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1966 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 1966 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 74th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ... tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 11 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then a subsequent final. This season saw Kilmainhamwood's debut in the top flight after claiming the 1965 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title. The strong St. Vincent's side of the last decade was severely depleted after the formation of the Bellewstown St. Theresa's club saw a number of their players transfer to the new outfit. Skryne were the defending champions after they were given the points against Kilbride in the previous year's final, however this year they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meath Senior Football Championship
The Meath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Meath, Ireland. Qualification for subsequent competitions The winners of the Meath Senior Football Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Competition format From 2020, 16 teams compete in the championship, with four groups of four teams. The top two finishers in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The bottom two teams in each group progress to the relegation playoffs. The overall loser in the relegation playoffs gets relegated to the Intermediate Division. In the 2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, due to the short window available to complete the championship because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Meath county board decided that only the top team in each group would qualify for the semi-final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaeil Colmcille C
The Gaels ( ; ga, Na Gaeil ; gd, Na Gàidheil ; gv, Ny Gaeil ) are an ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man in the British Isles. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic language and culture originated in Ireland, extending to Dál Riata in western Scotland. In antiquity, the Gaels traded with the Roman Empire and also raided Roman Britain. In the Middle Ages, Gaelic culture became dominant throughout the rest of Scotland and the Isle of Man. There was also some Gaelic settlement in Wales, as well as cultural influence through Celtic Christianity. In the Viking Age, small numbers of Vikings raided and settled in Gaelic lands, becoming the Norse-Gaels. In the 9th century, Dál Riata and Pictland merged to form the Gaelic Kingdom of Alba. Meanwhile, Gaelic Ireland was made up of several kingdoms, with a High King often claiming lordship over them. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 1965 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 73rd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ... tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 9 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then a subsequent final. The format varied from the previous six championships which employed a straight knock-out format. This season saw Walterstown's debut in the top flight after claiming the 1964 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title. Kilbride were the defending champions after they defeated Gaeil Colmcille in the previous years final. Skryne claimed their 8th S.F.C. title on 8 November 1965 by the Co. Board after controversy in the final on 24 October 1965 war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 1967 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 75th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ... tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 11 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then a subsequent final. This season saw Duleek's debut in the top flight after claiming the 1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title. Gaeil Colmcille were the defending champions after they defeated Kilbride in the previous years final after a second replay, however this year they failed to make it past the group phase. Kilbride claimed their 2nd S.F.C. title on 12 November 1967 when defeating Navan O'Mahonys in the final 0-6 to 0-4 at Pairc Tailteann. PJ Reill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste na Mí) or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath county teams. Football County team The first notable Meath team was the Pierce O'Mahony's club from Navan that represented the county in the All-Ireland final of 1895, in the days when the competition was played between the champion clubs from each county. O'Mahony's lost to Arravale Rovers of Tipperary by 0-4 to 0-3. The county had to wait until 1939 for its next appearance at All-Ireland level, this time losing narrowly to Kerry by 2-5 to 2-3 in the final. In the intervening period, the county had achieved its first national success by winning the National League of 1933. All-Ireland success finally came in 1949 when Meath beat Cavan in the final by 1-10 to 1-6. This first great Meath team achieved a second title in 1954, bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar above the ground (1 point). Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar , signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net (the ball cannot be hand-passed into the goal), signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Meath, Ireland
County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin, Dublin to the southeast, County Louth, Louth to the northeast, County Kildare, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the southwest, Westmeath to the west, County Cavan, Cavan to the northwest, and County Monaghan, Monaghan to the north. To the east, Meath also borders the Irish Sea along a narrow strip between the rivers River Boyne, Boyne and Delvin River, Delvin, giving it the List of Irish counties by coastline, second shortest coastline of any county. Meath County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. Meath is the List of Irish counties by area, 14th-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by land area, and the List of Irish counties by population, 8th-most populous, with a total population o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 1965 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 39th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ... tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. No team was regraded from the 1964 S.F.C. Martry, Enfield and Seneschalstown were promoted after claiming the 1964 Meath Junior Football Championship title, runners-up spot and Junior 'A' Divisional runners-up spot respectively. Gaeil Colmcille 'B's application to be promoted (only their 2nd season in existence) was also granted by the Co. Board. At the end of the season Athboy, Carlanstown, Drumconrath, Gaeil Colmcille 'B' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pairc Tailteann
Park ( gd, A' Phàirc), also known as South Lochs, is a huge area of land connected to the rest of Lewis only by a narrow neck between Loch Seaforth and Loch Erisort. This had a wall called ''Gàrradh an Tighearna'' (''"The Laird's Dyke"'') built across it by the Earl of Seaforth in the early 17th century, the outline of which can still be seen. Only the north of Park is now inhabited: settlements in the south were cleared by Sir James Matheson in the nineteenth century. A famous deer raid took place here in 1887 as a demonstration by starving people, commemorated by a broch resembling a cairn at the Eishken junction. Much of this area is still used for deer stalking. Community buyout The Pairc Estate extends to and includes 11 crofting townships with a combined population of nearly 400. In 2011 the Pairc Community Trust received approval from Roseanna Cunningham, the Environment Minister, for a bid to buy the estate under the crofting "Right to Buy" provisions of the Land Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 1966 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 40th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ... tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. No team was regraded from the 1965 S.F.C. Bohermeen, Oldcastle and Donaghmore were promoted after claiming the 1965 Meath Junior Football Championship title, runners-up spot and Junior 'A' Divisional runners-up spot respectively. Rathmolyon's application to be promoted was also granted by the Co. Board. At the end of the season Kilberry and St. Peter's Dunboyne applied to be regraded to the 1967 J.F.C. On 29 October 1967, Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navan O'Mahonys GAA
Navan O'Mahony's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Navan in County Meath, Ireland. The club competes in Meath competitions. With 20 Senior Football wins they are the most successful football club in Meath. The club has also won 2 Senior Hurling Championships placing them in the top 15 most successful hurling sides in the county. History The idea of forming a new Gaelic football club in Navan was first mooted during a late evening discussion at the house of the late Peter Hughes, Rathaldron, Navan, with co-founders, the late Eddie Duignan and Jack Callaghan spearheading the move. The house of the late Peter Hughes was a regular haunt for local neighbours. An impromptu meeting was called for the purpose of forming the new club but just nine men turned up for this meeting. They were; Peter Hughes, Jack Callaghan, Eddie Duignan, Paddy Cahill, Benny Gartland, Tom Duignan, Patsy Reilly, Terry O'Dea and Jackie Carroll. Inaugural meeting on 28 October 1948 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skryne GFC
Skryne GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Village of Skryne, in County Meath, Ireland. The club mainly plays Gaelic Football. It competes in Meath GAA competitions. Skryne has the second most Meath Senior Football Championship titles after Navan O Mahony's. Every All-Ireland Winning Meath team has had a Skryne player as a panel member. Skryne have never been relegated from Senior level in the football championship. 2010 season Skryne finished second in the Senior Football Championship Group B. And went on to win against Seneschalstown in Páirc Tailteann on 26 September. The final score was Seneschalstown 4-8 - 0-21 Skryne, giving Skryne their 13th Meath Football Championship title. Officers *Chairman – Dan O' Leary *Vice Chairman – Eamon Giles *Secretary – Sennan McGrath. *Assistant Secretary – Ray Mooney *Treasurer – Michael Mulvaney *Assistant Treasurer – Caroline Whelan *PRO – Joseph O' Brien *Co. Board Delegate – Oliver Harrington *I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
