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Mountbellew–Moylough GAA
Mountbellew–Moylough (Irish: ''An Creagán/Maugh Locha'') is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. The club was formerly known as Mountbellew before amalgamating with Moylough. On 14 November 2021, they won their first Galway Senior Club Football Championship title since 1986 with a win over reigning All-Ireland club champions Corofin. Honours * Galway Senior Club Football Championships: 5 **1964, 1965, 1974, 1986, 2021 Notable players * Joe Bergin * Enda Colleran * John Daly * Val Daly * Eoin Finnerty * Johnny Hughes *Patrick Kelly Patrick or Paddy Kelly may refer to: Politicians * Patrick Kelly (Irish politician) (1875–1934), Irish soldier, farmer and politician, Teachta Dála (TD) for Clare 1927–1932 * Patrick Kelly (Canadian politician) (1846–1916), Prince Edward ... References External linksMountbellew Moylough GAA Club Website Gaelic football clubs in County Galway Gaelic games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountbellew
Mountbellew or Mountbellew Bridge (historically ''Creggaun'', from ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townland of Treanrevagh (''Trian Riabhach'') on the N63 national primary road. The town has a population of approximately 800, and has a number of shops and small businesses. There are four schools located in the town, St. Mary's National School, Holy Rosary College, Coláiste an Chreagáin and the Franciscan Brothers Agricultural College. Points of interest around the town include the Bellew Estate and woodlands, a small lake, the old forge and the Catholic church. The Bellew Estate was once the home of the Grattan-Bellew family, who were Galway parliamentarians during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate demesne is now a wooded area of forest walks and picnic areas. The village bridge has a milestone inserted in the middle of its parapet. Franciscan Brothers The Franciscan Brothers came to Mountbellew from Milltown, Dublin, in 1818. The Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Bergin (Gaelic Footballer)
Joe Bergin (born 17 February 1981) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway county team from 2000 to 2012. From Galway, he played his club football with Mountbellew–Moylough. Playing career Bergin's rise at a young age was meteoric. He burst onto the scene in 2000 as part of a Galway side that reached that year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final; losing to Kerry after a replay. A regular in the team during that campaign as a replacement for the injured Kevin Walsh, Bergin made a quick impression. Standing at 6"4, he has height but he also showed that he possessed good football skills and had a penchant for kicking valuable points. At this time, Bergin was a key member of the Galway Under-21 team and his impressive performances for the Under-21s as they secured a Connacht title showed the Senior Management team that he deserved a starting place in Galway's Championship campaign in their first game against New York. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Kelly (Galway Gaelic Footballer)
Patrick Kelly is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Mountbellew–Moylough and at senior level for the Galway county team. Kelly played for Galway in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. He scored two goals for Galway to help them overcome Leitrim and gain a place in the 2022 Connacht Senior Football Championship final. Kelly has also played association football (soccer) for Athlone Town Athlone Town Association Football Club () is an Irish football club from Athlone who are playing in the League of Ireland. The club is the oldest in the League as it was founded in 1887. First elected to the League of Ireland in 1922, they pl .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Athlone Town A.F.C. players Gaelic footballers who switched code Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Mountbellew–Moylough Gaelic footballers Men's association football players not categorized by position Republic of Ireland men's asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Hughes
John "Johnny" Hughes (born 1950) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Galway county team. Born in Mountbellew, County Galway, Hughes served his Gaelic football apprenticeship with the local club, moving upwards through the grades. An injury prevented him from appearing for the Galway minor team; however, he later spent three years with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in various tournament games in 1973. Hughes played a key role in defence over the next decade, and won five Connacht medals, one National Football League medal and two All-Star awards. Hughes represented the Connacht inter-provincial team on a number of occasions and was a Railway Cup runner-up on two occasions. At club level he won one championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eoin Finnerty
Eoin (, or ) is an Irish name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is () and both are closely related to the Welsh . It is also cognate with the Irish . In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as ''John'' in English, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle. / are different names from /. The early Irish Eógan and Gaelic Eòghan are generally considered to be derivations of the Greek and Latin name , meaning "noble born".''Surnames of the United Kingdom'' (1912), reprinted for Clearfield Company, INC by Genealogical Publishing Co. INC, Baltimore 1995, 1996. Cormic gives this origin for Eogan (one MS, Eogen); and Zimmer considers Owen to be borrowed from Latin , as noted by MacBain, p. 400. The mediaeval Latinization of Owen as led to a belief that the etymology was the Welsh and Breton , "lamb". With much stronger reason it was at one time considered that the name represented Irish = Gael. . Old Irish Welsh , young ‘youth’. ''Surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Daly
