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Fr. O'Leary Hall GAA
Fr. O'Leary Temperance Association Hall GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Cork (city), Cork, Ireland. The club was solely concerned with the game of hurling. History The Fr. O'Leary Total Abstinence Hall GAA club was founded in Cork in 1908. After successes in a number of Saturday and Sunday Leagues in 1910 and 1911, the club won the Cork Junior Hurling Championship, County Junior Championship in 1912. The club played in the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship, County Intermediate Championship up to 1917 and spent a year in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship, County Senior Championship in 1918. Fr. O'Leary Hall amalgamated with the nearby St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club in 1919. That same year the club donated their now defunct kit to the Cork senior hurling team who were due to play Dublin GAA, Dublin in the 1919 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final. In the week leading up to the game, British forces broke into t ... [...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] |
British Forces
The British Armed Forces, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid. Since the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 (later succeeded by the United Kingdom), the British Armed Forces have seen action in a number of major wars involving the world's great powers, including the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars, the 1853–1856 Crimean War, the First World War, and the Second World War. Britain's victories in most of these decisive wars, allowed it to influence world events and establish itself as one of the world's leading military and economic powers. As of October 2022, the British Armed Forces consist of: the Royal Navy, a blue-water navy with a fleet of 72 commissioned ships, together ... [...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] |
Dannix Ring
Daniel Ring (28 May 1900 – 9 February 1960) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back at senior level for the Cork county team. Ring made his first appearance for the team during the 1919 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1925 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals. At club level Ring was a multiple county championship The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ... medalist with St Finbarr's. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ring, Daniel 1900 births 1960 deaths St Finbarr's hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Neenan
Cornelius Neenan (7 August 1894 – 25 July 1979) was an Irish Hurling, hurler who played for Cork Senior Hurling Championship, Cork Senior Championship club St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club, St Finbarr's. He also had a brief career at senior level with the Cork county hurling team, Cork county team, during which he lined out at midfield. Honours ;St Finbarr's *Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1919 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1919 ;Cork *All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1916 *Munster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1916 References 1894 births 1979 deaths St Finbarr's hurlers Lees Gaelic footballers Cork inter-county hurlers {{Cork-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Murphy (hurler)
Jim Murphy was an Irish hurler. His championship career at senior level with the Cork county team lasted from 1912 until 1919. Born in Cork, Murphy first played competitive hurling with the St Finbarr's club. During a successful period for the club, he won four county championship medals. Murphy made his debut with the Cork senior team during the 1912 championship and went on to become a regular member of the team at various times over the following few years. During this time he won one All-Ireland medal. Murphy also won three Munster medals. Honours ;St Finbarr's *Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1919, 1922, 1923, 1926 ;Cork *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1919 *Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1912, 1915, 1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con Lucy
Cornelius Lucy (6 February 1899 – 14 July 1929) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. His championship career with the Cork senior teams lasted from 1916 until 1922. Lucy first played competitive inter-county football at the age of seventeen when he was selected for the Cork senior team. He made his debut during the 1916 championship and won a Munster medal in his first season. Lucy later joined the Cork senior hurling team and won an All-Ireland medal in 1919. He also won back-to-back Munster medals. Lucy played his last game for Cork in May 1922. Honours ;Cork *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1919 *Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1919, 1920 *Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * ... Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dorney (hurler)
John Dorney (8 January 1887 – 15 May 1956) was an Irish hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club St Finbarr's. He also had a brief career at senior level with the Cork county team, during which he usually lined out at centre-back. Honours ;St Finbarr's *Cork Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1919, 1922, 1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ... ;Cork * Munster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1912 References 1887 births 1956 deaths St Finbarr's hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers {{Cork-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork GAA
The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork county teams. It is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA. Cork is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both football and hurling. However, despite both teams competing at the top level of the game for most of the county's history, the county hurling team has experienced more success, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship on thirty occasions. By comparison, the county football team has won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on seven occasions, most recently in 2010. Cork was the third county from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick and Tipperary. Traditionally f ... [...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] |
Dublin GAA
The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Átha Cliath) or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the Dublin Region and the Dublin county teams. The teams and their fans are known as "The Dubs" or "Boys in Blue". The fans have a special affiliation with the Hill 16 end of Croke Park. The county football team is second only to Kerry when it comes to the total number of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship As of 2009, there were 215 clubs affiliated to Dublin GAA — the second highest, ahead of Antrim and Limerick, which each had 108. Governance Dublin GAA has jurisdiction over the area that is associated with the traditional county of Dublin. There are 9 officers on the Board, including the Cathaoirleach (Chairperson), Mick Seavers, Vice-Chairman, Ken O'Sullivan and Treasurer, Finbarr O'Mahony. The Board is subject to the Leinster GAA P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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