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Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Limerick in Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Limerick hurling. The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at the Gaelic Grounds in October. The prize for the winning team is the John Daly Cup. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a round robin format followed by a knock-out stage. The Limerick County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Limerick county final join the champions of the other four hurling counties to contest the provincial championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 2022 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick GAA, Limerick County Board in 1887 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, 1887. The draws for the group stage pairings took place on 22 February 2022. The championship ran from 28 July to October 2022. Kilmallock GAA, Kilmallock entered the championship as the 2021 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, defending champions. Blackrock GAA (Limerick), Blackrock were relegated after three years of top tier hurling. The 2022 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship#Final, final was played on 30 October 2022 at the Gaelic Grounds, TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick (city), Limerick, between Na Piarsaigh GAA (Limerick), Na Piarsaigh and Kilmallock, in what was their third ever meeting in the final and a first meeting in 2017 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship#Final, five years. Na Piarsaigh won the match by 3-23 to 2-15 to claim their seventh c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adare GAA
Adare GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA club based in Adare, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. Adare have reached the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, County Senior Hurling Final on 12 occasions. After losing the finals of 1968, 1986, 1990, 1993 and 1996, they finally won their first championship in 2001 and successfully defended it in 2002. In 2003, they narrowly missed out on winning three county titles in a row after losing out to Patrickswell GAA, Patrickswell in the final. However, Adare managed to complete a historic 3-in-a-row in 2007 and 2008 and 2009. 2008 marked their first win in the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship when they overcame Toomevara GAA, Toomevara. They were subsequently defeated in the Munster Final by De La Salle GAA, De La Salle on a scoreline of 0–10 to 1-09. Adare saw a sharp rise in Limerick football prominence winning consecutive promotion through the Junior B, Junior A and Intermediate ranks from 1999, 2000, 2001 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monaleen GAA
Monaleen GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Castletroy, County Limerick, Ireland. The club was founded in 1957 and fields teams in both Gaelic football and hurling. Camogie being the female hurling code is also played. With over 300 players playing camogie. History Honours * Limerick Senior Football Championship (6): 1978, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2016 * Limerick Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1976 * Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 2016, 2022 * Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1997 Junior A Camogie championship 2020 Notable players * Brian Geary * Lorcan Lyons Lorcan Lyons (born 1996) who plays for Limerick Senior Championship club Monaleen. He usually lines out as a left corner-forward. Lyons is a former member of the Limerick senior hurling team. Playing career Castletroy College Lyons first c ... External links * Gaelic games clubs in County Limerick Hurling clubs in County Limerick Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockainey GAA
Knockainey is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knockainey, County Limerick, Ireland. The club, founded in 1936, fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. Knockainey's nickname is "All Blacks" which was inspired by New Zealand Rugby team. Knockainey wear black jersey's which were also inspired by The All Blacks Overview Honours * Limerick Junior Hurling Championship (2):1953, 1991 * Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2001 * Limerick Minor A Hurling Championship (1): 2021 Notable players * Tommy Cooke Thomas Francis Cooke (16 August 1914 – 13 February 2014) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Limerick senior team. Born in Knockainey, County Limerick, Cooke first played competitive hurling whils ... * Patrick Reale * Patrick Kirby * Eugene Mulcahy External sources Limerick Club Information Gaelic games clubs in County Limerick Hurling clubs in County Limerick Gaelic football clubs in Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmallock
Kilmallock () is a town in south County Limerick, Ireland, near the border with County Cork. There is a Dominican Priory in the town and King's Castle (or King John's Castle). The remains of medieval walls which encircled the settlement are still visible. History Foundation and development Saint Mocheallóg built a church in the area in the early 7th century, and the town's name derives from the Irish ''Cill Mocheallóg'' meaning "the church of Mocheallóg". The town was of considerable importance in the late medieval period, ranking as one of the main urban areas in Ireland at the time. The Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Paul was built by 1241. Kilmallock was located in a position of some strategic importance, and in consequence the town frequently became a target during times of war. In 1571, the town was burned by the rebel Earl of Desmond during the Desmond Rebellions. Seventy years later, during the Irish Confederate Wars, the Dominican Priory of Kilmallock was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmallock GAA
Kilmallock GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Kilmallock in County Limerick, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Honours Hurling *Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (3): 1992, 1994, 2014 *Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (12): 1960, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021. *Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship (7): 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018 *Limerick Minor Hurling Championship (11): 1972, 1973, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 *Limerick Junior Hurling Championship (1): 2019 Football *Limerick Senior Football Championship (3): 1908, 1909, 1916 Notable hurlers * Dave Clarke *Mossie Dowling *Mike Houlihan * Barry Hennessy *Paudie O'Brien * Gavin O'Mahony * Graeme Mulcahy (GAA Hurling All-Star recipient 2018) *Andrew O'Shaughnessy Andrew O'Shaughnessy may refer to: * Andrew O'Shaughnessy (politician) (1866–1956), Irish politician and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doon, County Limerick
