40 Rest of Britain No PLAYER NAME Home County Home Club British Club 1 Brendie Brien (Chairman) Galway Killimor St. Gabriel’s 2 Gary Kelly (Secretary) Offaly Lusmagh N/A 3 Tony Joyce (Selector) Antrim Gort na Mona John Mitchell’s 4 Barry Gaffney (Selector) Armagh Na Fianna St. Barnabas’ 5 Dwayne Sheedy Clare Smith O'Briens John Mitchell’s 6 Donnacha Kennedy Tipperary Drom n Inch John Mitchell’s 7 Conor Robbins Offaly Brosna Gaels St. Barnabas’ 8 Gareth Coughlan Donegal Buncrana Wolfe Tones 9 Michael Bermingham Laois Kilcavan John Mitchell’s 10 Cormac Behan Limerick Croom John Mitchell’s 11 Ray O'Driscoll Cork Éire Óg Yorkshire Emeralds 12 Chris Brough N/A N/A John Mitchell’s 13 Jac Quinn N/A N/A Erin go Bragh 14 Darragh Kavanagh N/A N/A Wolfe Tones 15 Eamon Long Tipperary Gortnahoe-Glengoole Erin go Bragh 16 Stephen Walsh N/A N/A Glen Rovers 17 Jack Crowley N/A N/A St. Barnabas’ 18 Larry Whelan Kildare St. Laurence’s Roger Casement’s 19 Ruairi Brannigan Louth St. Fechin’s Roger Casement’s 20 John Reddan Clare Sixmilebridge John Mitchell’s 21 Willie Ryan Cork Midleton Yorkshire Emeralds 22 Kieran Phelan N/A N/A Roger Casement’s 23 Tom Kelly N/A N/A Erin go Bragh 24 Frank Hayes N/A N/A Wolfe Tones 25 Vincent Molloy Cork Newmarket St. Nicholas What clubs are the players representing? Players will be drawn from clubs right across Britain, from Fullen Gaels to John Mitchell’s, from Emeralds and from Wolfe Tones to right across Counties such as Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire. How long hurling is been played in Britain? Hurling has been played in Britain since the foundation of the GAA, as men and women leaving Ireland for a new life brought the beautiful game with them. Hurling was at the peak of its popularity through the 1970s and 80s and is edging back towards some of its former glory, with the great success of Warwickshire and Fullen Gaels, to name but a couple, over the last few years. Are the team looking forward to coming to Ireland? For some, this is a unique opportunity to return to Ireland to meet family and friends and play the game they love in front of their old teamates. For others, born in Britain, this may be the only time they play the game of hurling on the island of its origins. What counties in Ireland are the players from? There are players from all across Ireland, including many who are returning to their native Galway. Many of these players come from great hurling parishes and families, among them Seán Hennessy, son of the legendary Cork full-forward, Kevin.
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