

[Ashman]

The do but if Man U or Liverpool on tv then no GAA

[Batigol]

Limerick is a wasteland for hurling and it shows

[The_Most_Infamous]

The number of new houses going up around Monaleen/Annacotty at the moment is unreal. Mungret is similar.

Monaleen though particularly will have ridiclious resources going forward in terms of population.

If its properly done in the primary schools etc

[Aristotle]

To be fair, on county final day, when the match was on 5 minutes away from the city centre, anybody who really wanted to watch the match would have been at it.

The people left in the pubs are the ones who want to watch the Premier League so it makes sense. Having said that, Patsy’s would definitely have had the hurling on.

[The_Most_Infamous]

Rubbys influence is waning at least. It was never prominent but you’re more likely to see young kids with hurleys now than a rubby ball in any part of the city.

[peddlerscross]

If the Tipp County Final was on TV, you can be guaranteed it would be shown in every pub in Thurles even if the ground is only a few minutes stroll.

A proper hurling town.