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Ken O'Shea
Kenneth Patrick O'Shea (born 23 March 1976) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Dunnamaggin and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out in the forwards. Career O'Shea first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Dunnamaggin club before quickly joining the club's top adult team. After consecutive junior and intermediate successes, he went on to win a County Senior Championship title in 1997. O'Shea first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Kilkenny minor team that won the Leinster Minor Championship in 1994. He enjoyed an unsuccessful tenure with the Kilkenny under-21 team and was on the Kilkenny junior team that lost the 1996 All-Ireland final to Galway. O'Shea was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1996 and was at right corner-forward when the team lost consecutive All-Ireland finals to Offaly in 1998 and Cork in 1999. Honours ;Dunnamaggin *Kilkenny Senior Hurling Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunnamaggin GAA
Dunnamaggin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1897, but had to wait ninety-four years for its first senior county title, taking home the junior trophy in 1994. Despite being based in one of the smallest parishes in the county, many Dunnamaggin hurlers have gone on to play with the Kilkenny intercounty team. The club also won the senior title in 1997. Honours *Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships (1): 1997 *Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championships (2): 1995, 2000 *Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championships (2): 1994, 2018 *Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2018 *All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2019 *Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships (4): 1993, 1995, 1998, 2017 *Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championships (4): 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 Notable players * Jim ‘Link’ Walsh * Tom Walsh * Tom Hickey *Noel Hickey *Canice Hickey Canice Hickey is an Irish former hurler. At clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offaly GAA
The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí) or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly. Separate county boards are also responsible for the Offaly county teams. The county hurling team won All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) titles during the 1980s and 1990s but is no longer capable of competing at this level. The county football team won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) titles during the 1970s and 1980s. Hurling Clubs Clubs contest the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship. That competition's most successful club is Coolderry, with 31 titles. County team After a scheme developed by the Gaelic Athletic Association in the 1970s to encourage the playing of hurling in non-traditional counties, Offaly was one of the first teams to benefit. As a result, the county won six Leinster Senior Hurling Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunnamaggin Hurlers
Dunnamaggin (officially Dunnamaggan; ) is a small village in the south County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the R699 road between Callan and Knocktopher, east of its intersection with the R697 between Kells and Kilmoganny. Dunnamaggan gives its name to a civil parish, an electoral division, and the townlands of Dunnamaggan East and West. Dunnamaggin has a national school and a credit union. It gives its name to the Catholic parish, which also includes the villages of Kilmoganny and Kells. Dunnamaggin GAA Dunnamaggin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1897, but had to wait ninety-four years for its first senior county title, taking home the junior trophy in 1994. Despi ... club, based on the Catholic parish, has its ground in Dunnamaggin. Name In the nineteenth century Eugene O'Curry and John O'Donovan both rendered the name into Irish as "Fort of the oftness, the last word interpreted by O'Curry a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmoganny Gaelic Footballers
Kilmoganny (officially Kilmaganny; ) is a small village in the County Kilkenny in the south-east of Ireland. Saint Mogeanna was an Irish virgin whose feast day in the Irish Calendar of Saints is 29 January. It is home to a primary school, post office, a pub, 2 churches, a GAA field and a local shop called Morans or locally known as Pete’s. The village is at the junction of the R697 and R701 roads. Kilmoganny is in the Diocese of Ossory, in the civil parish of Kilmaganny. St. Eoghan's Catholic church is in the parish of Dunnamaggin Dunnamaggin (officially Dunnamaggan; ) is a small village in the south County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the R699 road between Callan and Knocktopher, east of its intersection with the R697 between Kells and Kilmoganny. Dunnamaggan gives its name .... St. Matthew's Church of Ireland church is in Kells parish. As of the 2016 census, Kilmoganny had a population of 245. References Towns and villages in County Kilkenny Census towns in Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1976 Births
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1994 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 7 May 1994 and ended on 4 September 1994. Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 4 September 1994, Galway won the championship following a 2-10 to 1-11 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1992. Cork's Brian O'Driscoll was the championship's top scorer with 0-26. Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship First round Quarter-final Semi-finals Final Munster Minor Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final Ulster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final Final All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Top sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Junior Hurling Championship
The Leinster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council. The winners of the Leinster Junior Hurling Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship. Generally, the strong hurling counties have fielded their second team in this competition. In recent years though, they have participated in the Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship instead. Since 2005, the competition has been suspended, with the counties participating in the Christy Ring Cup or Nicky Rackard Cup instead. Top winners Roll of honour * 1931 Kilkenny 2–09 Dublin 1–05 After objection and counter objection, declared null and void * 1908 Unfinished. Dublin awarded the title. See also * Munster Junior Hurling Championship * Connacht Junior Hurling Championship * Ulster Junio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) was the 113th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the fixtures took place on 15 November 1998. The championship began on 22 May 1999 and ended on 12 September 1999. Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final. Meath, who had participated in the championship since 1993, declined to field a team. On 12 September 1999, Cork won the championship following a 0–13 to 0–12 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 28th All-Ireland title, their first in nine championship seasons. Cork's Joe Deane and Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin were the championship's top scorers with 1-24 apiece. Cork's Donal Óg Cusack and Offaly's Stephen Byrne were deemed the best goalkeepers after keeping three clean sheets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1998 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship 1998) was the 112th staging of Ireland's premier hurling competition. Offaly won the championship, beating Kilkenny 2–16 to 1–13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. Format 1998 was the second year that the controversial "back door" or qualifier system was used in the All-Ireland Championship. While the two provincial final winners automatically qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals the two defeated provincial teams join Galway and the Ulster provincial final winners in two "quarter-finals". The two winners from these two games qualify for the semi-finals where they meet the Leinster and Munster winners. In 1998 Waterford and Offaly were the two teams to benefit from the qualifier system. Semi-final controversy The All-Ireland semi-final replay between Clare and Offaly ended in controversy and disarray when the referee, Jimmy Cooney, mistakenly ended ... [...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] |
1997 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1997 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 16 August 1997 and ended on 12 October 1997. Young Irelands were the defending champions. On 12 October 1997, Dunnamggin won the title after a 2–10 to 2–07 defeat of Young Irelands in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their first ever championship title. D. J. Carey from the Young Irelands club was the championship's top scorer with 3–16. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship * O'Loughlin Gaels From Championship Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship * John Locke's Results First round Relegation play-offs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall ;Single game References {{Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Kilkenny Senior Hurlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
