play county 

Playing Gaelic football or Hurling for your county.

Generally regarded as meaning that you're half decent at playing the sport.

See those lads over there? They play county for Kerry.

play county by Asdfkiwi June 25, 2018

I play county

Phrase used by teenagers in Ireland , especially rural areas . It means that they play for their county in Hurling or football . Despite there only being 15 players per Team , you’ll see several hundred of boys saying „ I play county „ in an attempt to impress girls . It’s a load of bollocks used by immature teens trying to come off as somewhat special despite all being having the same goal of grabbing a quick meet and a nude of an unsuspecting girl

Girl : so do you have any hobbies ?

Boy : yeah I play county like .
Girl : Every boy says that me .

I play county by Leo_Varadkar69 September 16, 2020