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Jim Barry
Jim "Tough" Barry (26 July 1893 – 17 October 1968) was an Irish people, Irish hurling and Gaelic football, football Manager (Gaelic games), trainer. In a career that lasted for forty years from 1926 until 1966 he trained the Cork county hurling team, Cork hurling team to thirteen All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland titles (trainer for 11 and assistant trainer for 2). He also trained the Limerick county hurling team, Limerick hurling team and the Cork county football team, Cork football team to All Ireland success. Early life James Barry, son of John and Mary (née Lynch), was born in the Erinville Hospital, Lying-in Hospital in Cork (city), Cork on 31 July 1893.'James Barry' (1893) Certified copy of birth register for James Barry, 31 July 1893. Doc. number 01858504. Superintendent Registrar's District Cork, Registrar District Cork No. 6. James’ parents already had three children when he was born; they would go on to have eight children in total, of whom six (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish People
The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century conquest and colonisation of Ireland brought many English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland) and Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including British, Irish, Northern Irish or som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick 'Pakey' O'Mahony
Patrick 'Pakey' O'Mahony (1880–1968) alias "Packey Mahoney", was an Irish boxer and hurling trainer. He won the Irish heavyweight championship in 1912. His professional boxing career saw him win his first fourteen fights; he lost (and retired after) his fifteenth fight, a contest with Bombardier Billy Wells on 30 June 1913. He was the first trainer of the Glen Boxing Club. With his background in boxing training O'Mahony was asked to come into the Blackrock Hurling Club set-up as a trainer (in this era, GAA panels were prepared for matches by a trainer and then the team was picked by a selection panel). After a successful stint with the Rockies, O'Mahony was asked to train the Cork county hurling team. He (and his assistant Jim Barry) trained the county to All-Ireland titles in 1926 and 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939–40 National Hurling League ...
The 1939–40 National Hurling League was the 13th edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 2 October 1939 until 7 April 1940. The nine participating teams were Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford who were divided into two divisions. Two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game.. Cork won the league, beating Tipperary by 8-9 to 6-4 in the final. National Hurling League Group A Group B Knock-out stage Final External links 1939-40 National Hurling League results References {{DEFAULTSORT:1939-40 National Hurling League National Hurling League seasons League League League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Kilkenny GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Chainnigh) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny county teams in all codes at all levels. The Kilkenny branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1887. In hurling, the dominant sport in the county, Kilkenny competes annually in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, which it has won 36 times (a national record), the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, which it has won 73 times, and the National Hurling League, which it has won 19 times(a national record). The camogie team has won the both National Camogie League and the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 15 times each. Hurling Clubs Clubs contest the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship. That competition's mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1934 was the 48th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Limerick won the championship, beating Dublin 5-2 to 2-6 in a replay of the final. Format The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows: * The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final. * The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to a lone All-Ireland semi-final. * Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage where they played the Munster champions. * There were no representatives from the Ulster Championship in the All-Ireland series. Results Leinster Senior Hurli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the league system. The league has 35 teams divided into six divisions, with either five or six teams in each division. Promotion and relegation between these divisions is a central feature of the league. Although primarily a competition for Irish teams, teams from England – currently Lancashire GAA, Lancashire, London GAA, London and Warwickshire GAA, Warwickshire – also take part, while in the past New York GAA, New York also fielded a team for the latter stages of the league. Teams representing subdivisions of counties, such as Fingal GAA, Fingal and Down GAA, South Down have also participated at various times. The National Hurling League has been associated with a title sponsor since 1985. Ford Motor Company, Ford, Royal Liver Assurance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1931 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 10 May 1931 and ended on 1 November 1931. Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series of games. Cork won the title following a 5-8 to 3-4 victory over Kilkenny in a second replay of the final. Format Leinster Championship ''Quarter-finals:'' (2 matches) These were two single matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929–30 National Hurling League ...
The 1929–30 National Hurling League was the fourth edition of the National Hurling League. Each team played each of their rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The teams who finished top would advance to the knock-out stage, with the winners being declared National Hurling League champions. Cork defeated Dublin by 3-5 to 3-0 in the final. Results Knock-out stage References {{DEFAULTSORT:1929-30 National Hurling League National Hurling League seasons League League League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1929 was the 43rd series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Galway 4-9 to 1-3 in the final. Format Leinster Championship ''Quarter-finals:'' (2 matches) These were two single matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final. Munster Championship ''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This was a lone match between the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1928 was the 42nd series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Galway 6-12 to 1-0 in the final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Semi-final:'' (1 match) The Leinster and Munster champions were drawn to play each other in a lone semi-final. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winners advanced to the All-Ireland final. ''Final:'' (1 match) Galway received a bye to this stage of the championship and played the winners of the lone semi-final. The winners were declared All-Ireland champions. Results 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, ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 18 April 1926 and ended on 24 October 1926. The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 4-6 to 2-0 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 8th All-Ireland title. Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the Munster final. Antrim won the Ulster SHC title, but at the suggestion of the Central Council, it was decided that the Ulster winners would enter the All Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.Irish Independent 1905-current, Friday, 10 December 1926; Page: 12 Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Championship statistics Miscellaneous * The Munster final between Cork and Tipperary is abandone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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