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culloty82
25/03/2013, 7:12 PM
Pre-independence, both Bohemians and Shelbourne were mainstays of the Irish League, mostly struggling against their Belfast counterparts, but both managed to collect silverware in their two decades of membership, winning the Irish Cup four times between them. Of course, partition ultimately led to the FAI's formation, so could it be said that the split ultimately led to the nationwide spread of the game, as the development of clubs in Munster and Connacht would hardly have been promoted by continuing Belfast dominance?

ArdeeBhoy
26/03/2013, 5:41 AM
Didn't you start this thread, or similar, on WSC Senor?

SkStu
27/03/2013, 4:51 AM
This goes into great detail about Bohs history and the early rivalries as well as a little bit about the gradual growth of the game across the country.

http://foot.ie/threads/150293-Bohemian-Football-Club-The-Enduring-Legacy-of-an-Idle-Youth?p=1478328&viewfull=1#post1478328

The game would have grown nationally in my opinion with or without partition. I don't think it was Belfast dominance that was holding it back.

historynut
27/03/2013, 5:13 PM
Don't forget there was a third Dublin club in the IL pre independance....Tritonville.

Martinho II
27/03/2013, 8:11 PM
Don't forget there was a third Dublin club in the IL pre independance....Tritonville.
what part of dublin were they based historynut?

BonnieShels
27/03/2013, 8:48 PM
what part of dublin were they based historynut?

Sandymount/Ringsend

Tritonville Road is in Sandymount/Ringsend area.

Nearly moved into a gaff on that road last year.

Charlie Darwin
27/03/2013, 9:12 PM
Sandymount/Ringsend

Tritonville Road is in Sandymount/Ringsend area.

Nearly moved into a gaff on that road last year.
And we thought Paul O'Shea was rich.

BonnieShels
27/03/2013, 10:51 PM
And we thought Paul O'Shea was rich.

If you saw the gaff you'd know I am in no uncertain terms rich.

Charlie Darwin
27/03/2013, 11:05 PM
It's mostly plush from what I've seen of it. I have family down there and any time I visit I feel like the neighbours are all locking their windows as I go past.

Eminence Grise
27/03/2013, 11:06 PM
Don't forget there was a third Dublin club in the IL pre independance....Tritonville.

Ah, they were some shower...

BonnieShels
28/03/2013, 12:33 AM
It's mostly plush from what I've seen of it. I have family down there and any time I visit I feel like the neighbours are all locking their windows as I go past.

I would too. You haven't really evolved.

Charlie Darwin
28/03/2013, 12:45 AM
I would too. You haven't really evolved.
This was my first ever post on foot.ie: http://foot.ie/threads/130163-Simon-Cox?p=1302484&viewfull=1#post1302484

Martinho II
28/03/2013, 6:35 PM
lads tritftonville do they exist in any league these days any more?

historynut
29/03/2013, 1:17 PM
Think whilst viewing newspapers they continued till the 1920's.