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Jack Keoghan
Jack Keoghan (29 March 1887 – May 1963) was an Irish hurler. His championship career with the Kilkenny senior team lasted eight seasons from 1907 to 1914. Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Keoghan was just fifteen years old when he joined the Tullaroan senior team in 1902. Over the course of the following twelve years he won three county championship medals. Keoghan made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Kilkenny senior team for the 1907 championship. As a regular member of the team over the next eight seasons he won five All-Ireland medals, beginning with triumphs in 1907 and 1909 and ending with three championships in-a-row from 1911 to 1913. Keoghan also won five Leinster medals. He played his last game for Kilkenny during the 1914 championship. After emigrating to the United States, Keoghan took a prominent role in the affairs of the Gaelic Athletic Association there. He briefly returned to Ireland in 1928 when he was chosen on the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullaroan GAA
Tullaroan is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Tullaroan in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Tullaroan is the most successful club in the history of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship. History Tullaroan is the oldest GAA club in County Kilkenny. The club was founded in 1884, the same year as the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Tullaroan currently lead the roll of honour in Kilkenny with twenty senior county championship titles. Honours * Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships: - 20 ** 1887, 1889, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1958, 1994 * Beaten Finalists - 11 ** 1905, 1906, 1913, 1916, 1936, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1992 * Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championships: 2 ** 1988, 2019 * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championships: 1 ** 2020 * Leinster Intermediate Club Hur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 10 May 1914 and ended on 18 October 1914. Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny entered the championship as 1913 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laois GAA, Laois in the Leinster final. Clare GAA, Clare won the title following a 5-1 to 1-0 defeat of Laois in the 1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, final. Teams Team summaries Results Connacht Senior Hurling Championship Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Monaghan GAA, Monaghan win the Ulster title for the first time in their history. They then opt to play in the All-Ireland Junior Hurling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullaroan Hurlers
Tullaroan () is a village in the western part of County Kilkenny in the Slieveardagh Hills near the County Tipperary, Tipperary border. Tullaroan is also the name of the local civil parish. Sport Tullaroan GAA are the most successful Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kilkenny, having won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship title twenty times, and have been finalists on eleven occasions. Culture The most common surnames in Tullaroan in 1849-50 were Grace, Maher, Kelly, Walsh, Dunne, Connors, Dowling, Kavanagh, Fogarty and Comerford.Tullaroan - , Irish Ancestors. Geograph ...
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1963 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Gheorghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 Births
Events January–March * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. ** British emigrant ship ''Kapunda'' sinks after a collision off the coast of Brazil, killing 303 with only 16 survivors. * January 21 ** The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed in the United States. ** Brisbane receives a one-day rainfall of (a record for any Australian capital city). * January 24 – Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian troops defeat the Italians. * January 28 ** In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the largest snowflakes on record are reported. They are wide and thick. ** Construction work begins on the foundations of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. * February 2 – The first Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. * February 4 – The Interstate Commerce Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1913 was the 27th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Tipperary 2-4 to 1-2 in the final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This was a lone match between the Leinster champions and Scotland GAA, Glasgow. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winning team from the lone quarter-final join Lancashire GAA, Lancashire and the Connacht and Munster representatives to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the All-Ireland final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions. Results Connacht Senior Hurling Championship Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1912 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 26th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 19 May 1912 and ended on 17 November 1912. Kilkenny were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title following a 2-1 to 1-3 defeat of Cork in the final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The four provincial representatives made up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the All-Ireland final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions. Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Sources * Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Donegan, Des, ''The Compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1911 was the 25th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling single-elimination tournament, knock-out competition. Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny won the championship, beating Tipperary GAA, Tipperary 3-3 to 2-1 in a substitute 1911 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The four provincial representatives made up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the All-Ireland final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions. Results Connacht Senior Hurling Championship Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship ---- ---- ---- ---- Championship statistics Results * The All-Ireland final between Kilken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1909 was the 23rd series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Tipperary 4-6 to 0-12 in the final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The four provincial representatives made up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the All-Ireland final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions. Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship ---- ---- References Sources * Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). {{Hurling All-Irelands 1909 Events January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tailteann Games (Irish Free State)
The Tailteann Games or Aonach Tailteann was an Irish sporting and cultural festival held in the Irish Free State in 1924, 1928, and 1932. It was intended as a modern revival of the Tailteann Games held from legendary times until the Norman invasion of Ireland; as such it drew inspiration from the Modern Olympics revival of the Ancient Olympics. Croke Park, the Dublin headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association, was the venue for the opening ceremony and many of the sports events, which were open to people of Irish birth or ancestry. The Tailteann Games were held shortly after the Summer Olympics, such that athletes participating in Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928 came to compete. Participants coming from England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, the USA, South Africa and Australia as well as Ireland.H ... [...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] |
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 championship. The final, usually held on the first Sunday in July, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during May and June, and the results determine which team receives the Bob O'Keeffe Cup. The championship was previously played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship; however, as of 2018, the championship involved a round-robin system. The Leinster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship. The winners of the Leinster final, like their counterparts in the Munster Championship, are rewarded by advancing directly to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
