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Corofin GAA (Clare)
Corofin GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Corofin, County Clare in Ireland. The dual Senior club field teams in hurling and Gaelic football. The club has had many senior inter-county players over time. Major honours * Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship Runners-Up: 2006, 2021 * Clare Intermediate Football Championship (4): 1987, 2006, 2015 2021 * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship (3): 1991, 2002, 2023 * Clare Junior A Football Championship (1): 1978 * Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (3): 1969, 1980, 2009 * Clare Football League Div. 2 (Garry Cup) (1): 2022 * Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship (1): 2021 ''(with Ruan)'' * Clare Under-21 A Football Championship Runners-Up: 2022 * Clare Minor A Hurling Championship (2): 2019 ''(with Ruan)'', 2020 ''(with Ruan)'' Notable players * Seamus Clancy * Robin Mounsey Robin Mounsey (born 2001) is an Irish hurler. At club he plays hurling with Ruan and Gaelic football wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corofin, County Clare
Corofin (Corrofin, County Clare Logainm.ie, Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-11-22. or ''Coradh Finne'') is a village on the River Fergus in northern County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland and also a Corofin (parish), parish of the same name in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe, Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The 2016 population was 776, up from 689 in 2011. Name The name Corofin means "the white or foam-flecked ford" from the ga, Finn Coradh, the earliest form of the name to be found in the literature: "fearann re hucht Finn Coradh". - [Ó hUidhrín, 15c. Topographical Poem] A different translation is "Finne's weir". The town is sometimes spelled "Corrofin". Corofin also styles itself as "The Gateway to the Burren" or "The ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Junior Hurling Championship
Clare Junior Hurling Championship is the third-tier hurling competition organized by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The competition is confined to clubs organised by Clare GAA. The winners usually will play in the intermediate grade the following year for the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship. They will also represent Clare GAA in the Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship. The 2022 Junior Champions are St Joseph's Doora-Barefield GAA, St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield who defeated their near-neighbours Éire Óg, Inis GAA, Éire Óg, Ennis by a single point to be crowned champions for the fifth time at this grade. Roll of honour See also * Clare Senior Hurling Championship * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship * Clare Under-21 Hurling Championship, Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship References External linksOfficial Clare Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Quinn (hurler)
Gerry Quinn (born 24 July 1980 in Dabrien, Kilnaboy, County Clare) is an Irish sportsperson. He played for Corofin and was a member of the Clare senior inter-county team since 2000. He was very highly regarded member of the Clare team and was nominated for two All star awards in 2002 and 2005 He was dropped early 2009 from the Clare panel by manager Mike McNamara but was reinstated the same year by manager Ger O'Loughlin. In August 2004, Quinn was involved in an incident that left Henry Shefflin Henry Shefflin (born 11 January 1979) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who is the current manager of the Galway senior hurling team. In his playing career he was nicknamed "King Henry" because of his directive style, dominance, c ... (Kilkenny) requiring an operation. In a clash, Quinn hit Shefflin in the eye. Shefflin accepted an apology. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Gerry 1980 births Living people Corofin hurlers Clare inter-county hurlers Munster int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Mounsey
Robin Mounsey (born 2001) is an Irish hurler. At club he plays hurling with Ruan and Gaelic football with Corofin, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams. Career Mounsey first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St. Flannan's College in Ennis. He lined out for the college in all grades, including the Harty Cup. He later played with the TUS: Midlands Midwest in the Fitzgibbon Cup. At club level, Mounsey first played hurling at underage levels with the Corofin/Ruan amalgamation. He captained the amalgamation to the Clare MAHC title in 2019 after a defeat of Clarecastle. He later added a Clare U21AHC title to his collection in 2021. At adult level, Mounsey was a member of the Corofin team that beat Kildysart to secured the Clare IFC title in 2021. Mounsey first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare at minor level in 2018. He later spent three years with the under-20 team, but ended his underage career without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seamus Clancy
Seamus Clancy is a Gaelic footballer from Kilnaboy County Clare. He won a Munster Senior Football Championship in 1992 when Clare had a surprise win over Kerry in the final, he later won an All Star award and is to date Clare's only football All Star. He also won an All Ireland B Title with Clare in 1991. He won McGrath Cup The McGrath Cup is a Gaelic football competition played each January in Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms ... medals in 1990, 1991, 1994 as captain and 1995. References Clare inter-county Gaelic footballers Kilnaboy Gaelic footballers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Clare-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Minor Hurling Championship
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Clare Under-21 Football Championship
The Clare Under-21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under-21 Gaelic Football clubs in Clare. The current (2022) champions are Ennistymon who defeated their North Clare neighbours Corofin in the final on a score line of 1-10 to 0-06. Roll of honour List of finals * Cill Cúil Gaels were an underage amalgamation of the Coolmeen, Kildysart, Kilmihil and Shannon Gaels football clubs from Mid-West Clare who won the 2021 title defeating Éire Óg, Ennis in the final. * Clann Lír were an underage amalgamation that was composed of the Kilfenora, Liscannor and Michael Cusack's football clubs from North Clare. They lost the 2014 final to Éire Óg, Ennis. See also * Clare Senior Football Championship * Clare Football League Div. 1 (Cusack Cup) * Clare Intermediate Football Championship The Clare Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Clare County Board of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruan GAA
Ruan GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Ruan, County Clare in Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Major honours * Clare Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1948, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1962 * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship The Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams in the county of Clare in Ireland. The series of games are pl ... (5): 1940, 1948, 1950 ''(with Dysart)'', 1978, 2012 * Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (2): 1932, 1948 * Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship (3): 1976, 1978, 2021 ''(with Corofin)'' * Clare Minor A Hurling Championship (4): 1938, 1953, 2019 ''(with Corofin)'', 2020 ''(with Corofin)'' Noted hurlers * Jimmy Smyth * Cyril Lyons References External links *GAA Info Profile Gaelic games clubs in County Clare Hurling clubs ... [...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] |
Clare Junior Football Championship
The Clare Junior A Football Championship (abbreviated to Clare JAFC) is an annual Gaelic football club competition organised by the Clare County Board of the GAA for clubs below the Intermediate and Senior grades. It is contested by the top-ranking Junior clubs in County Clare, Ireland. It is the third-tier adult competition of the Clare football pyramid. The 2023 Clare Junior Champions are Killimer who defeated Éire Óg, Ennis to be crowned champions after extra time for their first at this grade. History The Clare JAFC was introduced in the early 1920s as a countywide competition for Gaelic football clubs deemed not eligible for the Senior or Intermediate grades, and also for the second- and third-string teams from higher-ranked clubs. The winners of the Clare JAFC are promoted to the Clare Intermediate Football Championship for the following year. Qualification for subsequent competitions Munster Club Football Championship The winning club also qualifies to represent ... [...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] |
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. The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Cusack Park (Ennis), Cusack Park. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams. There is also promotion involving the Clare Senior Hurling Championship and relegation involving the Clare Junior Hurling Championship. In 2012 it was decided that from 2014 onwards the Clare Senior Hurling Championship would become a single sixteen team championship. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to intermediate. However due to the overwhelming success of both the Clare Senior and Under-21 inter-county squads in 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
