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Paddy Holden
Patrick A. Holden (born 1940) was an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side Clanna Gael and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team. Career Holden's performances at club level for Clanna Gael quickly brought him to the notice of the county selectors and he was full-back on the Dublin minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1958 when Mayo were beaten in the final. Promotion to the Dublin junior team followed, however, he was deprived of a winners' medal in that grade by Fermanagh in 1959. Holden had been training with the Dublin senior team since October 1958 and made his debut in the National League against Roscommon in the autumn of 1959. He won back-to-back Leinster Championship medals in 1962 and 1963, and he was part of the team that won the 1963 All-Ireland final by defeating Galway. Holden ended his career with a third provincial winners' medal in 1965, while he also won back-to-back Railway Cup medals with Leinste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clanna Gael Fontenoy GAA
Clanna Gael Fontenoy is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based at Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland, serving Sandymount, Irishtown, Ringsend and its surrounding areas. History The club was founded in 1968 through the amalgamation of the Fontenoys (founded in 1892, named for the Battle of Fontenoy, where the Irish Brigade fought) and Clanna Gael (founded in 1929). Clanna Gael played many matches at St Anne's Park in Raheny and Clontarf, but the main locus of the combined club has long been Ringsend Ringsend () is a southside inner suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Liffey and east of the River Dodder, about two kilometres east of the city centre. It is the southern terminus of the East Link Toll .... Achievements * Leinster Special Junior Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2012 * Dublin Minor D Hurling Championship Winners 2021 * Dublin Minor D Football Championship Winners 2021 * Dublin Under-16 D Football Championship Winners 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Cup
The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster GAA teams are composed of the best players from the counties in each province. The games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The Railway Cup was a revival of the Railway Shield which ran from 1905 to 1907 (football) and from 1905 to 1908 (hurling). The first Railway Cup competitions (the name is due to the donation of the trophy by Irish Rail) were held in 1927, with Munster winning the first football title and Leinster winning the first hurling title. Presently, Ulster hold the record for the most football Railway Cup wins with 30, while Munster has won the most hurling titles with 43. The longest hurling streak was Munster's six-in-a-row from 1948 to 1953, while Ulster won a football five-in-a-row from 1991 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1940 Births
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Minor Football Championship
The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in gaelic football played in the province of Leinster. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under 17 championship following a vote at the GAA congress on 26 February 2016. The current Leinster champions are Meath. The Leinster minor football championship is known as Fr. Larry Murray Trophy. The Cup is named after Fr. Larry Murray who was an underage GAA mentor in both Louth and Armagh, hence the Ulster Minor Football Championship is also named after Fr. Larry Murray. History Longford won in the first year of the Leinster Minor Championship in 1929 in Navan, Co. Meath. They beat Dublin in the final by a scoreline of 3–04 to 1–04 in the final. Longford went on to reach the All-Ireland All-Ireland (sometimes All-Island) refers to all of Ireland, as opposed to the separate jurisdictions of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1958 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18. Meath entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship. On 28 September 1958, Dublin won the championship following a 2-02 to 0-8 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons. Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final Mayo 5-7 Sligo 1-4 Ballina. Semi-Finals Roscommon 1-6 Leitrim 0-8 Roscommon. Mayo 4-13 Galway 1-4 Tuam. Final July 13th Mayo 1-8 Roscommon 1-4 Roscommon. Munster Minor Football Championship Ulster Minor Football Championship Leinster Minor Football Championship {, width=100% style="font-size: 100%" , All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Finals Mayo 4-5 K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Junior Football Championship
The Leinster Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council. The competition began in 1906, with Wicklow winning during the inaugural year. The most successful county to date is Dublin who have won on twenty occasions. The current (2017) Leinster junior football champions are Meath. The winners of the Leinster Junior Football Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. 2007 Top winners Roll of honour (* 1924 Longford awarded the title following an objection to Meath playing a Senior player. ) See also * Munster Junior Football Championship * Connacht Junior Football Championship The Connacht Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Connacht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 79th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 2 May 1965 and ended on 26 September 1965. Limerick rejoin the Munster football championship for the first time since 1952. The decider was a repeat of the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, between Galway and Kerry. There was no change in the outcome as Galway defeated Kerry again by 0-12 to 0-09. It was Galway’s second title in succession, on their way to "Three In A Row". Provincial Championships format changes Connacht Championship format change The Connacht championship, instead of the normal system, has two quarter-finals and one semi-final instead of the usual one quarter-final and two semi-finals for just one year. All-Ireland champions Galway received a bye to the Connacht final meaning that Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 76th staging of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 29 April 1962 and ended on 23 September 1962. Games were shown on television for the first time ever. Down entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cavan in the Ulster final. Kerry won their twentieth All-Ireland title. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-final Semi-finals Final Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Sligo be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 1963 and ended on 22 September 1963. As of 2018, it remains the last All Ireland Senior Football Championship season to be completed without any draws. Kilkenny dropped from the championship until 1975. Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 22 September 1963, Dublin won the championship following a 1-9 to 0-10 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. Their first All-Ireland victory in five championship seasons, this was their 17th All-Ireland triumph. Dublin's Mickey Whelan was the championship's top scorer with 1-20. His teammate Lar Foley was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county teams in All-Ireland. The first tournament was held in 1887; it has been held every year since 1889. Each tournament ends with a final, played by the 35th Sunday of the year at Croke Park in Dublin, with the winning team receiving the Sam Maguire Cup. History The first Championship to be held featured club teams who represented their respective counties after their county championship. The 21 a-side final was between Commercials of Limerick and Young Irelands of Louth. The final was played in Beech Hill, Donnybrook (not Bird Avenue) on 29 April 1888 with Commercials winning by 1–4 to 0–3. Unlike later All-Ireland competitions, there were no provincial championships, and the result was an open draw. The second Championship was unfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
