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Gaultier GAA
Gaultier GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located on the outskirts of Dunmore East (An Dún Mór Thoir in Irish) which is a popular tourist and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland. Situated on the west side of Waterford Harbour on Ireland's southeastern coast, it lies within the barony of Gaultier (Gáll Tír – "foreigners' land" in Irish): a reference to the influx of firstly Viking (Norwegian) and then Norman settlers in the area. The club is exclusively concerned with Gaelic Football. Football History The Barony of Gaultier consists of the townlands of Passage East, Ballymacaw, Ballygunner, Killea and village of Dunmore East. The present GAA club of the areas concerned came into existence through the amalgamation of Ballymacaw Ramblers and Pierce McCann's of Dunmore. In its inaugural season the club succeeded in winning the county Junior Football Championship. Right through the 1930s and 1940s Gaultier Football Club continued to flourish, even 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] |
Rathgormack GAA
Rathgormack or Rathgormac () is a village and parish in northern County Waterford, Ireland. Amenities The village has a pub, a shop, a newly made all-weather pitch, a recreational park, a national school and a Roman Catholic Church Rathgormack made national headlines in 2021 when, to avoid the loss of the village's last pub,19 locals invested €12,000 each and formed a company to purchase it. Geography The closest centres of population to Rathgormack are the County Tipperary towns of Carrick-on-Suir and Clonmel. It is the twin parish of Clonea-Power. The population of the area is around 1200. Farming and agriculture-related industries are the main sources of employment. Tourism is also important, with a hiking centre located in the village. It caters mainly for hikers to the nearby Comeragh Mountains. The town is overlooked by Cruachán Paorach. History In 1921, during the Irish War of Independence, a District Inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary, Gilbert Potter was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killenaule GAA
Killenaule GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club is located in south County Tipperary, Ireland. The club participates in hurling and Gaelic football competitions organized by Tipperary GAA. The club is a member of the South Tipperary divisional board. Honours * Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Runners-Up 1932, 1942 * South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Winners: 1916, 1918, 1931, 1932, 1940 (Killenaule CYMS), 1941, 1942, 1943, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015 * South Tipperary Senior Football Championship Winners (2): 2012, 2014 * Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship Winners (1): 2004 * South Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship Winner (1): 2004 * South Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (6): 1968, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986 * Tipperary Junior A Football Championship Winners (1): 1994 * South Tipperary Junior A Football Championship Winners (2): 1982, 1994 * South Tipperary Junior B Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mungret GAA
Mungret () is a village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located close to Limerick City on the N69 national secondary road. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 277 people. The local church, which is dedicated to Saint Oliver Plunkett, was built in 1981; and is in the parish of Mungret, Crecora and Raheen within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Mungret St. Pauls GAA. Places of interest Mungret Abbey, approximately east of the village, is a medieval friary and designated National Monument within the parish. Close to the abbey is Mungret College, a (former) Jesuit , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders ... secondary school. See also * List of towns and villages in County Limerick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stradbally GAA Waterford
Stradbally GAA (Irish: ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stradbally, County Waterford, Ireland, with teams in both Gaelic Football and Hurling. Players include Waterford county hurling captain, Michael Walsh. Despite being so successful in the County Senior Football Championship, winning 19 times, Stradbally have never won the Munster Senior Club Championship, being losing finalists twice. Stradbally won 5 Waterford Senior championships in a row between 2001-2005. They won further titles in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 & 2017.Despite winning the 2017 Waterford Senior Football Championship, Stradbally did not represent Waterford in the 2017 Munster Senior Club Football Championship due to the county not completing its club championship in time- the county final occurring a week after the provincial final due to the hurling having been prioritised. This meant Waterford had no team in the Munster Championship that year. This was not the first time Stradbally had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinacourty GAA
Ballinacourty, officially Ballynacourty (), is a rural area and townland on the southern coast of Ireland near Dungarvan, County Waterford. Transport A magnesite factory in the area was served by the last remaining part of the Waterford-Mallow railway line until the late 1980s. Ballinacourty lighthouse, which stands at the entrance to Dungarvan Harbour, was built in 1858. Sport The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA. The club plays both hurling and gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ... and competes in both senior codes in the county. References External links Railway LineVideo of Quigley Magnesite plant {{coord, 52.085, -7.56694, region:IE_type:city, display=title Geography of County Waterford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford Minor Football Championship
