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1995 National Camogie League
The 1995 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Armagh in the final, played at St Finbarrs. Arrangements Armagh, who won the All-Ireland Junior title in 1993 and the Intermediate title in 1994, were competing for the first time and created the first of several major shocks when they defeated understrength title holders Galway by 3-8 to 0-13 at Middleton, with the help of a first half goals from Bernie McBride, a kicked goal from Patricia McEvoy as the game entered the last quarter and a late free from Ursula McGivern. Galway led by 0-9 to 1-4 at half time and Sharon Glynn was their only player to score, scoring all of but two of Galway’s points. Armagh then went on to defeat Wexford in the semi-final. The Final Two goals each from Colette O'Mahony and Lynn Dunlea gave Cork victory against surprise finalists Armagh.Report of final in Irish News, June 21, 1995 Cork led 3-7 to 0-2 at half time. Armag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork GAA
The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork county teams. It is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA. Cork is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both football and hurling. However, despite both teams competing at the top level of the game for most of the county's history, the county hurling team has experienced more success, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship on thirty occasions. By comparison, the county football team has won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on seven occasions, most recently in 2010. Cork was the third county from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick and Tipperary. Traditionally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therese O'Callaghan
Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to: Persons Therese *Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg *Therese of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1728–1778), German noblewoman *Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, (1792–1854), queen of Bavaria *Therese Alshammar (born 1977), Swedish swimmer *Therese Björk (born 1981), Swedish footballer *Therese Borssén (born 1984), Swedish skier *Therese Brandl (1902–1948), Nazi concentration camp guard. Convicted of crimes against humanity after the war and executed *Therese Brophy, player * Therese Crawford (born 1976), American volleyball player *Therese Elssler (1808–1878), Austrian dancer and baroness *Therese Giehse (1898–1975), German actress *Therese Grankvist (born 1977), Swedish singer and songwriter also known as Drömhus and Therese *Therese Grob (1798–1875), first love of the composer Franz Schubert * Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portmore Lough
Portmore Lough () is a small lake in southwest County Antrim, Northern Ireland that drains water into nearby Lough Neagh. It is roughly circular and covers an area of . The Lough and its shoreland is designated a Ramsar site, a Special Protection Area (SPA) and an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI). The lough is now part of a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve. The lough is near the site of the former Portmore Castle, erected in 1664 and removed in 1761. It is also the presumed location of the Portmore Ornament Tree whose demise in a windstorm of 1760 is lamented in the Irish folk song, ''Bonny Portmore.'' Portmore Lough has the alternative name Lough Beg (''Loch Bheag'', or "small lake"), not to be confused with the Lough Beg on the Lower Bann The River Bann (from ga, An Bhanna, meaning "the goddess"; Ulster-Scots: ''Bann Wattèr'') is one of the longest rivers in Northern Ireland, its length, Upper and Lower Bann combined, being 129&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Dunne
Fiona is a feminine given name. The name is associated with the Gaelic traditions of Ireland and Scotland (through the poetry of James Macpherson), but has also become popular in England.. It can be considered either a Latinised form of the Gaelic word ''fionn'', meaning "white", "fair", or an Anglicisation of the Irish name ''Fíona'' (derived from an element meaning "vine"). The Scottish Gaelic feminine name ''Fionnghal'' (and variants) is sometimes equated with ''Fiona''. In ninth-century Welsh and Breton language 'Fion' (today: 'ffion') referred to the foxglove species and is also a female given name as in Ffion Hague. ''Fiona'' was the 49th most popular name for baby girls born in 2008 in Germany. ''Fiona'' was tied for third place in the ranking of most popular names for baby girls born in Liechtenstein in 2008. The name was the 347th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2008, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 most popular names for girls since 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siobhán Dunne
Siobhán is a female given name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan (identical to the Irish spelling but omitting the acute accent over the 'a'), Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán. It is derived from the Anglo-Norman and .. (Modern French ), which were introduced into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans in the Middle Ages. The name first appears in the surviving Irish annals in the early fourteenth century. The name is thus a cognate of the Welsh ''Siân'' and the English ''Joan'', derived from the Latin and (modern English ''Joanna'', ''Joanne''), which are in turn from the Greek (). This Greek name is a feminine form of the Greek (), which is in turn a shortened form of the Hebrew The popularity of the actress Siobhán McKenna (1923–1986) helped the resurgence of the name in the 20th century.. The webpage cited the following book: The Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Siobhàn,. (which is sometimes anglicised '' Jud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle O'Leary
