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Joe Twomey
Joseph Twomey (born 1931) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team. Born in Blackpool, Cork, Twomey was introduced to hurling in his youth. He developed his skills at the North Monastery, however, his tenure at the school coincided with a fallow period in terms of success. Twomey came to prominence at underage levels with Glen Rovers before making his senior debut in 1950. He won six championship medals over a decade-long club career. Twomey made his debut on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Cork senior team for the 1952 championship. He went on to play a key role at midfield during a hugely successful era for Cork, and won two All-Ireland medals, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. Throughout his career Twomey made 10 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of 1960 championship. Playing career Club Twomey was added to the Glen Rovers senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Rovers GAA
Glen Rovers is a Cork (city), Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. They were Cork senior hurling champions in 2015 and 2016, having won their first title in 26 years in 2015. They retained the championship in 2016, when they beat Erin's Own in the final. Only Blackrock have won more Cork senior hurling championships. Hurling Colours In the early days of the club, its colours were green, white and gold. The Easter Rising and the execution of the leaders took place in the same year the Glen was founded. These events left such an impression on the minds of the Irish public that it was decided to add a black band to the jersey to honour the recently deceased patriots. This distinctive and unique hooped jersey has been used ever since. The Glen Rovers crest is also unique, and features a modernised Celtic cross with the image of the north side glen in the cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limerick GAA
The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Luimneach) or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick. The county board is also responsible for the Limerick county teams. The county hurling team are the current All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) title holders, and have the fourth highest total of titles, behind Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary. The county football team was the first from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final. As of 2009, there were 108 clubs affiliated to Limerick GAA — the third highest, alongside Antrim. Hurling Clubs Clubs contest the following competitions: * Limerick Senior Hurling Championship * Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship * Limerick Junior Hurling Championship * Limerick Minor Hurling Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 3 May 1953 and ended on 7 September 1953. Cork were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 3-3 to 0-8 defeat of Galway in the final. Teams Team summaries Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship First round Second round Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-final Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game Scoring *Widest winning margin: 34 points **Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (''Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953'') *Most goals in a match: 11 **Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (''Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953'') *Most points in a match: 21 **Cork 3-10 - 1- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 27 April 1952 and ended on 7 September 1952. Tipperary were the defending champions and were on course for a record-equalling fourth successive All-Ireland, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Cork won the title following a 2-14 to 0-7 defeat of Dublin in the final. Teams Team summaries Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-final Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game Scoring *Widest winning margin: 17 points **Tipperary 8-10 - 3-8 Waterford (''Munster semi-final, 29 June 1952'') *Most goals in a match: 11 **Tipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1953
The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 3 May 1953 and ended on 7 September 1953. Cork were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 3-3 to 0-8 defeat of Galway in the final. Teams Team summaries Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship First round Second round Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-final Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game Scoring *Widest winning margin: 34 points **Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (''Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953'') *Most goals in a match: 11 **Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (''Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953'') *Most points in a match: 21 **Cork 3-10 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Doyle
James Doyle (20 March 1939 – 22 June 2015) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team. Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Doyle first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Thurles CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fourteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team. He made his senior debut in the 1957–58 National League. Doyle went on to play a key part for Tipperary during a hugely successful era for the team, and won six All-Ireland medals, nine Munster medals and seven National Hurling League medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions, Doyle also captained the team to All-Ireland victory in 1962 and 1965. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team for twelve years, Doyle won eight Railway Cup medals. At club level he won ten championship medals with Thurles Sarsfield's. At the time of his retirement Doyle's career tally of 18 goals and 176 points ranked him as Tipperary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom O'Sullivan (hurler)
Tom O’Sullivan was an Irish sportsperson who played hurling with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s. O'Sullivan first came to prominence with the Cork senior hurlers in the early 1950s. He first tasted success in 1953 when he played in the corner-forward position as Cork defeated Galway in one of the dirtiest championship deciders ever. In 1954 O'Sullivan won his first Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ... title as a player, however, he played no part in Cork’s subsequent All-Ireland victory over Wexford. Cork inter-county hurlers Year of birth missing Possibly living people {{Cork-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josie Hartnett
Joseph Hartnett (1927 – 18 October 2005) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer, who usually played as a centre-forward, and is best known as a dual player Dual player or dual star is a term used in Hiberno-English to describe someone who competes in multiple sports — for example, in Victorian Ireland, cricket and hurling. The term today in Gaelic games typically describes a male player who plays ... with the Cork senior teams. References 1927 births 2005 deaths All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Cork inter-county hurlers Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers Dual players Glen Rovers hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers St Nicholas' Gaelic footballers {{Cork-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and for the Galway county teams. Galway is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both hurling and football codes. Prior to amalgamation of the hurling and football county boards into one county board, each of the two codes were previously run by their separate boards in Galway, which was unusual for a dual county. The county football team was the first from the province of Connacht to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), but the second to appear in the final, following Mayo. It contests the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship via the Connacht Senior Football Championship. It is currently in Division 1 of the National Football League. The county hurling team contests the All-Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Kenny (hurler)
Paddy Kenny (1929–2004) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Borrisoleigh and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1940s and 1950s. Kenny is regarded as one of Tipperary's greatest-ever players. Playing career Club Kenny played his club hurling with his local Borrisoleigh club and enjoyed much success. He won three senior county titles with the club in 1949, 1950 and 1953. Inter-county Kenny first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team in the mid-1940s. He won a Munster medal in this grade in 1945, however, Tipp later lost the All-Ireland final to Dublin. In 1946 Kenny won a second Munster minor title, however, Dublin overcame Tipp in the championship decider for a second consecutive year. In 1947 Kenny was captain of the Tipperary minor team. That year he captured his third consecutive Munster medal before later leading his team out in Croke Park for the championship dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Lynam
James Lynam (born 1 October 1925) is an Irish former hurler who played for club side Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. Career A member of the Glen Rovers club in Blackpool, Lynam had just turned 19 when he won his first County Championship title in 1944. He claimed a further six winners' medals before his retirement from the club scene in 1960. Lynam first played for the Cork senior hurling team when he was selected as a reserve for the 1950 Munster Championship. He won the first of successive Munster Championship medals in 1952, before claiming his first All-Ireland title after coming on as a substitute for Liam Abernethy in the 1952 final defeat of Dublin. Lynam collected further silverware with a National League title in 1953, before winning a second All-Ireland title, this time as a reserve, after Cork's defeat of Galway in the 1953 final. Honours ;Glen Rovers *Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Barry (Sarsfield's Hurler)
Patrick "Paddy" Barry (1928 – 18 December 2000) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior team. Born in Glounthaune, County Cork, Barry first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1947–48 league. Barry subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won three All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals. The All-Ireland-winning captain of 1952, he was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Barry won four Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a two-time championship medallist with Sarsfields, while he also played Gaelic football with sister club Glanmire. Throughout his career Barry made 28 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1961 championship, however, he was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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