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Killanena GAA
Killanena GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Killanena, County Clare in Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. In 2016, Killanena's Gerry O'Connor was named as the new joint manager of the Clare senior hurling team alongside Donal Moloney. Major honours * Clare Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1975 ''(as Brian Boru's with Bodyke & Tulla)'' * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2010 * Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (3): 1970, 1977, 1994 * Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship (1): 2017 ''(with Feakle Feakle (historically ''Feakell'' and ''Fiakil'', from ) is a village in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, in the Feakle (parish), Roman Catholic parish of the same name. Location "Paroiste na fiacaile" means parish of the tooth. A lege ...)'' References External linksOfficial Site Gaelic games clubs in County Clare Hurling clubs in County Clare {{Munster-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killanena
Killanena () is a townland and formerly a district electoral division (DED) in County Clare, Ireland, in the Catholic parish of Killanena. Location Killanena lies beside Lough Graney, which covers about . At it is the largest lake in East Clare after Lough Derg. The lake is well known for its coarse fishery, with pike, perch, bream, rudd and eel. The lake is the home or resting place for water-fowl and wading birds that include whooper swan, great crested grebe, grey heron and greater white-fronted goose. The village of Flagmount overlooks the lake. It is called ''Leacain an Éadain'' in Irish, or "the slope of the (hill)brow". The poet Brian Merriman was a local hedge-school master. There is a commemorative stone to him at Bunshoon Bridge between Flagmount and Caher. Townlands As of 1901 the Killanena DED included the townlands of Acres, Corbehagh, Derreendooagh, Derrycarran, Derryfadda, Derrynaveagh, Dooglaun, Doorus East, Doorus West, Gortaveha, Gortnamuinga, Islandm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and dance, as well as the Irish language. As of 2014, the organisation had over 500,000 members worldwide, and declared total revenues of €65.6 million in 2017. The Games Administration Committee (GAC) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) governing bodies organise the fixture list of Gaelic games within a GAA county or provincial councils. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also the second most popular participation sport in Northern Ireland. The women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 at the 2016 census. The county town and largest settlement is Ennis. Geography and subdivisions Clare is north-west of the River Shannon covering a total area of . Clare is the seventh largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties in area and the 19th largest in terms of population. It is bordered by two counties in Munster and one county in Connacht: County Limerick to the south, County Tipperary to the east and County Galway to the north. Clare's nickname is ''the Banner County''. Baronies, parishes and townlands The county is divided into the baronies of Bunratty Lower, Bunratty Upper, Burren, Clonderalaw, Corcomroe, Ibrickan, Inchiquin, Islands, Moyarta, Tulla Lower and Tulla Upper. These in turn are divided into civil parishes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much terminology. The same game played by women is called camogie ('), which shares a common Gaelic root. The objective of the game is for players to use an ash wood stick called a hurley (in Irish a ', pronounced or ) to hit a small ball called a ' between the opponent's goalposts either over the crossbar for one point or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper for three points. The ' can be caught in the hand and carried for not more than four steps, struck in the air or struck on the ground with the hurley. It can be kicked, or slapped with an open hand (the hand pass), for short-range passing. A player who wants to carry the ball for more than four steps has to bounce or balance the ' on the end of the stick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry O'Connor (hurling Manager)
Gerry O'Connor (born 1966) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He was the joint-manager of the Clare senior team with Donal Moloney from 2016 until departing after the 2019 championship. On 4 June 2017, in his first Championship game in charge alongside Donal Moloney, Clare defeated Limerick in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final at Semple Stadium on a 2-16 to 3-17 scoreline. Honours Manager ;Clare *All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 2012, 2013, 2014 *Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 2012, 2013, 2014 *Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, Gerry 1966 births Living people Killanena hurlers Hurling managers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare GAA
Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Clare, Nova Scotia, a municipal district Republic of Ireland * County Clare, one of the 32 counties of Ireland * Clare, County Westmeath, a townland in Killare civil parish, barony of Rathconrath * Clare Island, County Mayo * Clarecastle, a village in County Clare * Clare (Dáil constituency) (since 1921) * Clare (UK Parliament constituency) (1801–1885) * Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency) (until 1800) * River Clare, County Galway South Africa *Clare, Mpumalanga, a town in Mpumalanga province United Kingdom * Clare, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Clare (Ballymore), a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland * Clare, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland * Clare, County T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donal Moloney
Donal Moloney (born 1966) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He was the joint-manager of the Clare senior team with Gerry O'Connor from 2016 until departing after the 2019 championship . On 4 June 2017, in his first Championship game in charge alongside Gerry O'Connor, Clare defeated Limerick in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final at Semple Stadium on a 2-16 to 3-17 scoreline. Honours Manager ;Clare *All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 2012, 2013, 2014 *Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 2012, 2013, 2014 *Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Moloney, Donal 1966 births Living people Hurling managers Scariff hurlers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Senior Hurling Championship
The Pat O'Donnell & Co. Senior Hurling Championship, more commonly known as the'' Clare Senior Hurling Championship ''or'' Clare SHC, ''is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is contested by the top-ranking senior hurling clubs in Clare, Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Clare hurling. Introduced in 1887 as the Clare Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams. The championship has gone through a number of changes throughout the years, including the use of a round robin, before reverting to a straight knockout format. In its current format, the Clare Senior Hurling Championship begins once the Clare senior hurling team have concluded their All-Ireland Championship campaign, with seventeen club teams competing in the championship. Six rounds of games are played, culminating with the final match at Cusack Park in October or Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodyke GAA
Bodyke GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Bodyke in East Clare, Ireland. The club fields teams exclusively in hurling competitions. The grounds "Páirc na Dishealbhaithe" were officially opened on 20 May 2000. Major Honours * Clare Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1947, 1975 ''(as Brian Boru's with Killanena & Tulla)'' p. 437-440 * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship The Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams in the county of Clare in Ireland. The series of games are pl ... (5): 1932, 1936, 1946, 1969, 1996 * Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (7): 1929, 1942 ''(as Tuamgraney)'', 1946, 1957 ''(as Tuamgraney)'', 1961, 1986, 2017 References Gaelic games clubs in County Clare Hurling clubs in County Clare {{Munster-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulla GAA
Tulla GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Tulla, County Clare, Ireland. It is affiliated with the Clare county board. History The club was founded in 1885, making it the oldest club in County Clare. The club's grounds are named Páirc an Dálaigh, after Dr. Tommy Daly. Achievements * Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship Runners-Up: 2007 * Clare Senior Hurling Championship (11): 1889, 1896, 1897, 1898 ''(as Carrahan)'', 1899, 1900 ''(as Carrahan)'', 1905, 1913, 1933, 1975 ''(as Brian Boru's with Bodyke & Killanena)'', 2007 * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners 1979 * Clare Junior Hurling Championship Runners-Up 2000 * Clare Minor Hurling Championship Winners 2000 Notable players * Philip Brennan * Jack Coughlan * Dr. Tommy Daly * Jim Houlihan * Amby Power * Joe Power * Andrew Quinn * Brian Quinn * David McInerney David McInerney (born 7 December 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-back for the Clare senior team. At club lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare GAA, Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams in the county of County Clare, Clare in Ireland. The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Cusack Park (Ennis), Cusack Park. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams. There is also promotion involving the Clare Senior Hurling Championship and relegation involving the Clare Junior Hurling Championship. In 2012 it was decided that from 2014 onwards the Clare Senior Hurling Championship would become a single sixteen team championship. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to intermediate. However due to the overwhelming success of both the Clare Senior and Under-21 inter-county squads in 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
