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Kiltale GAA
Kiltale GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club based in Kiltale, in County Meath, Ireland. The club was founded in the early 1920s, then disbanded in 1934 but reformed in 1946. The club does not play Gaelic football; the county's football competitions are contested by the other club in the parish, Moynalvey. The club has won the Meath Senior Hurling Championship nine times, most recently in 2018, when it completed a five-in-a-row of county titles. It regularly features in the latter stages of that championship. Underage sides representing the club are regular winners of county titles in lower age grades. The club also has a sister Camogie club which shares its grounds. History The history of Kiltale Hurling Club dates back to the early 1920s. The club disbanded in 1934 but was reformed in 1946. Kiltale won their first Junior Hurling Championship in 1954. The club reached the Senior Hurling Championship final twice in the late 1950s without success. There was no cl ... [...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] |
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] |
Kiltale
Kiltale () is a small rural community district in County Meath, Ireland with a population of approx. 300. Kiltale is situated on the R154 regional road, the main Dublin to Trim road. It is approximately 9 km east of Trim, about 9 km west of Dunshaughlin and 19 km south of Navan. Kiltale is just over 7 km from the historical seat of the High King of Ireland at the Hill of Tara. Kiltale is home of the European Union Food and Veterinary Offices and Grange, Teagasc's Beef Research Centre. Sport Kiltale GAA, the local hurling and camogie club, is by far the largest sporting organisation in Kiltale and is one of the county's dominant hurling clubs. The team's ground is located on the main Trim-Dublin road, the R154. The senior hurling team won their first Meath Senior Hurling Championship in 2007, when they defeated local rivals Kilmessan on a scoreline of 1-08 to 0-9. The club has gone on to win a historic 5 in a row of Meath senior titles, the most recent in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Meath
County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the southwest, Westmeath to the west, Cavan to the northwest, and Monaghan to the north. To the east, Meath also borders the Irish Sea along a narrow strip between the rivers Boyne and Delvin, giving it the second shortest coastline of any county. Meath County Council is the local authority for the county. Meath is the 14th-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by land area, and the 8th-most populous, with a total population of 220,296 according to the 2022 census. The county town and largest settlement in Meath is Navan, located in the centre of the county along the River Boyne. Other towns in the county include Trim, Kells, Laytown, Ashbourne, Dunboyne, Slane and Bettystown. Colloquially known as "The Royal County", the historic ... [...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] |
Gaelic Football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar above the ground (1 point). Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar , signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net (the ball cannot be hand-passed into the goal), signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moynalvey GAA
Moynalvey ( Irish: ''Magh nAilbhe'') is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Moynalvey and Kiltale. The parish is located 5 km from Summerhill and 17 km from Dunboyne. Moynalvey parish has a population of approximately 1,700 people. The club grounds are located in Kilmore. Honours *Meath Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1983, 2011 *Meath Junior Football Championship The Meath Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Meath GAA clubs. The winner of this championship will be promoted to the Intermediate division. The winner also represents Meath in the Le ... (2): 1981, 2008 *Feis Cup (1): 1993 External linksMoynalvey GFC Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meath Senior Hurling Championship
The Meath Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Meath GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Meath, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The first senior hurling championship was held in 1902 and Navan Hibernians finished as the inaugural winning team. In 2008, Kilmessan became the first Meath club to win a Leinster hurling club championship, when they won the Intermediate title. Top winners Roll of honour * Note: 2020 final was played on 8 August 2021 as final was delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. See also * Meath Senior Football Championship The Meath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Meath, Ireland. Qualification for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullinavat GAA
Mullinavat GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1913 and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. Honours * Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: (1) 2014 * Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship: Runners-Up 2019 * Kilkenny Senior Club Football Championship (5): 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 * Kilkenny Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (4): 1989, 2001, 2007, 2014 * Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship The J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Premier Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1905 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Kilkenny in I ... (4) 1915, 1916, 1939, 1984 * Kilkenny Under-21 A Hurling Championship (1): 2013 * Kilkenny Minor A Hurling Championship: (1) 1939 References External links Mullinavat GAA website Gaelic games clubs in County Kilke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennettsbridge GAA
Bennettsbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The Bridge last won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship in 1971 and have recently re-gained their senior status. Achievements * Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship ** Winners - 12 (1890, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971. ** Beaten finalists - 6 (1958, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 2018) * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship ** Winners 2016 * Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship ** 2015 * Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship ** Winners 2015 * All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship ** Winners 2015 * Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship **Winners 2014 * Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship ** Winners 1935, 1948, 1951, 2014 * Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship **Winners 1947, 1983, 2011 (In 1974 combination of Clara and Bennettsbridge won the title. * Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship ** Winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrickshock GAA
Carrickshock is an Irish Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 when the teams from Hugginstown and Knockmoylan were amalgamated in commemoration of the Battle of Carrickshock, 1831. Carrickshock have had success in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, winning the competition seven times. Their record of four county titles in a row between 1940 and 1943 remained unbroken until 2009 when Ballyhale Shamrocks won their 4th title in succession. Many players from the club have gone to achieve success with the Kilkenny intercounty team. Honours * Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships: 7 ** 1931, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951 * Runners-up: ** 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 2010, 2013 * Kilkenny Senior Hurling League ** 2012 *Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships: 2 ** 2001, 2002 * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship 1 ** 2017 *Leinster Intermediate C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Patrick's GAA (Kilkenny)
St Patrick's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Founded in 1954, the club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. Honours * All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2012 * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (0) Runner-Up 2018 * Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2011 * Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship (2): 1978, 2011 * Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (2) 1979, 2017 * Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship The Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship is an inter county competition between the Intermediate Hurling county teams in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council organizes the series of games. The winners of the championship each y ... (1) 2017 References Notable hurlers * Kevin Kelly External links St. Patrick's GAA website Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny Gaelic football clubs in Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
