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Aidan McCarthy
Aidan McCarthy (born 2000) is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for Clare Championship club Inagh-Kilnamona and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team. Honours ;Inagh-Kilnamona *Clare Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2019 ;Clare *Munster Senior Hurling League: 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Aidan 2000 births Living people Inagh-Kilnamona hurlers Clare inter-county hurlers Hurling forwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilnamona
Kilnamona () is a village and a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated north-west of Ennis. Location The parish of Kilnamona lies in the barony of Inchiquin, northwest of Ennis. It is and covers . The townland of Soheen is detached from the rest of the parish. The land is partly moorland, partly suitable for farming. Lough Aconnaun is in the west of the parish at an elevation of . The parish is drained by the Shallee rivulet, which runs eastward. The parish of Kilnamona is bounded to the west by the parish of Inagh, to the east by Drumcliffe, to the north by Dysert and to the south by Inch and Kilmaley. It is part of the Catholic parish of Inagh and Kilnamona. Village Kilnamona has a camogie club. The "Cill na Móna Pitch and Putt" 18 hole course opened for business in 1995. The Catholic church of "St Joseph's" is in Kilnamona. History The parish contains the remains of old forts, a church and two castles. The two castles are Shallee Castle and Magowna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 at the 2016 census. The county town and largest settlement is Ennis. Geography and subdivisions Clare is north-west of the River Shannon covering a total area of . Clare is the seventh largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties in area and the 19th largest in terms of population. It is bordered by two counties in Munster and one county in Connacht: County Limerick to the south, County Tipperary to the east and County Galway to the north. Clare's nickname is ''the Banner County''. Baronies, parishes and townlands The county is divided into the baronies of Bunratty Lower, Bunratty Upper, Burren, Clonderalaw, Corcomroe, Ibrickan, Inchiquin, Islands, Moyarta, Tulla Lower and Tulla Upper. These in turn are divided into civil parishes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inagh-Kilnamona GAA
Inagh-Kilnamona GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Inagh and Kilnamona, County Clare in Ireland. The club field teams in hurling. The present club was formed prior to the 2008 season when Inagh GAA and Kilnamona GAA merged to form one club. History The club was set up in 1887. It was originally called Smith O'Brien's, Kilnamona, after the nationalist William Smith O'Brien (1803–64). Kilnamona enjoyed success in the first decade of the 20th century, winning the Clare Senior Hurling Championship in 1902, 1903 and 1908. In 1902, Kilnamona defeated Barefield in the County Final. The Barefield club alleged that Kilnamona were the pick of four parishes and challenged Kilnamona to a rematch. Kilnamona captain Mick "Curk" Lyons gave the stirring reply: "Kilnamona won the medals and we mean to wear them!". In 1903, Kilnamona defeated Thomonds in the final. In 1908, Kilnamona proved too strong for Kilmaley in the semi final, defeating them by 1–14 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare GAA
Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Clare, Nova Scotia, a municipal district Republic of Ireland * County Clare, one of the 32 counties of Ireland * Clare, County Westmeath, a townland in Killare civil parish, barony of Rathconrath * Clare Island, County Mayo * Clarecastle, a village in County Clare * Clare (Dáil constituency) (since 1921) * Clare (UK Parliament constituency) (1801–1885) * Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency) (until 1800) * River Clare, County Galway South Africa *Clare, Mpumalanga, a town in Mpumalanga province United Kingdom * Clare, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Clare (Ballymore), a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland * Clare, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland * Clare, County T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much terminology. The same game played by women is called camogie ('), which shares a common Gaelic root. The objective of the game is for players to use an ash wood stick called a hurley (in Irish a ', pronounced or ) to hit a small ball called a ' between the opponent's goalposts either over the crossbar for one point or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper for three points. The ' can be caught in the hand and carried for not more than four steps, struck in the air or struck on the ground with the hurley. It can be kicked, or slapped with an open hand (the hand pass), for short-range passing. A player who wants to carry the ball for more than four steps has to bounce or balance the ' on the end of the stick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Senior Hurling Championship
The Pat O'Donnell & Co. Senior Hurling Championship, more commonly known as the'' Clare Senior Hurling Championship ''or'' Clare SHC, ''is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is contested by the top-ranking senior hurling clubs in Clare, Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Clare hurling. Introduced in 1887 as the Clare Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams. The championship has gone through a number of changes throughout the years, including the use of a round robin, before reverting to a straight knockout format. In its current format, the Clare Senior Hurling Championship begins once the Clare senior hurling team have concluded their All-Ireland Championship campaign, with seventeen club teams competing in the championship. Six rounds of games are played, culminating with the final match at Cusack Park in October or Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Senior Hurling Team
The Clare county hurling team represents County Clare, Clare in hurling and is governed by Clare GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions - the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League, National Hurling League. Clare's home ground is Cusack Park (Ennis), Cusack Park, Ennis. The team's manager is Brian Lohan from Wolfe Tones na Sionna GAA, Wolfe Tones, Shannon. The team last won the Munster Senior Championship in 1998, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2013 and the National League in 2016 National Hurling League, 2016. History Clare has won the Munster Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) on six occasions and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) on four occasions. Early years (1889–1932) In 1889, Clare won its first Munster SHC ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Under-21 Hurling Championship
The Clare Under-21 Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under-21 Hurling clubs in Clare. The current (2022) county champions are the amalgamation of Scariff- Ogonelloe who defeated reigning champions Corofin-Ruan by 2-17 to 1-12. Roll of honour List of finals See also * Clare Senior Hurling Championship * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship The Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare GAA, Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams in the county of County Clare, Clare in Ireland. Th ... * Clare Junior A Hurling Championship {{Clare GAA, state=expanded 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munster Senior Hurling League
The Munster Senior Hurling League (known in some years as the Munster Hurling Cup) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2016 for the top inter-county teams in the province of Munster in Ireland. The series of games are played during January. The Munster Senior Hurling League is effectively a pre-season tournament. It allows teams to blood new players and to experiment prior to the opening of the National Hurling League. 2019 was the first year that all six eligible teams participated in the Munster Senior Hurling League. Participation or non-participation can be decided on an annual basis. Cork are the current champions. Format In the tournament's first three years, each team played all the others once in a single round-robin system (of 4 or 5 county teams), with the top two teams progressing to the final. In 2019 and 2020, all six counties competed, and they were drawn into two separate groups, with the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Munster Senior Hurling League
The 2019 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League, is the fourth Munster Senior Hurling League, an annual hurling league competition for county teams from the province of Munster. For the first time, all six county teams competed, with Tipperary making their debut. They reached the final where they lost to Clare. Competition format The six teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners advance to the final. Group A Table Fixtures and results Group B Table Fixtures and results Final League statistics Top scorers ;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game References {{GAA 2019 Munster Senior Hurling League The Munster Senior Hurling League (known in some years as the Munster Hurling Cup) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