Doon (Irish: ''Dún Bleisce'') is a village in east County Limerick, Ireland, close to the border of County Tipperary. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Coonagh. and is an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The name Doon, deriving from the common Irish place name term ''Dún'' meaning "fort", can also be found as the name of various different townlands in Ireland. Origin of the name In Irish ''Dún Bleisce''. ''Dún'' means fortification and the Ordnance Survey map of the area records eight ring forts. The main such ring fort is located behind the Church of Ireland Church outside the village. The ''Bleisce'' part is more difficult to explain. Speculation on the origin of the name revolves around three theories. The first theory is that the name is derived from a stream – in Irish ''fleisc'' - which flows through the village. The second is that ''Bleisc'' was the name of a swine herder for a local chieftain. The th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doon GAA
Doon GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, founded in 1888. It is based in the village of Doon in County Limerick, Ireland. The club is part of the East Division of the Limerick GAA and has a tremendous record at underage level, but has yet to win a County Senior Hurling Championship. The club only plays hurling, but footballers in the parish play with neighbouring Oola. The manager is Austin Buckley. Location The club is located in the parish of Doon, mostly in County Limerick but also containing a few townlands in County Tipperary; these can play with the other club in the parish, Glengar, which is affiliated to the Tipperary GAA County Board. As Oola is only a football club, hurlers from the parish play with Doon. The club is roughly 30 km east of Limerick City. Bordering clubs include Cappamore, Pallasgreen and Doon's sister club Oola in Limerick, and Seán Treacy's, Cappawhite and Solohead in Tipperary. History The club was founded in 1888; it is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cappamore
Cappamore () is a small town in northeast County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Location and facilities Cappamore is situated on the R505 regional road, on the banks of the Mulcair River. The village is overlooked by the Slieve Felim Mountains and is approximately 20 minutes driving time from Limerick City. It has a rich agricultural hinterland in which the dairy industry is prominent. The town has several pubs, grocery shops, a hardware store, GP surgery, pharmacy, bookmaker shop and veterinary clinic. Other services include a library and arts studios complex, a church, community centre and day care centre. The village also has a fire brigade serving the surrounding area. The town hosts an annual Agricultural Show in August each year. Schools There are three primary schools in Cappamore: Bilboa National School, Tineteriffe National School, and Scoil Chaitríona. St. Michael's Technical Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cappamore GAA
Cappamore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Cappamore in County Limerick, Ireland. The club is a member of the East Division of Limerick GAA. The main game played by the club is hurling, which has teams at all grades from under 6 to senior. Football is also played from under 6 to junior level. The club's colours are green and gold. History The club was founded in 1887. They were promoted back to senior grade in hurling in 2016, after reaching the Premier Intermediate Final. Achievements * Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Winners (5) 1904, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1964. Runners-Up (5) 1897, 1929, 1958, 1984, 1988 * Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2015 * Limerick Junior Hurling Championship Winners (2) 1952, 2011 * Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship Runners-Up (1) 2011 * Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship Winners (2) 2006, 2021 * Limerick Junior Football Championship Winners (2) 2004, 2012 * Munster Junior Club Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarina
Clarina () is a village in County Limerick in the province of Munster, Ireland. It lies between Mungret and Kildimo on the N69 National Route about 6 miles west of Limerick city close to the River Maigue. The Maigue is a tributary of the River Shannon and enters the Shannon estuary between Limerick city and the mouth of the Deel river, Askeaton, county Limerick. Clarina is within the Patrickswell-Ballybrown parish. The main area of interest is the nearby location of Carrigogunnell Carrigogunnell Castle (Irish: ''Chairrge Ó gCoinneall'') is a medieval Irish fortification near the village of Clarina, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Limerick. The structure dates to at least the early 13th century, and was slig ... Castle. Schools Clarina has a National School called St. Josephs N.S. (mixed), History Clarina Castle, also known as Elm Park, was designed for the 3rd Baron Clarina in the late 1820s. Further work was undertaken by Rawson Carroll in the 1880s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballybrown GAA
Ballybrown GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballybrown, County Limerick, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. In 2018, Ballybrown fielded teams at Senior, Junior A and Junior B in hurling, while also a team at Junior A in football. Ballybrown's biggest rivals are neighbours Patrickswell, the two clubs sharing 22 senior titles between them. The club have two pitches, located in the village of Clarina. The pitches are located either side of the traffic lights, one to the north, towards Tervoe and one to the South, towards Elm Park and Breska Beg. Ballybrown are the only Limerick club to have won Munster titles in both Hurling and football, a feat achieved in 2018. Having won the Limerick Junior B City title, the team progressed to win county honors in late 2017, beating Castletown-Ballyagran in a replay. This was the fourth round in succession that the club had advanced via replay. Indeed, the team managed an unbeaten streak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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