Leen is from Kerry stock on the father’s side
His father Edward won a senior hurling championship for St Brendans Ardert in 1990 and played hurling for the kerry minors
His grandfather Donal won a senior hurling championship for Crotta O;Neills in 1968 and played for the Kerry senior hurlers
They won their respective medals at corner back!
Pick a combined team and 2/3 Clare players make it - maximum
Lets not go down the disrespectful rubby route.
Did you see one of the knocknagoshel walshes was lining out for New York at the weekend
Is that James? A brother of Edmund.
Correct.
I didnt - saw Rob Wharton from South Kerry kick a belter of a long range point though and Shane Brosnan is USA born but a son of Mike Brosnan Knocknagoshel , Mike got a few league matches for Kerry in the late 1980s
What age is he now? Two good footballers, outstanding pure kickers of a ball. They were well able to enjoy life too.
Their Grandfather has a scatter of AI medals. I’d know family they have in Dublin.
Wasn’t he a decent rugby player as well?
He won all ireland minor football medal anyway and I think you are correct re the rugby
He was on the kerry senior panel for a while too
James would be a bit quieter than Edmond. Edmond could have been a sensational footballer if he had the interest.
He must 29/30 at this stage I’d say.
Edmund Walsh and Johnny Buckley were a much vaunted midfield duo at underage until Peter Acheson and Alan Moloney went down to Tralee and walked all over them in a Minster Under 21 Final back in 2010.
Saw him play a scatter of club games in Dublin and after Connolly was the best foot passer I saw up here. Possibly more suited to another era.
U20s match on Friday has been moved to Rathkeale.
The field in Thurles on Saturday looked a long way off where it should be also.
Ya he was a pure footballer. Rinsed Philly McMahon in a club game. He’s a sound lad.
Weather is due to pick up toward the end of this week. Whether it’s enough or not I don’t know. We may all be heading to. Cork for a weekend blitz by the looks of it
It was fairly solid under foot aside from the goal areas looking a bit mucky. Tipp seniors aren’t playing in Thurles til round 4 which is late May so should hold up fine
Been no break at all from the rain.
Hopefully the weather might dry up a bit next week heading into championship. April has been an awful cunt so far weather wise.
Ya, looked ok in the middle of the field in fairness.
Gaelic Grounds is more pressing.
Who is the grandfather?