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Jack Hoyne
Jack Hoyne (born 28 February 1880) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Hoyne first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1902 championship. Hoyne went on to become a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals and four Leinster medals. At club level Hoyne was a seven-time county championship medallist with Tullaroan. Hoyne retired from inter-county hurling during the 1907 championship. Playing career Club Hoyne joined the Tullaroan senior team at the turn of the century and, in 1901, he lined out in his first championship decider. A high-scoring 5–10 to 3–7 defeat of Threecastles gave him his first championship medal. In 1902 Tullaroan reached yet another final. Mooncoin provided little opposition as Tullaroan powered to a 3–16 to 0–1 victory. It w ... [...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] |
Leinster GAA
The Leinster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council has been partnered with the European County Board to help develop Gaelic Games in Europe. Leinster Council's main contribution to this goal is the provision of referees. As of 2008, there were 834 clubs affiliated to the county boards of the Leinster Council. County boards *Carlow *Dublin *Kildare *Kilkenny *Laois *Longford *Louth * Meath *Offaly *Westmeath *Wexford *Wicklow Football Provincial team The Leinster provincial football team represents the province of Leinster in Gaelic football. The team competes in the Railway Cup. Players Players from the following county teams represent Leinster: Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. Competitions Inter-county *Leinster Senior Football Championship *O'Byrne Cup *Lei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1903 was the 17th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating London 3–16 to 1–1 in the final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Semi-final:'' (2 matches) The four provincial representatives make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the home final. ''Home final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated while the winning team advances to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the home final and London, who receive a bye to this stage of the championship, contest this game. The winners are declared All-Ireland champions. Results Connacht Senior Hurling Championship ---- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship ''Kilkenny made an objection against the Dublin goal, and were awarded the title without the need fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1905
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1905 was the 19th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 7-7 to 2-9 in a replay of the final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Quarter-finals:'' (3 matches) These are two lone quarter-finals involving the Leinster and Ulster representatives and Glasgow and Lancashire. The provincial champions are on one side of the draw. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the All-Ireland semi-final. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the Munster and Connacht 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1904
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1904 was the 18th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 1-9 to 1-8 in the final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Semi-final:'' (2 matches) The four provincial representatives make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. The winners are declared All-Ireland champions. Results Connacht Senior Hurling Championship Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship Ulster 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). {{Hurl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamesy Kelleher
Jamesy Kelleher (31 March 1878 – 10 January 1943) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Dungourney, County Cork, Kelleher first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1900 championship. Kelleher immediately became a regular member of the starting team, and won two All-Ireland medals and seven Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions. At club level Kelleher was a three-time championship medallist with Dungourney. Throughout his career Kelleher made 47 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1914 championship. Kelleher was posthumously honoured by being named in the right corner-back position on the Cork Hurling Team of the Century. Playing career Club Kelleher was just fourteen-years-old when he first played for Dungourney in 1892 and immediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Kelly (Mooncoin Hurler)
Jimmy "the wren" Kelly (1884–1966) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Born in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Kelly first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the delayed 1904 championship. Kelly subsequently became a regular member of the starting team, and won six All-Ireland medals and seven Leinster medals. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Kelly won three Railway Shield medals. At club level he was a three-time championship medallist with Mooncoin, after beginning his career with Ballyduff. Kelly retired from inter-county hurling after the 1913 championship. Playing career Club Kelly began his club hurling career with Ballyduff in 1900, before joining Mooncoin the following year. After a number of disappointing campaigns, Mooncoin reached the championship decider in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Phort Láirge) or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford county teams. The county board's offices are based at Walsh Park in the city of Waterford. The Waterford County Board was founded in 1886. Hurling is the dominant sport, with the county having won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) on two occasions: in 1948 and 1959. While football is the secondary sport in the county, it is widely played nonetheless. Waterford's greatest footballing achievement was reaching the 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which the team lost to Dublin. Governance Founded in 1886, the Waterford GAA board administers Gaelic games at all levels in County Waterford. This includes the sports of hurling, football, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Gargan
Matthew Gargan (30 September 1885 – 10 March 1949) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny and Waterford senior teams. Gargan made his first appearance for the Kilkenny team during the 1905 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1917 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medals and five Leinster medals. He also frequently and illegally lined out with Waterford "Waterford remains the untaken city" , mapsize = 220px , pushpin_map = Ireland#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates .... At club level Gargan enjoyed a lengthy career with Erin's Own. References 1885 births 1949 deaths Erin's Own (Kilkenny) hurlers Kilkenny inter-county hurlers Waterford inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Waterford-hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkhas, and 28,330 volunteer reserve personnel. The modern British Army traces back to 1707, with antecedents in the English Army and Scots Army that were created during the Restoration in 1660. The term ''British Army'' was adopted in 1707 after the Acts of Union between England and Scotland. Members of the British Army swear allegiance to the monarch as their commander-in-chief, but the Bill of Rights of 1689 and Claim of Right Act 1689 require parliamentary consent for the Crown to maintain a peacetime standing army. Therefore, Parliament approves the army by passing an Armed Forces Act at least once every five years. The army is administered by the Ministry of Defence and commanded by the Chief of the General Staff. The Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel McCarthy (hurler) (1807–1884), English historian and biographer
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Dan, Daniel, or Danny McCarthy may refer to: * Dan McCarthy (hurler) (born 1918), Irish hurler * Dan McCarthy (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player * Dan McCarthy (JAG), captain in the United States Navy * Dan McCarthy (vibraphonist), Canadian jazz vibraphone player * Daniel McCarthy (politician) (1883–1957), Irish politician * Daniel McCarthy (producer) (c. 1926–2013), Canadian television producer * Daniel M. McCarthy (1888–1950), American Democratic politician and lawyer * Daniel W. McCarthy (born 1955), American composer * Danny McCarthy, American actor * Danny McCarthy (footballer) (1942–2019), Welsh football winger See also * Daniel MacCarthy Glas Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) (Irish ''Dónaill Mac Cárthaigh;'' 28 June 1807 – 9 April 1884) was a writer of historical fiction, Irish history and biography, born in London of Irish descent. MacCarthy was in correspondence with a large circle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Maher
Patrick "Fox" Maher (13 September 1872 – 8 December 1933) was an Irish people, Irish hurling, hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny senior team. Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Maher first played competitive hurling in his youth. He made his senior debut during the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1893, 1893 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time Maher won one All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland medal and eight Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions. At club level Maher was a six-time Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, championship medallist with Tullaroan GAA, Tullaroan and Johnstown GAA, Johnstown. Maher retired from inter-county hurling during the 1905 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 1905 championship. Playing career Club In 1895 Maher was in goal as Tullaroan faced Threecastles GAA, Threecastles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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