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Phil Bennis
Philip Bennis (born 1942) is an Irish retired hurling, hurler and Manager (Gaelic Games), manager. At club level he played for Patrickswell GAA, Patrickswell, winning several Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, Limerick Senior Championship titles, and was the right wing-back on the Limerick senior hurling team that won the 1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 1973 All-Ireland Championship. Widely regarded as one of the Patrickswell club's all-time greats, Bennis's career lasted for nearly twenty years. During that time he and his six brothers contributed to much success, with Bennis winning five Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, Limerick Senior Championship medals. Early life Phil Bennis was born in Patrickswell, County Limerick. He was born into a large family of seven boys and six girls, and from an early age he showed a great interest in the game of hurling. Playing career Club Bennis played his club hurling with his local Patrickswell GAA, Patrickswell tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrickswell GAA
Patrickswell GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Patrickswell in County Limerick, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling and currently holds the record for most Limerick Senior Hurling Championship wins (20). Honours *Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2 ** 1988, 1990 *Limerick Senior Hurling Championships: 20 ** 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2016, 2019 *Limerick Junior Hurling Championships: 3 ** 1955, 1957, 1999 *Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championships: 9 ** 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1996, 1997 *Limerick Minor Hurling Championships: 5 ** 1968, 1984, 1994, 2007, 2008 Notable hurlers * Tony O'Brien * Phil Bennis * Richie Bennis * Seán Foley * Frankie Nolan * Leonard Enright * David Punch * Gary Kirby * Ciarán Carey * Paul Carey * Barry Foley * Brian Murray * Cian Lynch * Diarmaid Byrnes * Aaron Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork GAA
The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork county teams. It is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA. Cork is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both football and hurling. However, despite both teams competing at the top level of the game for most of the county's history, the county hurling team has experienced more success, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship on thirty occasions. By comparison, the county football team has won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on seven occasions, most recently in 2010. Cork was the third county from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick and Tipperary. Traditionally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limerick Inter-county Hurlers
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 census, Limerick is the third-most populous urban area in the state, and the fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland at the 2011 census. The city lies on the River Shannon, with the historic core of the city located on King's Island, which is bounded by the Shannon and Abbey Rivers. Limerick is also located at the head of the Shannon Estuary, where the river widens before it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Limerick City and County Council is the local authority for the city. Geography and political subdivisions At the 2016 census, the Metropolitan District of Limerick had a population of 104,952. On 1 June 2014 following the merger of Limerick City and County Council, a new Metropolitan District of Limerick was formed within th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrickswell Hurlers
Patrickswell, historically known as Toberpatrick (), is a small town in County Limerick, Ireland. It is primarily a commuter village for people working in Limerick, particularly the nearby industrial suburb of Raheen. The population was 847 at the 2016 census. Etymology The name refers to Saint Patrick and there is a small hand pump/well in the main street; Microsoft mappoint and some other programs call the village St. Patrick's Well or St. Patrickswell. Overview Patrickswell has a main street, with shops, garages, ATMs and a post office. The town is located only 10 km from Limerick city, and as a result relies on the city and its suburbs for secondary schools, shops, banks and other facilities. There are several housing estates (''Marian Park'', ''Lisheen Park'', ''Belgard Grove'' ''Sycamore Heights'' and ''Laurel Park'') off the main street and road to Clarina. The latter road has strip development north from Patrickswell all the way to Clarina and the N69 road. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1942 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] |
Tom Ryan (Limerick Hurler)
Tom Ryan (born 1944 in Ballybrown, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish former hurling manager and player. He played hurling with his local club Ballybrown and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1976. Ryan later served as manager of both the Limerick and Westmeath senior inter-county teams. Playing career Club Ryan played his club hurling with his local club in Ballybrown. Inter-county Ryan began his playing career with Limerick in the 1960s and went on as a substitute for Bernie Hartigan in the 1973 All Ireland Final which Limerick won, beating Kilkenny by 1–21 to 1–14. He started the 1974 All Ireland final as a right half back but Limerick were beaten by Kilkenny 3–19 to 1–13. He also won a National Hurling League as a player in 1971. Managerial career Limerick Ryan took over as Limerick senior hurling manager from Phil Bennis in the late summer of 1993 and remained as manager until 1997. He won two Munster titles in 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Hickey
Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby league footballer * Tony (footballer, born 1983), full name Tony Heleno da Costa Pinho, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1986), full name Antônio de Moura Carvalho, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1989), full name Tony Ewerton Ramos da Silva, Brazilian football right-back Film, theater and television * Tony Awards, a Broadway theatre honor * ''Tony'' (1982 film), a Kannada film * ''Tony'' (2009 film), a British horror film directed by Gerard Johnson * ''Tony'' (2013 film), an Indian Kannada thriller film * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 1), an episode of British comedy-drama ''Skins'' * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 2), an episode of ''Skins'' Music * Tony T., stage name of British s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donie Flynn
Donie may refer to: People * Donie Buckley, Gaelic footballer * Donie Bush, American baseball player * Donie Cassidy, Irish politician * Donie Murphy, Gaelic footballer * Donie O'Donovan, Gaelic football manager * Donie Ryan, Irish hurler * Donie Shine, Gaelic football manager * Scott Donie, American diver Places * Donie Church, a Romanian Orthodox church * Donie, Texas, an unincorporated area See also * Donal Courtney Donal Gerard Courtney is a former Irish Rugby Football Union, Irish rugby union referee. He served as a referee in the Celtic League (Rugby Union), Celtic League, the Heineken Cup, the European Rugby Challenge Cup, the Six Nations Championship a ..., Irish actor * Donald Walsh, Irish marathon runner * Donie O'Sullivan (other) * Nancy Jewel McDonie, Korean-American actress and singer {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam O'Donoghue
Liam O'Donoghue (born 21 July 1952 in Mungret, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mungret/St. Paul's and was a member of the Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ... senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. References 1952 births Living people Mungret hurlers Limerick inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Hurling selectors All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Limerick-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurles
Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles (Roman Catholic parish), Thurles. The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly is located in the town. Location and access Thurles is located in mid-County Tipperary and is surrounded by the Silvermine Mountains (to the northwest) and the Slieveardagh Hills (to the southeast). The town itself is built on a crossing of the River Suir. The M8 motorway (Ireland), M8 motorway connects Thurles to Cork (city), Cork and Dublin via the N75 road (Ireland), N75 and N62 road (Ireland), N62 roads. The N62 also connects Thurles to the centre of Ireland (Athlone) via Templemore and Roscrea. The R498 links Thurles to Nenagh. Thurles railway station opened on 13 March 1848. History Ancient history The ancient territory of Éile obtained its name from pre-historic inhabita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semple Stadium
The Semple Stadium is the home of hurling and Gaelic football for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. Located in Thurles, County Tipperary, it is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland (after Croke Park), with a capacity of 45,690. Over the decades since 1926, it has established itself as the leading venue for Munster hurling followers, hosting the Munster Hurling Final on many memorable occasions. Facilities The main or 'Old Stand' of the ground (also known as the 'Ardán Ó Coinneáin' or 'Dr Kinane Stand') lies across from the 'New Stand' (also known as the 'Ardán Ó Riáin') both of which are covered. Behind the goals are two uncovered terraces known as the 'Town End' (also known as the 'Davin Terrace') and the 'Killinan End' (also known as the 'Maher Terrace') respectively. Currently the stadium has a capacity of 45,690 of which 24,000 are seated. The Dome The sports hall accommodates a full-sized basketball court suitable for national standard competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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