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Glasgow Mid-Argyll
Glasgow Mid Argyll Shinty Club (GMA) is a shinty club from Glasgow, Scotland. It is the only senior side in Glasgow and was founded in 1928. They have two men's sides and two women's sides. All GMA teams play at Peterson Park (Yoker / Garscadden). History Glasgow has had many clubs over the years including Glasgow Cowal and Glasgow Skye whose names reflected the Scottish Highlands, Highland area from which they drew their players. However, Glasgow Mid Argyll now draws its players from throughout Scotland. GMA was established in 1928 and won the Camanachd Cup for the only time in 1973. In the late 1980s the club were based at Allan Glen's Sports Centre, Bishopbriggs. They played in the Premier Division (shinty), Premier Division for one season as of 2010 due to Lochside Rovers being unable to be promoted as champions due to their senior side, Oban Camanachd, already being in the top league. Relegation was confirmed early on as the club struggled to match their northern count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumnadrochit
Drumnadrochit (; gd, Druim na Drochaid) is a village in the Highland local government council area of Scotland, lying near the west shore of Loch Ness at the foot of Glen Urquhart. The village is close to several neighbouring settlements: the villages of Milton to the west, Kilmore to the east and Lewiston to the south. The villages act as a centre for regional tourism beside Loch Ness, as well as being a local economic hub for the nearby communities. Geography The village lies in Glen Urquhart on the A82 road to Inverness, near a junction with the A831 and beside the river Enrick. The river Enrick runs the length of Glen Urquhart, meeting the river Coltie and then flowing into Loch Ness (the eastern edge of Drumnadrochit). The nearby local hill and tourist attraction is called Craigmonie. Glen Urquhart itself adjoins Loch Ness and the larger geographical area known as the Great Glen. History The settlement grew up around a bridge over the River Enrick, and the name Drumnadroc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinty Teams
Shinty ( gd, camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in Scotland, and was even played in northern England into the second half of the 20th century and other areas in the world where Scottish Highlanders migrated. While comparisons are often made with field hockey the two games have several important differences. In shinty a player is allowed to play the ball in the air and is allowed to use both sides of the stick, called a ''caman'', which is wooden and slanted on both sides. The stick may also be used to block and to tackle, although a player may not come down on an opponent's stick, a practice called hacking. Players may also tackle using the body as long as it is shoulder-to-shoulder. The game was derived from the same root as the Irish game of hurling and the Welsh game of bando, but has developed un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Teams In Glasgow
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu
Glasgow Gaelic School (Scottish Gaelic: ''Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu'') is a primary and secondary school in Glasgow, Scotland which teaches through the medium of Scottish Gaelic. This teaching method is commonly known as Gaelic medium education. The secondary school catchment area serves the whole of Glasgow and the primary school catchment is in the west of the city. GME primary provision is offered at Bun-Sgoil Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, Glendale Gaelic Primary and Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Bhaile a’ Ghobhainn (Govan Gaelic Primary School). History The first Gaelic School opened in 1999 as a primary school only: Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu (Glasgow Gaelic Primary School) situated in Ashley Street, Woodlands. As the school roll grew it became necessary to relocate to larger premises. Unused buildings at Berkeley Street, Sandyford (also a site used by Woodside Secondary School until 1999), were identified, and reopened in August 2006 as Glasgow Gaelic School, providing Gaelic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milngavie & Bearsden
Milngavie ( ; gd, Muileann-Ghaidh) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland and a suburb of Glasgow. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden. Milngavie is a commuter town, with much of its working population travelling to Glasgow to work or study. The town is served by Milngavie railway station on the North Clyde Line of the SPT rail network, which links it to Central Glasgow. In 2018 the Scottish Government published statistics for the town showing that the population increased to 13,537 in 6,062 households. The town is also a popular retirement location, with a high number of elderly people living there. The ''Milngavie and Bearsden Herald'', owned by Johnston Press, is a weekly newspaper that covers local events from the schools, town halls, community and government in the area. The paper was established in 1901 and is printed every Wednesday, to be sold on Thursdays. The town is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Robertson (shinty Player)
Archie Robertson (born 1950 in Kiltarlity, Scotland) is an ex-shinty player and internationalist and current president of the Camanachd Association. Playing career Robertson was born and brought up in Kiltarlity but his family connections were originally in Skyebr> Robertson started his playing career with Lovat Shinty Club, Lovat but moved to Glasgow in 1973 and started playing for Glasgow Mid Argyll in the year GMA won the Camanachd Cupbr> He was also capped by Scotland national shinty team, Scotland at Compromise rules shinty-hurling. On retirement from the playing side of shinty, Robertson took on a management role at GMA. He also became a committee member of GMA and the Glasgow Celtic Society The Glasgow Celtic Society Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Scottish Sea Farms Celtic Society Cup since 2018, is a knock-out cup competition in the sport of shinty. Entry is open to all senior teams from the South District playing in the ...br> He became a co-opted member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Cameron (shinty Player)
