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Glen Rovers–St Finbarr's Hurling Rivalry
The Glen Rovers–St Finbarr's rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Cork city club teams Glen Rovers and St Finbarr's. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Cork hurling. Glen Rovers and St Finbarr's first played a senior championship match on 7 October 1934; as of August 2020, the two clubs have faced each other 38 times in total. Glen Rovers have won 21 and St Finbarr's have won 13, with four ending in a draw. Regarded as two of Cork club hurling's "big three", with Blackrock making up the trio, a county final between The Glen and the Barr's is historically regarded as a special occasion. History Formation to 1934 Just four miles apart and geographically divided by the broad span of the River Lee, the Glen Rovers–St Finbarr's rivalry is essentially a northside-southside one. Formed as St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club in Togher in 1876, the club had been active and competitive in the years before the establishment of the Gaelic Athletic As ... [...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] |
Golden Jubilee
A golden jubilee marks a 50th anniversary. It variously is applied to people, events, and nations. Bangladesh In Bangladesh, golden jubilee refers the 50th anniversary year of the separation from Pakistan and is called in Bengali ''"সুবর্ণ জয়ন্তী"'' (''Shuborno jayanti''). Vision 2021 was the political manifesto of the Bangladesh Awami League party before winning the National Elections of 2008. It stands as a political vision of Bangladesh for the year 2021, the golden jubilee of the nation. Several celebration programs will be held in countries including India, Russia, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Nepal and Bhutan. China * Emperor Wu of Han dynasty (141-87 BCE, Jubilee in 91 BCE) *Kangxi Emperor of Qing dynasty (1661–1722, Jubilee in 1711) * Qianlong Emperor of Qing dynasty (1735–1796, Jubilee in 1785) Korea *Yeongjo of Joseon (1724-1776, Jubilee in 1774) Japan In Japan, golden jubilee refers to the 50th anniversary and is call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1954 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round of the championship took place at the Cork Convention on 24 January 1954. The championship began on 28 March 1954 and ended on 26 September 1954. Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions. On 26 September 1954, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3–7 to 3–2 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their 15th championship title overall and their second title in succession. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Newtownshandrum Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Newtownshandrum make their first appearance at senior level. * Glen Rovers sister club St. Nicholas' also won the Cork Football Championship to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Donovan
Patrick Joseph O'Donovan (15 March 1916 – 11 June 1990) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team. O'Donovan joined the team during the 1938 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1949 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medals, six Munster medals and one National League medal. O'Donovan was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. At club level O'Donovan was a ten-time county club championship medalist with Glen Rovers. Playing career Club O'Donovan played his club hurling with the famous Glen Rovers and enjoyed much success during a golden age for the club. He made his senior debut in 1937 as the Glen were in the throes of dominating club hurling in Cork. Having been granted a walkover by the same opposition two years earlier, Glen Rovers faced Carrigtwohill in the county decider of 1937. The dominance continued and a 3–5 to 1–0 score line gave O'Donova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Ring
Nicholas Christopher Michael Ring (30 October 1920 – 2 March 1979) was an Irish hurling, hurler whose National Hurling League, league and All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, championship career at senior level with the Cork county hurling team, Cork county team spanned twenty-four years from 1939 to 1963. He established many All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics, championship records, including career appearances (65), scoring tally (33-208) and number of All-Ireland medals won (8); however, these records were subsequently bested by a number of players. Ring is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game, with many former players, commentators and fans rating him as the number one player of all time. Born in Cloyne, County Cork, Ring first played competitive hurling following encouragement from his local national school teachers Michael O'Brien and Jerry Moynihan. He first appeared on the Cloyne GAA, Cloyne minor team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Lynch
John Mary Lynch (15 August 1917 – 20 October 1999) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Minister for Finance from 1965 to 1966, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1959 to 1965, Minister for Education 1957 to 1959, Minister for the Gaeltacht from March 1957 to June 1957, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands and Parliamentary Secretary to the Government from 1951 to 1954. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1981. He was the third leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 until 1979, succeeding the hugely influential Seán Lemass. Lynch was the last Fianna Fáil leader to secure (in 1977) an overall majority in the Dáil for his party. Historian and journalist T. Ryle Dwyer has called him "the most popular Irish politician since Daniel O'Connell." Before his political career Lynch had a successful sporting car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1950 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 29 January 1950. The championship began on 23 April 1950 and ended on 17 September 1950. Glen Rovers were the defending champions. On 17 September 1950, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 2–8 to 0–5 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 13th championship title overall and their third title in succession. Team changes To Championship Fielded teams after an absence * Duhallow * Seandún Results First round * Glen Rovers received a bye in this round. Second round * Carbery received a bye in this round. Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Michael O’Brien trains Glen Rovers to a record 13th title. References {{Cork Senior Hurling Championship Cork Senior Hurling Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1949 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 61st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures was made at the Cork Convention on 30 January 1949. The championship began on 10 April 1949 and ended on 18 September 1949. Glen Rovers were the defending champions. On 18 September 1949, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 6–5 to 0–14 defeat of Imokilly in the final. This was their 12th championship title overall and their second title in succession. Results First round Second round Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Divisional side Imokilly qualified for the championship final for the first time ever. References {{Cork Senior Hurling Championship Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Condon
Seán Condon (11 June 1923 – 27 October 2001) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Cork county team. Condon joined the team during the 1942 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1951 championship. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Condon captained Cork to a fourth successive All-Ireland title in 1944. At club level Condon was a four-time county club championship medalist with St Finbarr's. Playing career Club Condon played his club hurling with St Finbarr's and had much success. He first played for the famous "Barr's" club in the minor grade and collected three successive championship medals in that grade between 1939 and 1941. In 1942 Condon played in his first senior county final with "the Barr's". Ballincollig, a team who had defeated nine-in-a-row hopefuls Glen Rovers in the semi-final, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1946 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 7 April 1946 and ended on 16 November 1946. Glen Rovers were the defending champions. On 16 November 1946, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 2–3 to 2–1 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 13th championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons. Results First round *Glen Rovers received a bye in this round. Second round Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous *The tricolour was flown at half mast and a two-minute silence was held at all games on 12 May in honour of IRA hunger striker Seán McCaughey who died in Portlaoise Prison the previous day. References {{Cork Senior Hurling Championship Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1945 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 28 January 1945. The championship began on 13 May 1945 and ended on 16 September 1945. Glen Rovers were the defending champions. On 16 September 1945, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 4–10 to 5–3 defeat of Carrigdhoun in the final. This was their 10th championship title overall and their second title in succession. Results First round * Sarsfields received a bye in this round. Second round *Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr's received byes in this round. Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Carrigdhoun became the first divisional side to qualify for the championship final. References {{Cork Senior Hurling Championship Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 30 January 1944. The championship began on 30 April 1944 and ended on 22 October 1944. St. Finbarr's were the defending champions. On 22 October 1944, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5–7 to 3–3 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 9th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons. Results First round *Blackrock received a bye in this round. Second round *Carrigtwohill and St. Finbarr's received byes in this round. Semi-finals Final References {{Cork Senior Hurling Championship Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