Val Daly is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. Originally from Mountbellew, Daly made his debut with the county side in the 1981 National League and played until the 1997 Championship season when he was player manager. An All-Star in 1987 and 1990, Daly won five Connacht Senior Football Championship titles. As well as managing the Galway football team between 1996 and 1997, he was also appointed temporary manager of the Roscommon county football team in 2005, after the resignation of Tommy Carr from the post. He is currently manager of his own club side Mountbellew–Moylough in the Galway Senior Football Championship. His son John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ... also played for Galway. References 1962 births Living people A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Daly (Gaelic Footballer)
John Daly is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Mountbellew–Moylough club and at senior level for the Galway county team. He is the son of Val Daly, who also played for Galway and was also a manager. John Daly played for Galway in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. The referee Sean Hurson took him to task in the closing stages and Jim McGuinness said this was unfair afterwards. Daly won an All Star Award at the end of the season, joining his father as a recipient. Honours ;Galway *Connacht Senior Football Championship (2): ?, 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ... ;Individual * All Star (1): 2022 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, John 1997 births Living people All Stars Awards winners (football) Galway inter-county Gaelic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enda Colleran
Enda Colleran (May 1942 – 8 April 2004) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who played for the Mountbellew–Moylough club and at senior level for the Galway county team. Career A native of Moylough, Colleran's Gaelic football prowess was first noticed on the national stage in 1960 when he won an All-Ireland Minor Championship medal with Galway and a Hogan Cup medal with St Jarlath's College. Having made his Galway senior debut in 1961, he went on to play in four successive All-Ireland senior finals between 1963 and 1966, winning the latter three against Kerry (twice) and Meath. Colleran also picked up two Sigerson Cup medals with University College Galway and became only the fourth Connacht man to captain his province to Railway Cup success when they beat Ulster in the 1967 final. A brief spell as a rugby union player with Corinthians was followed by Colleran taking over as manager of the Galway senior team, winning a Connacht Championship title in 1976. His nex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galway Senior Club Football Championship
The Galway Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Galway. The winners of the Galway Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The winning team is presented with the Frank Fox Cup. Tuam Stars Tuam Stars ( ga, Réalta Thuama) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Tuam area in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Underage teams up to U-16's play in the Galway GAA, Galway lea ... are the most successful with 25 wins. St. Grellan's, Ballinasloe hold the record for most consecutive championships, winning 8 from 1922 to 1929. 2018 saw the competition take on a new format, with group stages consisting of 4 groups of 5 teams. Top winners Roll of honour References External linksOfficial Galway W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The42
''TheJournal.ie'' is an internet publication in Ireland. It was a mixture of original and aggregated content, before moving to entirely original content. The website was founded in early 2010. It was edited by Jennifer O'Connell in 2010–2011, and by Susan Daly between 2011 and August 2019, when Sinead O'Carroll stepped into the role with Daly’s promotion to Managing Editor. The publication employs approximately 75 people. Content ''TheJournal.ie'' produces 70 original pieces of content per day. The website was originally divided into four components: ''TheJournal.ie'' itself for Irish and international news and opinion; ''Fora'' for business news; ''The42'' (formerly ''TheScore'') for sports news; and ''The Daily Edge'' for entertainment and gossip. ''The Daily Edge'' ceased operations on 29 March 2019 and ''Fora'' on 9 April 2020. Fora was wound down due to a decline in advertising revenue prompting the parent to reduce its costs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corofin GAA (Galway)
Corofin GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Corofin, County Galway, Ireland. The club serves the two parishes of Cummer and Kilmoylan and Belclare. Corofin are the 2019–20 All-Ireland Club Champions, after winning their third-successive All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final by defeating Kilcoo of Down in January 2020. History The club has had a long association with the GAA dating back as far as its inception. Corofin born and long time local parish priest, Dr Patrick Duggan, who was then Bishop of Clonfert was Michael Cusack's first choice to be the clerical patron of the new association in 1884. However, the Bishop (then 71 years of age) declined the invitation on health grounds, and directed the delegation to the more youthful Dr Croke the Archbishop of Cashel. The current club was formed in 1925 as a result of an amalgamation between Corofin and Belclare. With the disruption of war and emigration in the first two decades of the 20th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
