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Collins GAA
Collins GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the city of Cork in Ireland. The club was composed of military personnel who were based at Collins Barracks and fielded teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. Honours *Cork Senior Football Championships: 4 ** 1929, 1949, 1951, 1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ... Notable players * Miah Burke * Willie Donnelly * Bill Higgins * David Ahern * Maurice Murphy References Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub ... [...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] |
1953 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1953 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 65th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. Clonakilty entered the championship as the defending champions. On 8 November 1953, Collins won the championship following a 1-08 to 1-04 defeat of University College Cork in a replay of the final at the Cork Athletic Grounds. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since 1951. It remains their last championship title. Results Final Miscellaneous * Collins Barracks win their last title. * University College Cork qualify for their first final since 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J .... References {{Cork Senior Football Championship Cork Senior Football Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Games Clubs In County Cork
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Canada. Languages * Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages; they include: ** Primitive Irish or Archaic Irish, the oldest known form of the Goidelic (Gaëlic) languages. ** Old Irish or Old Gaelic, used c. AD 600–900 ** Middle Irish or Middle Gaelic, used c. AD 900–1200 ** Irish language (), including Classical Modern Irish and Early Modern Irish, c. 1200-1600) *** Gaelic type, a typeface used in Ireland ** Scottish Gaelic (), historically sometimes called in Scots and English *** Canadian Gaelic ( or ), a dialect of Scottish Gaelic spoken in Canada ** Manx language ( or ), Gaelic language with Norse elements Culture and history *Gaelic Ireland, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Murphy (hurler)
Maurice Murphy was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team. Murphy first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1925-26 league. Murphy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. At club level Murphy played with Collins. Throughout his career Murphy made 11 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1927 championship. Playing career Inter-county Murphy first appeared for Cork as a member of the senior team during the 1925-26 league. It was a successful campaign for Cork and Murphy collected a National Hurling League medal following a 3-7 to 1-5 defeat of Dublin in the decider. He made his senior championship debut on 30 May 1926 in a 12-3 to 5-2 Muns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ahern (hurler)
David Ahern was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team. Murphy first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1924 championship. Ahern immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won one Munster medal on the field of play. He also won two All-Ireland medals as a non-playing substitute. At club level Murphy played with Collins. Throughout his career Murphy made 7 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1928 championship. Playing career Inter-county Ahern made his senior championship debut on 4 May 1924 in an 8–3 to 3-0 Munster quarter-final defeat of Waterford. Two years later in 1926 Ahern won his only Munster medal on the field of play following a three-game saga with Tipperary, culminating in a 3–6 to 2–4 victory for Cork. He was dropped for the subsequent All-Ireland decider a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Higgins (hurler)
William Joseph Higgins (13 May 1898 – 18 February 1969) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Cobh and Collins and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Career Higgins first played hurling with Cobh before later lining out with the Collins club in Cork. He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team that won the Munster JHC in 1925. Higgins missed the delayed All-Ireland series of games as his performances earned an immediate call-up to the senior team. His debut season was a successful one as Cork made a clean sweep of National League, Munster Championship and All-Ireland titles. Higgins won a second successive provincial title the following year, however, Cork were later beaten by Dublin in the 1927 All-Ireland final. Death Higgins died on 18 February 1969, aged 70. Honours ;Cork *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1926 *Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1926, 1927 *National Hurling League: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Donnelly (hurler)
Willie Donnelly was an Irish hurler. His championship career with the Cork senior team lasted from 1927 to 1929. Donnelly first played competitive hurling with the Collins club. He later joined the Blackrock club with whom he won three county championship medals. Donnelly made his senior inter-county debut during the 1927 championship. He was a regular member of the team over the course of the following three seasons, winning back-to-back All-Ireland medals. Donnelly also won three Munster medals. Honours ;Blackrock *Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1929, 1930, 1931 ;Cork *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1928, 1929 *Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1927, 1928, 1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ... References Collins hurl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miah Burke
Jeremiah 'Miah' Burke (born 1897 in Cork, Ireland) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Collins and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1927 until 1929. Playing career Inter-county Burke first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork team that won a second consecutive Munster title in 1927 with a 5-3 to 3-4 victory over Clare. It was his first provincial winners' medal. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Cork take on Burke's native county of Dublin once again. Cork fell behind by 2-3 to 0-1 at half-time; however, they fought back in the second-half. In a team made up of nine members of the Garda Síochána ‘the Dubs’ claimed the victory by 4-8 to 1-3. In 1928 Cork faced Clare in the Munster final for the second year in-a-row. That game ended in a draw, however, in the replay Cork triumphed with Burke collecting his second consecutive Munster title. Cork later defeated Dublin in the All-Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1951 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. Garda entered the championship as the defending champions. On 21 October 1951, Collins won the championship following a 2–03 to 1–05 defeat of St. Nicholas' in the final at the Cork Athletic Grounds The Cork Athletic Grounds was a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) stadium where major hurling and football matches were played. Situated in the Ballintemple area of Cork in Ireland, it was the home of Cork GAA between 1904 and 1974. The stadium .... This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1949. Results Final References {{Cork Senior Football Championship Cork Senior Football Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork (city)
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's boundary in 2019, its population is over 222,000. The city centre is an island positioned between two channels of the River Lee which meet downstream at the eastern end of the city centre, where the quays and docks along the river lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Originally a monastic settlement, Cork was expanded by Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by Prince John in 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets. The city's cognomen of "the rebel city" originates in its support for the Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses. Corkonians sometimes refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1949 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 61st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. Millstreet entered the championship as the defending champions. On 6 November 1949, Collins won the championship, defeating Macroom 5-11 to 0-01 in a replay of the final at the Cork Athletic Grounds. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1929. Results Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Collins win their first title since 1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic .... * References {{Cork Senior Football Championship Cork Senior Football Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1929 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 41st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. Miscellaneous * Collins Barracks Collins Barracks ( ga, Dún Uí Choileáin) is a former military barracks in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, Ireland. The buildings now house the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History. Previously housing both British Arm ... win their first title. References {{Cork Senior Football Championship Cork Senior Football Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
