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Éire Óg GAA (Kilkenny)
Éire Óg GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was almost solely concerned with the game of hurling. History The Éire Óg club was founded in Kilkenny CBS in 1931. Initially adopting blue and white colours and called Young Irelands, the club quickly became Éire Óg and changed to green and white. The club first came to hurling prominence by winning five Kilkenny MAHC titles in six seasons between 1932 and 1937. A number of these schoolboy players from this grade went on to form the nucleus of the club's adult team over the following decade. After winning the Kilkenny JHC title in 1936, Éire Óg secured promotion to the top tier of Kilkenny hurling by claiming the Kilkenny IHC title the following year. The club went on to appear in seven county finals between 1938 and 1950, with victories coming on four occasions. Defeat in the 1950 county final replay brought about the break-up of the successful team of the previous decade. New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and dance, as well as the Irish language. As of 2014, the organisation had over 500,000 members worldwide, and declared total revenues of €65.6 million in 2017. The Games Administration Committee (GAC) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) governing bodies organise the fixture list of Gaelic games within a GAA county or provincial councils. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also the second most popular participation sport in Northern Ireland. The women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramie Dowling
Ramie Dowling (1921–2004) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling at various times with his local clubs Éire Óg, Mullinavat, Mount Sion and Mooncoin and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1940s and the 1950s. Dowling played at midfield on the Kilkenny minor team of 1939 when beaten in the All-Ireland final by Cork, and later he played as a half-forward with the county junior side. His lone major success at senior level was the Oireachtas win of 1947. Dowling also figured on the Leinster championship winning sides of 1950 and 1953. In the former year Kilkenny won through to the All-Ireland final. This was Dowling's lone appearance in Croke Park as a player on All-Ireland day, but despite a full blooded performances 'the Cats' had to give best to old rivals, Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy O'Connell (Kilkenny Hurler)
Thomas O'Connell (20 October 1939 – 16 May 2019) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ... senior team. O'Connell made his first appearance for the team during the 1959 championship and was a semi-regular member of the starting fifteen for the following seven seasons. During that time he won one Leinster winners' medal. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, after scoring a hat-trick of goals in the final. At club level O'Connell was a two-time county club championship medalist with Fenians. References 1939 births 2019 deaths Éire Óg (Kilkenny) hurlers Fenians hurlers Kilkenny inter-county hurlers English emigrants to Ireland English people of Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seánie O'Brien
John O'Brien (23 August 1919 – 19 December 1988), known as Seánie O'Brien, was an Irish hurler who played for club sides Éire Óg and Dicksboro and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a full-forward. Career O'Brien played hurling as a schoolboy with the Kilkenny CBS team that won the Leinster Junior Championship in 1934. At club level, he won four consecutive Kilkenny MAHC titles with the Éire Óg club. O'Brien progressed onto the club's senior team and won his sole Kilkenny SHC title after a defeat of Carrickshock in 1939. He later had a lengthy senior career with the Dicksboro club. O'Brien first appeared on the inter-county scene during a three-year tenure with the Kilkenny minor hurling team. He won All-Ireland MHC medals in 1935 and 1936 and was team captain in 1937. O'Brien subsequently earned a call-up to the Kilkenny senior hurling team and played at full-forward in the defeat of Cork in the 1939 All-Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Brien (Éire Óg Hurler)
Patrick O'Brien (1921 - January 1986) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Éire Óg and was a two-time All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Playing career O'Brien began his playing career at club level with Éire Óg, and helped them to their four county senior championship successes in 1939, 1944, 1945 and 1947. He played at minor level with Kilkenny in 1938 and again in 1939 when the team lost out to Cork in the All-Ireland final. O'Brien broke onto the Kilkenny senior team in 1946, winning a Leinster Championship in his debut year, and was a substitute on the 1947 All-Ireland Championship-winning side. He also gained representative honours with the Leinster inter-provincial team in the Railway Cup. Personal life and death O'Brien worked for over 30 years as a plumber with Kilkenny Corporation. He was an active trade unionist and was chairman of the Kilkenny city branch of the Labour Party for nearly 20 years. O'Brie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Mulcahy (hurler)
