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Eoin Price
Eoin Price (born 1988 in Clonkill, County Westmeath) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonkill and was a member of the Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = , subdivis ... senior inter-county team from 2007 until 2020. References 1988 births Living people Clonkill hurlers Westmeath inter-county hurlers {{Westmeath-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clonkill GAA
Clonkill GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Clonkill, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with hurling and camogie. The club competes in Westmeath GAA competitions. The name "Clonkill" is translated from the Irish "Cluain Cille", meaning "church in the meadow" as is depicted in the club crest. Achievements * Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1969, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 2018, 2019, 2020, * Leinster GAA Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners 2007 * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners 2008 Notable players *Paddy Dowdall *Luke Loughlin *Brendan Murtagh *Eoin Price *Niall Mitchell *Andrew Mitchell (hurler) References External linksWestmeath GAA site {{Westmeath GAA clubs Gaelic games clubs in County Westmeath Hurling clubs in County Westmeath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmeath GAA
The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na hIarmhí) or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath. The county board is also responsible for the Westmeath county teams. The county football team won the Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2004. The county hurling team contests the Liam MacCarthy Cup via the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. Football Clubs Clubs contest the Westmeath Senior Football Championship. Westmeath clubs have won the following: the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship (1): Garrycastle, 2011; and the Leinster Junior Club Football Championship (3): Ballinagore, 2005; Moate All Whites, 2014; Multyfarnham, 2017. County team The county team has never won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC). Under the management of Páidí Ó Sé, the county team won the 2004 Leinster Seni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clonkill
Clonkill is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Clonkill is one of 34 townlands of the civil parish of Rathconnell in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The neighbouring townlands are: Downs to the north, Balreagh to the north–east, Killynan (Cooke) to the east, Loughagar More to the south, Toberaquill Toberaquill is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Toberaquill is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers ... to the west and Monkstown to the north–west. In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 15 houses and 62 inhabitants [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces of Ireland, Province , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = Regions of Ireland, Region , subdivision_name2 = Eastern and Midland Region, Eastern and Midland , seat_type = County town , seat = Mullingar , parts_type = Largest settlement , parts = Athlone , leader_title = Local government in the Republic of Ireland, Local authority , leader_name = Westmeath County Council , leader_title2 = Dáil constituencies , leader_name2 = , leader_title3 = European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland, EP constituency , leader_name3 = Midlands–North-West (European Parliament constituenc ... [...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] |
Irish People
The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century conquest and colonisation of Ireland brought many English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland) and Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including British, Irish, Northern Irish or som ... [...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] |
Andrew Mitchell (hurler)
Andrew Mitchell (born 1980 in Clonkill, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an Irish people, Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonkill GAA, Clonkill and has been a member of the Westmeath GAA, Westmeath senior inter-county team since 2000. References Teams 1980 births Living people Clonkill hurlers Westmeath inter-county hurlers {{Westmeath-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Westmeath Senior Hurling Team Captains
This article lists players who have recently captained the senior Westmeath county hurling team in the Christy Ring Cup, the Joe McDonagh Cup, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. List of captains References {{DEFAULTSORT:Westmeath senior hurling team captains Hurlers The Hurlers ( Cornish: ''An Hurlysi'') is a group of three stone circles in the civil parish of St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK. The site is half-a-mile (0.8 km) west of the village of Minions on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor, and a ... Westmeath +Captains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Dowdall
Paddy Dowdall (born 1982) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a midfielder for the Westmeath senior team. Dowdall joined the Westmeath team straight from the minor ranks in 2001, however, he didn't become a regular until the 2003 National League. Since then he was won two Christy Ring Cup medals and one National League (Division 2) medal. At club level Dowdall is an All-Ireland and Leinster medalist in the intermediate grade with Clonkill Clonkill is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Clonkill is one of 34 townlands of the civil parish of Rathconnell in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster. Th .... He has also won four senior county club championship medals. Also plays Gaelic football for St Lomans GAA, Mullingar. Altogether, Dowdall holds 14 senior club championship medals; 9 with Clonkill and 5 with St Lomans. References 1983 births Living people Clonkill hurlers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aonghus Clarke
Aonghus Clarke (born 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as centre back for the Westmeath senior team. Born in Castletown Geoghegan, County Westmeath, Clarke first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Coláiste Mhuire CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Westmeath minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2012 championship. Clarke immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. At club level Clarke is a two-time championship medallist with Castletown Geoghegan. Clarke's brother, Joe, also plays with Westmeath. Honours Player ;Castletown Geoghegan *Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship The Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Slevin Coaches Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Westmeath SHC) is an annual hurling competition organized by the Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic ... (1): 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cormac Boyle
Cormac Boyle (born 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Westmeath Senior Championship club Raharney and at inter-county level with the Westmeath senior hurling team. He usually lines out at midfield. Career Boyle first came to hurling prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Raharney club. He eventually joined the club's top adult team at senior level and was part of their County Championship successes in 2014 and 2016. Boyle first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year stint with the Westmeath minor hurling team before later lining out at under-21 level as a dual player. He joined the Westmeath senior hurling team in 2012. Boyle has since won two National League Division 2A titles and captained the team to the 2021 Joe McDonagh Cup title. Honours ;Raharney *Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship: 2014, 2016 ;Westmeath *Joe McDonagh Cup: 2021 (c) * National Hurling League Division 2A: 2016, 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