Duncan Cameron is an administrator and ex-player in the sport of shinty. He is a three times past president of the sport's governing body, the Camanachd Association. Playing career Cameron was a player for Ballachulish before moving to Glasgow and playing for several clubs in Glasgow. Involvement in shinty politics Cameron, alongside his brother Iain, was instrumental in bringing about changes in shinty in the 1970s and early 1980s through public forums and reports. After holding various positions in the Glasgow Celtic Society, Cameron was elected President of the Camanachd Association in 1994, a position he held until 2000. In this time he brought about the establishment of a National Premier Division and National Division One and was also re-elected. He was elected in 2007 to succeed John Mackenzie. His third term of presidency was marked by varying levels of controversy. He stepped down in 2011 to be replaced by Archie Robertson. Personal life Cameron is married to Liz Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camanachd Association
The Camanachd Association (in Scottish Gaelic, ''Comann na Camanachd'') is the world governing body of the Scottish sport of shinty. The body is based in Inverness, Highland, and is in charge of the rules of the game. Its main competitions are the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup and the Mowi Premiership and the Mowi Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup. Structure The Camanachd Association was founded in 1893 after a meeting in Kingussie in order to formalize a set of rules for the many shinty clubs across the British Isles. The Camanachd Association maintained its initial structure for much of its first century but the ‘Future of Shinty' Report published in 1981 led to a compete restructuring of the way in which shinty was organised and managed. That, in turn, led to the move away from a dependence on volunteers to govern the sport, to the Association's first salaried employees being employed. This also resulted in the other myriad associations which organised shinty coming under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmallie Shinty Club
Kilmallie Shinty Club is a shinty team from Caol, Fort William, Scotland. The club most recently achieved prominence in the all-Fort William Camanachd Cup Final in 2005. History The club was founded in 1929 and is named after the parish of Kilmallie, within which the team plays. They were given a pitch at Corpach by James Weir of Annat Farm, where games took place until the pulp mill opened and they relocated to Canal Parks in Caol. The club has never folded or amalgamated with another club. Having won the MacGillvary Senior League in 1959 and 1960, the club won the Camanachd Cup in 1964 against Inveraray in Fort William but then fell on hard times, falling as low as North Division Four. The club slowly made progress from this low ebb by a concentration on youth policy and they climbed the leagues and are now a fixture in the Premier Division. The club then reached the Camanachd Cup Final in 2005 where they were defeated 3–2 by Fort William Shinty Club at An Aird, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Division One (shinty)
The National Division One (currently known as the Mowi National Division' for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of the Shinty league system Initially formed in 1999, the league folded in 2006 due to financial constraints before its reinstatement in 2014. Current Teams The 2023 Mowi National Division will consist of the following teams: *Col-Glen Shinty Club *Lochaber Camanachd *Fort William Shinty Club * Kilmallie Shinty Club *Glenurquhart Shinty Club * Oban Celtic * Inverary Shinty Club *Strathglass Shinty Club History 1999 to 2005: Original conception of National Division One which had relegation and promotion to the Premier Division. 2005: League folded to due financial constraints 2014: National Division One reinstated 2015: Fort William and Oban Camanachd promoted to an expanded Premiership, while Bute voluntary dropped to South Division One. Inverness, who had finished bottom of North Division One in 2014 promoted in lieu with all other teams choosing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oban Camanachd
Oban Camanachd are a shinty team based in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland who currently play in the MOWI Premiership. One of the oldest Camanachd clubs they were founded in 1889. The reserve team currently play in South Division One under the name Lochside Rovers. History Established in Oban, Argyll in 1889, the club has always enjoyed competition against its great local rival, Oban Celtic. Past successes included winning the Camanachd Cup (Scottish Cup) in 1933 – Oban Camanachd 3, Newtonmore 2, at Keppoch, Lochaber, after drawn game, 1–1, at Corpach, Fort William. This was followed my regaining the cup in 1938 – Oban Camanachd 4, Inverness 2. at Oban. The Macauley Cup is always a competition close to the club members and supporters hearts as the final is played in Oban every year. The club has had a steady amount of success in this competition winning the cup and keeping it home in Oban a total of 5 times, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1993 and 1995 The Celtic Society Cup is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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