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John Bennett (hurler)
John Bennett (1934 – 10 August 2016) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned eight years from 1960 to 1968. Born in Douglas on the south side of Cork city, Bennett moved from Douglas GAA to Blackrock GAA club in his youth, and he subsequently joined the Blackrock senior team. At club level, he won two Cork Senior Hurling Championship medals with Blackrock. As a Gaelic footballer he played with St Michael's of Blackrock, before finishing his club career with Douglas. Bennett made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was added to the Cork senior panel for the 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Over the next few years, he found it difficult to establish himself on the team, however, by 1966 he was a regular in the forward line. Bennett won a set of All-Ireland and Munster hurling medals that year. He played his last game for Cork in July 1968. In 1965, Bennett lined out with the Munster inter-provincial tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas, Cork
Douglas () is a suburb, with a village core, in Cork (city), Cork city, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Douglas is also the name of the townland, Parish (Catholic Church), Roman Catholic parish, Church of Ireland parish and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in which it is contained. Originally a separate village, the growth of both the village and the city has meant Douglas has become incorporated into the city over time. The 2017 Cork Local Government Review, Mackinnon Report proposed that Douglas and surrounding residential areas be moved to within an extended Cork City Council, Cork City Council boundary, ending the division of Douglas between the city and county administrative areas. Douglas, along with Rochestown, Grange and Frankfield, formally moved into the city council area on 31 May 2019, following the 2019 Irish local elections, 2019 local elections. History Prehistory There are a number of extant or proposed prehistoric sites in Douglas and the surrounding a ... [...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] |
Cork Inter-county Hurlers
Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as Greater Cork ** Cork Airport * County Cork Historical parliamentary constituencies * Cork City (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * Cork County (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * Cork City (UK Parliament constituency) * Cork County (UK Parliament constituency) United States * Cork, Georgia * Cork, Kentucky Organisations * Cork GAA, responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork * Ye Antient Order of Noble Corks, a masonic order, also known as "The Cork" * Cork City F.C., a football club * Cork City W.F.C., a women's football club Other uses * A particular kind of trick in snowboarding and skiing. See List of snowboard tricks. * Cork (surname) * Cork City (barony) * Cork encoding, a digital data format * Cork taint, a wine f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Gaelic Footballers
Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War Businesses * Douglas Aircraft Company * Douglas (cosmetics), German cosmetics retail chain in Europe * Douglas (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer Peerage and Baronetage * Duke of Douglas * Earl of Douglas, or any holder of the title * Marquess of Douglas, or any holder of the title * Douglas Baronets Peoples * Clan Douglas, a Scottish kindred * Dougla people, West Indians of both African and East Indian heritage Places Australia * Douglas, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville * Douglas, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a locality * Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia * Shire of Douglas, in northern Queensland Belize * Douglas, Belize Canada * Douglas, New Brunswick * Douglas Parish, New Brunswick * Douglas, On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Michael's (Cork) Gaelic Footballers
Saint Michael originally refers to the archangel Michael, who appears in the Bible as a heavenly being. Saint Michael or Saint Michaels may also refer to: Saints * Michael Maleinos (c. 894–963), Byzantine monk Saints of the Roman Catholic Church * Michael de Sanctis (1591–1625), Spanish Trinitarian * Michel Garicoïts (1797–1863), French Basque founder of the Society of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Betharram * Michael Hồ Đình Hy (1808–1857), Vietnamese martyr * Michał Kozal (1893–1943), Polish bishop and martyr * Michał Sopoćko (1888–1975), Polish confessor of saint Faustina Kowalska and ''Apostle of Divine Mercy'' Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church * Michael I of Kiev (metropolitan), first metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia (died 992) * Mikhail of Tver (1271–1318), Grand Prince of Vladimir * Michael of Klopsk, Russian monk (died c. 1458) Organisations * Order of Saint Michael, a French chivalric order * Order of St. Michael (Bavaria), a Bavarian ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Hurlers
Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War Businesses * Douglas Aircraft Company * Douglas (cosmetics), German cosmetics retail chain in Europe * Douglas (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer Peerage and Baronetage * Duke of Douglas * Earl of Douglas, or any holder of the title * Marquess of Douglas, or any holder of the title * Douglas Baronets Peoples * Clan Douglas, a Scottish kindred * Dougla people, West Indians of both African and East Indian heritage Places Australia * Douglas, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville * Douglas, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a locality * Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia * Shire of Douglas, in northern Queensland Belize * Douglas, Belize Canada * Douglas, New Brunswick * Douglas Parish, New Brunswick * Douglas, On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackrock National Hurling Club Hurlers
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2016 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from US$20.67 per ounce to $35. * February 6 – F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1966 and ended on 4 September 1966. Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final. On 4 September 1966, Cork won the championship following a 3-9 to 1-10 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 20th All-Ireland title, their first in twelve championship seasons. Cork's Seánie Barry was the championship's top scorer with 3-23. Cork's Justin McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year. Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Munster Senior Hurling Championship ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Tipperary's defeat by Limerick in the first round o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1966
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1966 and ended on 4 September 1966. Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final. On 4 September 1966, Cork won the championship following a 3-9 to 1-10 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 20th All-Ireland title, their first in twelve championship seasons. Cork's Seánie Barry was the championship's top scorer with 3-23. Cork's Justin McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year. Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Munster Senior Hurling Championship ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Tipperary's defeat by Limerick in the first round o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs and amalgamated teams in the County Cork, county of Cork in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Cork hurling. Introduced in 1887 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1887 as the Cork Senior Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams, with its winner reckoned as the Cork county champion. The competition took on its current name in 2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship, 2020, adding a round-robin group stage and limiting the number of club and divisional entrants. In its present format, the Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
