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Holycross–Ballycahill GAA
Holycross–Ballycahill GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club that is centred on the villages of Holycross and Ballycahill and is located around five miles outside Thurles. History The club was founded in 1885. Holycross–Ballycahill GAA club compete in the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship. The period from 1947 to 1953 was the club's golden era. Four Mid Tipperary Senior Titles and three Senior County Tipperary titles in 1948, 1951 and 1954, under the captaincy of Francis Maher. A Mid Senior title was won in 1966, before the club reverted to the Junior ranks in 1971. A Junior County championship win in 1974, brought a revival to Holycross–Ballycahill GAA, which resulted in Mid Senior titles in 1978, 1985, 1989 and 1990. The club added their fourth and most recent County Senior title in 1990 defeating Cashel King Cormacs. The tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Thiobraid Árann) or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary county teams. County Tipperary holds an honoured place in the history of the GAA as the organisation was founded in Hayes' Hotel, Thurles, on 1 November 1884. The county football team was the second 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. The county hurling team is third in the all-time rankings for All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) wins, behind only Cork and Kilkenny. History Governance Tipperary GAA has jurisdiction over the area that is associated with the traditional county of County Tipperary. There are 9 officers on the Board including the Cathaoirleach (Chairperson), Sean Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by Killeedy GAA club since 2006 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their county club championships. The final, usually held in March, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the winter and spring months, and the results determine which county's team receives the cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series. In the present format, it begins in October with provincial championships held in Leinster and Munster, with the four respective champions and runners-up contesting the subsequent All-Ireland series. No team has ever won the championship on more than one occasion. Tipperary clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories, with four wins. The championship has been won by 12 different clubs. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1932 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions. On 2 October 1932 Tipperary won the championship following an 8–6 to 5–1 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title. Results All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * The All-Ireland semi-final is the very first championship meeting between Galway and Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na .... External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour Minor All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael O'Dwyer (hurler)
Michael O'Dwyer, S.S.C.M.E. (27 September 1887 – 13 February 1975) was an Irish hurler who played for the Tipperary senior team. Born in Holycross, County Tipperary, O'Dwyer was introduced to hurling in his youth. He excelled in both the academic and athletic fields at St. Patrick's College, Thurles, before later studying at Maynooth University. O'Dwyer simultaneously came to prominence with the Holycross–Ballycahill club team, with whom he enjoyed a brief career. O'Dwyer made his debut with the Tipperary senior team during the 1908 championship. He was a regular member of the starting fifteen over the next few years and won a set of All-Ireland and Munster medals in his debut season. O'Dwyer was also included on the Tipperary team that toured Belgium as part of a pan-Celtic initiative in 1910. O'Dwyer retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1911 championship. After his ordination to the priesthood in 1912, O'Dwyer completed his B.A. and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Lanigan (hurler)
Tony Lanigan (born 1968) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Holycross–Ballycahill and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. Career Lanigan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Holycross–Ballycahill club. He won a divisional title in the minor grade in 1984, the same year he won a special county title as a schoolboy with Thurles Vocational School. Lanigan eventually progressed onto the club's senior team and won a Tipperary SHC title in 1990 after beating Cashel King Cormacs in the final. He also won four Mid Tipperary SHC titles between 1985 and 1999. At inter-county level, had a two-year tenure with the Tipperary minor hurling team, however, Cork was the dominant team in the championship at the time. He immediately progressed onto the under-21 team and was at left corner-forward when the team that beat Offaly in the 1989 All-Ireland under-21 final. Lanigan's performances in the under-21 grade earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Gleeson
Timothy Gleeson (born 1881) was an Irish hurler who played for the Tipperary senior team. Gleeson joined the team during the 1905 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1913 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland All-Ireland (sometimes All-Island) refers to all of Ireland, as opposed to the separate jurisdictions of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. "All-Ireland" is most frequently used to refer to sporting teams or events for the entire islan ... medals and three Munster medals. At club level Gleeson enjoyed a lengthy career with Clonoulty–Rossmore and Holycross–Ballycahill. References Teams 1881 births Clonoulty-Rossmore hurlers Holycross-Ballycahill hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Year of death missing {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Dwan (hurler)
Thomas Dwan (22 November 1889 – 17 May 1980) was an Irish hurler. Usually lining out as a goalkeeper or as a back, he was a member of the Tipperary team that won the 1916 All-Ireland Championship. Dwan began his club hurling with Holycross–Ballycahill before later joining the Thurles Sarsfields club, with whom he won his sole county championship medal. After being selected for the Tipperary junior team in 1910, Dwan eventually captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1915. By this stage he had also joined the Tipperary senior team. Dwan won his first Munster medal in 1916 before later winning his sole All-Ireland medal after Tipperary's defeat of Kilkenny in the final. He won a second Munster medal in 1922 after being joined on the team by his brother Billy. In retirement from playing, Dwan served as a selector with the Tipperary senior team. He was a member of the selection committee for Tipperary's All-Ireland victories in 1949 and 1950. Dwan died on 17 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 11 April 1979 and ended on 23 September 1979. Galway entered the championship as the defending champions. On 23 September 1979, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-12 to 1-09 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1967. Kilkenny's Michael Nash was the championship's top scorer with 3-23. Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall Miscellaneous * On 16 April 1979, Kerry won their first and, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Doyle (hurler)
Johnny Doyle (born 1957) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Holycross–Ballycahill and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a corner-back. Honours ;Holycross–Ballycahill *Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1990 *Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1978, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991 ;Tipperary * National Hurling League: 1978-79 *Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1978 *Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ... References External links Johnny Doyle profileon Tipp GAA Archives website {{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Johnny 1957 births Living people Holycross-Ballycahill hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurling Team Of The Millennium
The An Post GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium was chosen in 2000 to comprise, as a fifteen-member side divided as one goalkeeper, three full-backs, three half-backs, two midfielders, three half-forwards and three full-forwards, the best hurling team of all-time. The team, announced by GAA President Seán McCague on 24 July 2000 at a special function in Croke Park, was selected by a special committee, comprising five past GAA presidents - Joe McDonagh, Con Murphy, Paddy Buggy, Pat Fanning and Séamus Ó Riain - as well as GAA director-general Liam Mulvihill and four Gaelic games journalists: Paddy Downey, Mick Dunne, Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin and Jim O'Sullivan. The initiative was sponsored by '' An Post'', who issued special commemorative stamps of the millennium team members. __NOTOC__ Controversy While universal agreement on such a team would prove impossible, the selection committee came in for some criticism regarding omissions and changes from the earlier GAA Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurling Team Of The Century ...
The Hurling Team of the Century was chosen as part of the Gaelic Athletic Association's centenary year celebrations in 1984 to comprise, as a fifteen-member side divided as one goalkeeper, three half-backs, two midfielders, three half-forwardss and three full-forwards, the best hurling players of the first one hundred years of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The players on the team were nominated by '' Sunday Independent'' readers and were selected by a panel of experts and former players. A team was also selected of players who had never won an All Ireland. __NOTOC__ References {{Gaelic games awards Hurling awards Team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1991 and ended on 1 September 1991. Cork were the defending champions but were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster final replay. Westmeath qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final as winners of the B championship. On 1 September 1991, Tipperary won the championship following a 1–16 to 0–15 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 24th All-Ireland title, their second in three championship seasons. Tipperary's Michael Cleary was the championship's top scorer with 3-35. Tipperary's Pat Fox was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year. Results Munster Senior Hurling Championship ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship ---- ---- ---- ---- Ulster Senior Hurling Championship ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