The Waterford Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played by GAA teams in Waterford in Ireland. All players have to be under the age of 18 in the year in which they take part here. The competition is organized by the two divisions of Waterford GAA The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Phort Láirge) or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in C ... county board - East Division and West Division. The clubs will first play in the divisional competition with the winners of each playing in the county final. Roll of honour References *http://www.chillok.net/cmore/?p=11 *http://www.munster-express.ie/sports/gaa-football/champions-nire-hard-pressed-to-retain-title/ {{Waterford GAA, state=expanded 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford Intermediate Football Championship
Waterford Intermediate Football Championship is a second tier Gaelic Athletic Association competition between Gaelic football clubs organised by Waterford GAA. The winning club is eligible to play in the senior grade the following year for the Waterford Senior Football Championship. The winning club also represents Waterford GAA in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship. Each of the two divisions of Waterford GAA - East Division and West Division - organises its own competition, with the two winners contesting the county final. Qualification for subsequent competitions Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship The Waterford IFC winners qualify for the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Waterford to qualify for this competition. The Waterford IFC winners enter the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship at the __ stage. For example, 2004 winner Gaultier played in the Munster IFC final. All-Ireland Intermedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carbery Rangers GAA
Carbery Rangers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland. The club is solely concerned with the game of Gaelic football. History Located in Rosscarbery in West Cork, Carbery Rangers was founded on 10 November 1887. The club played its first match just under a month later in a field which was part of the lands of Downeen Castle. Carbery Rangers first came to countywide notice when they contested and lost back-to-back Cork SFC finals in 1905 and 1906. Carbery Rangers spent much of the following century operating in the junior grade, winning ten West Cork JAFC titles between 1937 and 2003. The last of these victories was subsequently converted into noth Cork JAFC and Munster Club JFC titles, before losing the All-Ireland final to Wolfe Tones. Life in the intermediate grade yielded further successes, including consecutive Munster Club IFC titles as well as the All-Ireland Club IFC title in 2005. After finally earning se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardmore GAA
Ardmore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the West Waterford town of Ardmore, Ireland. The club plays both hurling and gaelic football. It is generally thought to focus more on Gaelic football, having won 2 Senior Football Championships in 1965 and 1977. Recently the club has put more effort into hurling, winning the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship for the first time in 2002. Notable players *Clinton Hennessy *Declan Prendergast * Séamus Prendergast History Honours * All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championships: 1 ** 2018 * Waterford Senior Hurling Championships: 0 * Munster Junior Club Hurling Championships: 1 ** 2017 * Waterford Junior Hurling Championship: (3) ** 1979, 2001, 2017 * Waterford Senior Football Championships: 2 ** 1965, 1977 * Waterford Intermediate Football Championship: (2) ** 1972, 1997 * Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship (2) ** 2002, 2013 * Waterford Junior Football Championship (1) ** 1961 * Waterford Under-21 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nire GAA
''Nothofagus antarctica'' (''Antarctic beech''; in Spanish ''Ñire'' or ''Ñirre'') is a deciduous tree or shrub native to southern Chile and Argentina from about 36°S to Tierra del Fuego (56° S), where it grows mainly in the diminishing temperate rainforest. Its occurrence on Hoste Island has previously earned it the distinction of being the southernmost tree on earth; however, in 2019 it was established that '' N. betuloides'' was found further south, on Hornos Island. ''N. antarctica'' is present on Hornos as well, but the southernmost individual is slightly further north (17 m) of the southernmost ''N. betuloides''. Description ''Nothofagus antarctica'' typically grows 5–25 m (12–80 ft) tall and has a slender trunk with scaly bark. The leaves are simple and alternate, growing 2–4.5 cm long, and often viscid, with a sweetly scented wax. The leaf color is medium green, turning yellow to orange in the fall. The leaves are broadly ovate to triangular, crinkly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunmore East
Dunmore East () is a popular tourist and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland. Situated on the west side of Waterford Harbour on Ireland's southeastern coast, it lies within the barony of Gaultier (''Gáll Tír'' – "foreigners' land" in Irish); a reference to the influx of Viking and Norman settlers in the area. History Iron Age people established a promontory fort overlooking the sea at Shanoon (referred to in 1832 as meaning the 'Old Camp' but more likely Canon Power's Sean Uaimh, 'Old Cave')Canon P. Power, ''Place names of the Decies'', David Nutt, 1907, p. 207 at a point known for centuries as Black Nobb, where the old pilot station now stands, and underneath which a cave runs. Henceforth the place was referred to as Dun Mor, the Great Fort. In 1640, Lord Power of Curraghmore, who owned a large amount of property in the area, built a castle on the cliff overlooking the strand about two hundred metres from St. Andrew's Church. The castle was falling into ruin by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
