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1990 O'Byrne Cup
The 1990 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. The tournament format was straight knockout, with 11 participating teams. Dublin did not enter the competition. First-round byes were awarded to Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ..., Louth GAA, Louth, Meath GAA, Meath, Longford GAA, Longford and Kildare GAA, Kildare. Louth GAA, Louth won the competition after defeating Kildare GAA, Kildare in the final, held at the Drogheda Drogheda Park, Gaelic Grounds. Results Final References {{O'Byrne Cup 1990 in Gaelic football, O'Byrne Cup O'Byrne Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Byrne Cup
The Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA and first staged in 1954. The competition is named after Matt Byrne, a former Wicklow GAA club and county officer. By virtue of a quirk in translation, the Corn Uí Bhroin became known as the O'Byrne cup even though Matt had never used an 'O' in his surname. Byrne was born on February 14, 1870, was a native of Baltinglass and taught at the local national school on Chapel Hill. Deeply involved in GAA activities at any levels throughout his life, he was regarded as a good footballer in his youth as well as an excellent handballer. He was the first secretary of the Maurice Davins' club in Baltinglass and served as a member of the Wicklow County Board for over 50 years, mostly as county registrar. He was also his county's representative on Leinster and Central Councils and served as President of the Irish Handball Council from 1941-1944. He died on September 21, 1947. The competition participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