John Mulcahy (23 November 1918 – 26 April 1962) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Éire Óg and was a two-time All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Playing career After coming to hurling prominence as a student at CBS Kilkenny, Mulcahy won back-to-back All-Ireland Minor Championships with Kilkenny in 1935 and 1936. He was promoted to the Kilkenny junior side in 1938 and in the following year he won his first senior All-Ireland medal when Kilkenny beat Cork in the "thunder and lightning" final. From 1939 onward Mulcahy was a regular on the senior team and struck up a forward partnership with Seánie O'Brien and Jim Langton. After losing back-to-back finals in 1945 and 1946, he claimed a second senior All-Ireland winners' medal after a defeat of Cork in one of the greatest finals of all in 1947. Mulcahy played in his fifth All-Ireland final in 1950, lining out at full-forward against Tipperary, but Kilkenny were beaten b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pádraig Lennon
Patrick Lennon (1923 – 8 September 1990), known as Pádraig Lennon, was an Irish hurler who played for club side Éire Óg and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a corner-forward. Career Lennon played hurling as a schoolboy with the Kilkenny CBS team, while simultaneously lining out at juvenile and underage levels with the Éire Óg club. He progressed onto the club's senior team and won three Kilkenny SHC titles between 1944 and 1947. Lennon first appeared on the inter-county scene when he earned a call-up to the Kilkenny senior hurling team during the 1946-47 National Hurling League. He was a non-playing substitute, alongside his brother-in-law Jim Langton, in the defeat of Cork in the 1947 All-Ireland final. Lennon spent much of his later years working as a coach and selector at all levels with the Clara club. Death Lennon died on 8 September 1990 after taking ill at a Clara juvenile hurling game at Mosney Holid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Larkin
Patrick Larkin (26 July 1905 – 19 September 1976) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Patrick St., Kilkenny, Larkin first played competitive hurling during his school days at St. Patrick's De La Salle. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team in various tournament games, before later lining out with the junior side. He made his competitive senior debut in the 1929–30 National Hurling League. Larkin went on to play a key part for Kilkenny during a hugely successful era, and won four All-Ireland medals, nine Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions. As a representative on the Leinster inter-provincial team for much of his inter-county career, Larkin won three Railway Cup medals in 1932, 1933 and 1936. At club level he won five championship medals with James Stephens, Tullaroan and Éire à ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Larkin
Philip Francis "Fan" Larkin (born 5 October 1941) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right corner-back at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. Born in Kilkenny, Larkin first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Kilkenny City Vocational School. He arrive don the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1962–63 league. Larkin went on to enjoy a lengthy career with the team, winning five All-Ireland medals, nine Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Larkin won five Railway Cup medals. At club level he is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with James Stephens. In addition to this he also won two Leinster medals and a grand total of seven championship medals as a dual player. His father, Paddy, and his son, Philly, als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Langton
James Langton (18 January 1918 – 18 April 1987) was an Irish hurler who usually played as a left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Phelan first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Kilkenny CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He made his senior debut in the 1938 championship. Langton went on to play a key part for Kilkenny during a lean era for the county, and won two All-Ireland medals and seven Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team for fourteen years, Langton won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he won four championship medal with Éire Óg. Langton's career tally of 15 goals and 146 points was a record score for a Kilkenny player which stood for twenty years when it was surpassed by Eddie Keher. Throughout his career Langton made 43 championship a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Johnston
Paddy Johnston (1933 – 28 September 2001) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. Born in Kilkenny, Johnston first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Kilkenny CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team before later joining the junior side. He joined the senior panel during the 1951 championship. Johnston went on to play a brief role for Kilkenny and won one Leinster medal as a non-playing substitute. At club level Johnston enjoyed a lengthy career with Éire Óg after beginning his career with St John's. Throughout his career Johnston made just two championship appearance for Kilkenny. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1953 championship. In retirement from playing, Johnston became involved in team management, coaching and refereeing. He mentored a host of local clubs before guiding Clara to championship suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Hayden
Pat "Diamond" Hayden (26 March 1916 – 16 January 1979) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Hayden first played competitive hurling whilst at national school. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-nine when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his debut in the 1945 Four Counties League, while also playing for the county junior team. Hayden went on to play a key part for Kilkenny for over a decade, and won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Hayden won one Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ... medal in 1954. At club level he won one cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
