Waterford Hurling (now incorporating intermediate football) 2013 and subsequent years

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2205

Correct. And Sion a splinter of Erins Own. The Browne’s (Tony’s lot) started out with Roanmore I believe

2206

We’re not a fucking splinter of Erin’s Own

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2207

so hurling clubs in the city, Ballygunner, Mt Sion, De La Salle, Roanmore ???

2208

St Saviours, Erin’s Own. All bar Ballygunner operating out of a corner of the City.

2209

jez that is a fair inbalance

2210

That’s the way it goes. There’s no parish rule in Waterford , but Ballygunner have kept all comers off their patch. I grew up in the parish of Ballygunner but I went to school in Mount Sion so that was that. Mount Sion school has fallen back a long way too which doesn’t help.

2211

De La Salle really missed a trick moving out to Gracedieu. Essentially picking from same pool as Mount Sion and Roanmore out there. If they were in around Newtown close to the school, they’d be tapping into what is now Ballygunner catchment area. Erins Own as the oldest club in the city should be picking up a lot more number wise there as well but leak a lot to Ballygunner.

2212

Assuming parts of the city would be mainly soccer?

2213

Where is Gracedieu ??

2214

There was always soccer in the city and in the 60s and 70s would have been a soccer town but it has been effectively supplanted by hurling. Ferrybank (ethnic Kilkenny) is about the only part of the town that might be considered a soccer part of the town.

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2215

On your right after you go over the bridge.

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2216

Isn’t there a Gracedieu in south Kilkenny too ??

2217

Are you mixing it up with Slieverue?

2218

No - I think it was be a town land

2219

By the brewery?

2220

It’s on the high ground over the brewery (now the famed Waterford Whiskey distillery)

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2221

Ok, semantics, Mt Sion were formed because Erins Own wouldn’t cater for underage boys from Mt Sion school after Brother Malone approached Charle Ware (Erins Own) to do so, source below (Former Association President Pat Fanning);

2222

Yeah but where would they have got a site for several pitches, dressing rooms and a clubhouse in Newtown?! Gracediue had land, was accessible and not too far from Cleaboy.

2223

Correct they club was never an off shoot of Erin’s Own. Thanks for confirming

2224

Define an off shoot? Who did the Mt Sion boys play with before there was a club?