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Surprised to see no mention of this. Such a central figure in Offaly hurling for so long.
An excellent free taker, especially from long range.
So many goals come to mind.
The long balls over the top against Galway and Wexford; gathered and dispatched. The rockets against Dublin and Cork.
His ...

I usually only emerge on this site in reactive rage, but Just a few words. On two very different Offaly people who reflect the diversity of our association.
In the last few months we have lost a number of truly great Gaels who deserve glowing tributes.
I think in particular of John Glennon.
In my ...

Delighted
Have a lot of thoughts but I'll try and limit it.
So happy for the management and backroom team, 7 or 8 guys who have each given close to 20 years to Offaly teams in different capacities.
Also the people who would have developed this team in their clubs, the Development Squads, in the S&C ...

As an outsider I never imagined that I could feel this any stronger about another club than when I wrote it, but unfortunately events mean that this evening pride is mixed with sadness.
“I am waiting and I ll wait a long while for the some mention of Rhode, it struck me last Sunday how much this ...

Just like lemonaghan-Millane- Ballinahown the parish name can vary from Wheery and Tisaran or killagally and Tisaran or Ferbane and Belmont
Instead of using a Saint’ Wheery is usually used when amalgamation occurred or when Ferbane used permission players as a sort of non controversial name ...

Mellowes operated from around 1944 for about four or five years. They were designed to allow players from Doon, Ballycumber and Erin Rovers to play Junior with their own club and Senior with Millane. The name may or may not have been provided by Tom Keena.
Con Lehane NT of Ballycumber appears have ...

Millane Mellowes were a parish side. The names used by parishes are often a movable feast. The parish has been variously labelled Ballinahown/ Lemonaghan/ Millane . Barney Mellowes brother of Liam and a notable revolutionary in his own right was supposed to be a frequent visitor to Bellair before ...

Well done to the Squad.

Since appearing in the 2006 Final, Offaly have won three games in Leinster; Since 2011 Offaly sides have played something like 99 times in league and championship scoring three or more goals on four Occasions.
So yesterday was a good day no matter what way one looks at it ...

Breaking vicious circles

The Cribbin and Flanagan eras had their dark days too. In 2010 a club delegate called the Leinster first round defeat a ‘disgrace’ at a county board meeting, after Wexford game in 2011 the team were whipping boys until they beat Monaghan. Armagh defeat in 2017 there were ...

The Long Read
I realise posting here is probably a massive mistake but here goes
I am really not sure if there is a concerted bad faith effort to drive an agenda centred around people secretly happy (and hiding it badly) that Offaly were beaten because it allows them to talk about how if 'our lad ...

Exiles and imports
Broke the rules by including one present player
maybe not as strong side as it might be, I have a lot of of gaps in my knowledge. But insisted, only one player per club (cost Daithi Regan and Eoin Kelly) that the player had to have had an extended championship run with Offaly ...

1. Martin Furlong Tullamore
2. Paddy McCormack Rhode
3. Greg Hughes Cloghan - St Rynaghs
4. Mick O Rourke Killeigh- Clogadh Gaels
5. Finbar Cullen Edenderry
6. Fr Nick Calvin St Carthage’s - Shamrocks
7. Liam Currams KK
8. Padraig Dunne Gracfield
9. Ciaran McManus Tubber
10 Colm Quinn Ballycumber ...

Would usually be “agin” this lark but To pass the time
Sorry for any spelling errors
Used 2015/ 16 as a cut off
The club rule and positioning complicates things for instance Martin Hanamy who is probably one of the finest hurlers Offaly ever produced makes way
Also avoided places where players ...

As a matter of interest, can anyone on here think of any player that didn’t make themselves available and/or was dropped off any of the successful Offaly teams of recent years.

1994 and 98 hurling
97 Leinster football
1998 league

I think possibly James Grennan was working away (possibly ...

Jamie Wall is not obscure