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Dermot McCurtain
Dermot M. MacCurtain (born 6 April 1957) is an Irish former hurler and selector. At club level he played with Delanys, Blackrock and St. Michael's and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Early life Born and raised in Cork, MacCurtain first played hurling and Gaelic football as a schoolboy with Coláiste Iognáid Rís. He was a member of the school team that won the Dean Ryan Cup in 1974 before securing a Harty Cup-Corn Uí Mhuirí double in 1975. Club career MacCurtain began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with the Delanys club on the northside of Cork city before transferring to the Blackrock club as a 16-year-old in February 1974. Success at underage level was immediate with Blackrock securing the Cork MHC title that year before later winning consecutive Cork U21HC titles. By that stage MacCurtain had already joined the club's senior team and was a used substitute when Blackrock were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the 1974 final. He b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackrock GAA
Blackrock National Hurling Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located on the southside of Cork City, Ireland. The club was founded in 1883 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. No other Cork-based GAA club has won more Senior County Hurling titles or All-Ireland Club Championships. The club is sometimes known as 'The Rockies'. History Blackrock Hurling Club was officially founded in 1883, one year before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association itself. It is therefore the oldest hurling club in Cork. Until 1888 the club was known as Cork Nationals, when it changed its name to National Hurling Club of Blackrock, and later in the same year to Blackrock National Hurling Club. Blackrock won eight of the first nine Cork Senior Hurling Championship titles and, in the early years of the All-Ireland Championship when the winning clubs represented the county, subsequently claimed the All-Ireland titles for Cork in 1893 and 1894. Blackrock once again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 13 April 1975 and ended on 14 September 1975. St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Seandún in the quarter-finals. The final was played on 14 September 1975 at the Mardyke Grounds in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Blackrock won the match by 4–11 to 0–10 to claim their 26th championship title overall and a first title in two years. Paddy O'Sullivan and Pat Horgan were the championship's joint-top scorers. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Bandon Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Scoring statistics ;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 8 April 1979 and ended on 7 October 1979. Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions. The final was played on 7 October 1979 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in five years. Blackrock won the match by 2–14 to 2–06 to claim their 28th championship title overall, their second title in succession and their fifth of the decade. Midleton's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 5-45. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Midleton Results Division 1 Table : Results Division 2 Table : Results Play-off Division 3 First round Semi-finals Final Knock-out stage Quarter-finals Semi-final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the ninth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The All-Ireland series began on 28 January 1979 and ended on 25 March 1979. St. Finbarr's were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify. Blackrock won the title after defeating Ballyhale Shamrocks by 5-7 to 5-5 in the final. Results Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Quarter-final Semi-finals Final Statistics Miscellaneous * Blackrock become the first team to win three All-Ireland titles. John Horgan John Joseph Horgan (born August 7, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022, and also as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA
Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1972 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Ballyhale Shamrocks are the most successful club in the history of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship with eight titles. Hurling History Beginnings Gaelic Games had been played in the parish of Ballyhale long before the Shamrocks club was established. By the early 1970s there were two competing clubs in existence in the parish, Ballyhale and Knocktopher, however, they were both facing extinction. A third club, Knockmoylan, had ceased to exist at some time in 1959. Because of the situation facing both clubs they decided to amalgamate in 1972 under the new name of Ballyhale Shamrocks. The club adopted as its logo a three-leaf shamrock with the letters K, B and K, representing the three clubs that had existed in the parish, inserted on each leaf. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurling competition in Ireland, and has been contested every year since the 1970-71 championship (except for 2020-2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The final, currently held on the third Sunday in January, is the culmination of a series of games played between October and February with the winners receiving the Tommy Moore Cup. The All-Ireland Championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. Currently qualification is limited to teams competing in the Galway Championship, the Leinster Championship, the Munster Championship and the Ulster Championship. Four teams currently participate in the All-Ireland semi-finals. The most successful teams are from Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1978 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 6 April 1978 and ended on 22 October 1978. St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Glen Rovers in the semi-finals. The final was played on 22 October 1978 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Blackrock won the match by 4–12 to 1–07 to claim their 27th championship title overall and a first title in three years. Bandon's Pádraig Crowley was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. Format change Overview Since its inception in 1887 the championship had been played on a straight knock-out basis. If any team was defeated at any stage it meant automatic elimination. This system was deemed the fairest as the county champions would always be the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1976 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1976 and ended on 3 October 1976. Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions. The final was played on 3 October 1976 at the newly-opened Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Blackrock, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 2-07 to 0-10 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a first title in four years. Tom Collins was the championship's top scorer with 5-08. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Ballinhassig From Championship Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * St. Vincent's Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1978 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 9 April 1978 and ended on 17 September 1978. It was the first championship to use a group stage format followed by a knockout phase. Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions. On 17 September 1978, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 1-09 to 1-03 defeat of St Michael's in the final. This was their fifth championship title overall and their second title in succession. It was the first time that two teams had qualified for the final having earlier lost a match. St. Michael's became the first team since Fermoy in 1944 to lose three finals in-a-row. Dinny Allen was the championship's top scorer with 2-36. Format change Since its inception in 1887 the championship had been played on a straight knock-out basis. If any team was defeated at any stage it meant auto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1977 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 89th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 January 1977. The championship began on 17 April 1977 and ended on 23 October 1977. St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Nemo Rangers at the quarter-final stage. On 23 October 1977, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 1–08 to 1–03 defeat of St Michael's in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since 1975. University College Cork's Leo Gould was the championship's top scorer with 3–14. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship * Glanworth From Championship Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship * Macroom Macroom (; ga, Maigh Chromtha) is a market town in County Cork, Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1976 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 24 January 1976. Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the semi-finals. The final was played on 14 November 1976 at the newly-opened Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and St. Michael's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1-10 tp 1-07 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 17 years. Billy Field was the championship's top scorer with 1-30. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship * Bantry Blues Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall ;In a singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Senior Football Championship
The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs and amalgamated teams in the county of Cork in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Cork Gaelic football. Introduced in 1887 as the Cork Senior Football Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams, with its winner reckoned as the Cork county champion. The competition took on its current name in 2020, adding a round-robin group stage for clubs and limiting the number divisional entrants to the championship proper. In its present format, the Cork Premier Senior Championship begins with a preliminary qualifying rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