Michelle O’Leary (born 27 April 1980) is a camogie player, winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in 2007, 2010 and 2011. She was an All Star nominee in 2008. Career Michelle made her Senior championship debut at the age of 15, coming on along with Áine Codd in the All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Cork in Páirc Uí Rinn in 1995 making them the longest-serving duo on the 2011 All Ireland winning panel. Their colleagues that day included 2007 All Ireland winning manager, Stellah Sinnott, and selector, Ann Reddy. Other awards National Camogie League medals in 2009, 2010 and 2011; All Ireland Under-16 1995; Leinster Championship 2009, 2010, 2011, 2007, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999; Leinster U18 1998, 1997; Leinster Under-16 1996, 1995, 1994. All-Ireland Under-16 1995; Winner of All-Ireland Senior club medal in 1995; three Leinster Senior Club 1995, 1996, 2000; Club Senior 1995, 1996, 1999 (captain), 2000, 2008 (captain); three Senior 'B' Club 2002, 2005, 2006; Leinster Under-14 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive McGeown
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Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Loch Garman) or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford county teams. Wexford is one of the few counties to have won the All-Ireland Senior Championship in both football and hurling. The county hurling team last won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1996. The county football team has won five All-Ireland Senior Football Championships, with the most recent win achieved in 1918. History Hurling has been played in Wexford from medieval times. Evidence of this can be found in the hurling ballads of the 15th and 16th centuries. The nickname "Yellowbellies" is said to have been given to the county's hurlers by Sir Caesar Colclough of Tintern in south Wexford, following a 17th-century game between a team of hurlers under his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páirc Uí Rinn
Páirc Uí Rinn (), also known as Páirc Chríostóir Uí Rinn, is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium located between Ballinlough and Ballintemple in Cork. It was previously known as Flower Lodge and was used as an association football stadium. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Flower Lodge served as the home ground of three League of Ireland clubs – Cork Hibernians, Albert Rovers and Cork City. It also hosted friendly matches featuring Manchester United, Liverpool and the Republic of Ireland national football team. In 1989 it was purchased by Cork GAA and subsequently renamed after Christy Ring, a former Cork and Glen Rovers hurler. During the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, Páirc Uí Rinn has served as Cork GAA's second home after Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It regularly hosts National Hurling League, National Football League, National Camogie League and All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship fixtures. History Early years In 1947 members of AOH F.C., the association football clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Downey
Marina Downey is a camogie player, winner of five All Ireland medals and captain of the Kilkenny team that won the National Camogie League The National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Very Ireland Camogie Leagues, is a competition in the Irish team sport of camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in three divisions graded by ability. It wa ... in 1993. Enjoyed success at club level when she played on the Lisdowney team that won the club championship in 1994. Career She joined the Kilkenny team in 1988 and won four All Ireland medals in succession by 1991, adding a fifth in 1994. She played her last All Ireland final in 2001.Sepreviewanreport, 2001 All Ireland final reports ian/ref> References External links Camogie.ieOfficial Camogie Association Website * Wikipedia List of Camogie players Kilkenny camogie players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Kilkenny-camogie-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinéad Millea
Sinéad Millea (born in Kilkenny) is a former camogie player for Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny, winner of an Camogie All Stars Awards, All-Star award in Camogie All Stars Awards#2004, 2004 and two All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, All Ireland medals. She was honoured by inclusion in the University of Limericks' Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. Family background Her father Joe Millea, Joe was a member of the Kilkenny team that won the Liam MacCarthy Cup in All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1969, 1969. Sinéad went to school at St Brigid's in Callan, County Kilkenny, Callan. Her sister is Tracey Millea. Career She played club camogie in Tipperary and Kilkenny, won three All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship, All-Ireland Minor titles with Kilkenny and helped her county to the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Senior title in 1991 and 1994. She played on the University of Limerick team that won their first Ashbourne Cup in 1995. Notable sporting achievements include; 2 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Downey
Ann Downey (born 1957 in Castlecomer, Ireland) is a retired camogie player, winner of 12 All Ireland inter-county medals, captaining the team in 1989 and 1994, and seven All-Ireland club medals with St Paul's and Lisdowney (1) – one more than her sister Angela who was suspended for one final. Family background Her father, Shem Downey won an All-Ireland medal with Kilkenny in 1947, playing in one of the greatest finals in hurling history. Her twin sister Angela was cited in 2004 as the greatest player in the history of camogie. Career She went to school in Castlecomer before joining her sister in St Brigid’s in Callan. During their careers in the 1970s and '80s Kilkenny completely dominated the game, including winning seven senior All-Irelands in-a-row from 1985 to 1991. Awards She was recipient of the Player of the year award in 1991 on her own account and jointly with her sister Angela in 1986 and 1989. In 2010 the Downey sisters received a Lifetime Achievement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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