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South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Clonmel Oil South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the South Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1907 for senior hurling teams in South Tipperary, Ireland. The series of games begin in April, with the championship culminating with the final in August. The championship has always been played using a knock-out format. The South Tipperary Championship was, until recent times, an integral part of the wider Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the South Tipperary Championship joined their counterparts from the other three divisions to contest the county championship quarter-finals. Five clubs currently participate in the Mid Tipperary Championship. The title has been won at least once by 20 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Carrick Swans who have won a total of 23 titles. Mulli ... [...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] |
Killenaule
Killenaule () is a small town and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Killenaule and Moyglass, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and the barony of Slievardagh. It is east of Cashel on the R689 and R691 roads, at the south-western edge of the Slieveardagh Hills. History Killenaule came to national prominence in Ireland due to the discovery of the Derrynaflan Chalice. It was discovered in Derrynaflan Island in 1980 by Michael Webb and his son. They were scanning the area with a metal detector, then a relatively new device on the market. The chalice was part of the Derrynaflan Hoard, consisting of an 8th-century chalice, a strainer or ladle and a paten. They were enclosed in a bronze basin buried 45 cm below ground and found about 20 metres from a church ruin. Demographics In the decade between the 1996 and 2006 census, the population of Killenaule decreased by 17.6% (from 725 to 597 people). In the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Sports
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the most significant disruption to the worldwide sporting calendar since World War II. Across the world and to varying degrees, sports events have been cancelled or postponed. The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were rescheduled to 2021. At the time, spectators had no games to watch and players no games to play. Only a few countries and territories, such as Hong Kong, Turkmenistan, Belarus, and Nicaragua, continued professional sporting matches as planned. International multi-sport events Summer Olympics The 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were scheduled to take place in Tokyo starting 24 July and 25 August respectively. Although the Japanese government had taken extra precautions to help minimize the outbreak's impact in the country, qualifying events were being canceled or postponed almost daily. According to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, Tokyo 2020 organizing-committee chief executive Toshiro Muto voiced concerns on 5 February, that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emly GAA
Emly GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Emly, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played at the club. History It hosted some Munster championship games in the 1970s.They have many prestige such as the winning the South senior hurling championship in the recent year of 1911.They are pushing for a junior B hurling championship this year. The club CHAIRMAN aims to lead emly back to glory just like he did in 2002. Honours * Tipperary Junior A Football Championship Winners 1938, 1968, 2001 * Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship The Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual championship of hurling for male players in the junior grade and is organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ... Runner-Up 2008 * Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship Winners 1982, 1985 (both with Lattin-Cullen) * Tipperary Minor A Football Championship Winners 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cashel King Cormacs GAA
Cashel King Cormacs GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. They play their games in Leahy Park, on the Clonmel Road in Cashel. The club is named for the king-bishop Cormac Mac Cárthaigh (d. 1138). Extensive work has been carried out in the last few years, with the addition of a new clubhouse and main stand the highlight. Notable games have been held here in the last few years and it has become the annual venue for both the County Senior Club Football Final and the Munster Colleges Senior Hurling Dr.Harty Cup Final. Camogie Cashel Camogie club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in 2007 and 2009. They won further Munster senior club championships in 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006. The sport was revived in 1971 after a team emerged from the Presentation Convent by Willie Prendergast, Sr Mary Brennan and Sr Maureen McGrath. 978-1-908591-00-5 The school enjoyed successful years, winning Munster and All-I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fethard GAA
Fethard GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club located in the medieval town of Fethard, County Tipperary in Ireland. The club is affiliated to the South Division of Tipperary GAA. They have been Tipperary Senior Football champions on a record twenty one occasions. History The Tipperary county footballers that were attacked at Croke Park on Bloody Sunday of 1920 wore the Grangemockler colours. At that time the county wore the colours of its county champions, not having an official jersey. Fethard were the then county champions but, instead of Fethard's blue and white, Grangemockler's white and green was worn instead. The county footballers wore a white and green commemorative jersey for the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship final - a replica of the jersey colours worn in 1920. The club grounds is "Fethard GAA Park", or the Barracks field as it's known as locally, Due to the fact it was once part of the army drill grounds. In 1931 upon arrival in Fetha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlfield GAA
Marlfield GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Marlfield, County Tipperary in Ireland. The club is part of the South division of Tipperary GAA. They have been South Tipperary Senior Hurling Champions on four occasions. Honours *South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: **Winner (4): 1960, 1962, 1964, 1970 *South Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship: **Winner (4): 1954, 1958, 1976, 1983 *South Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship: ** 1999 Famous players * Theo English Thomas English (5 July 1930 – 10 January 2021), known as Theo English, was an Irish hurler and coach. As a player, he was noted as a tactician with "good ball control and excellent stickwork". English was, at the time of his retirement, the ... References External linksOfficial Site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballingarry GAA
Ballingarry GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballingarry, south County Tipperary, Ireland. The club plays hurling in Tipperary GAA competitions. History Honours *Junior B All Ireland Club Hurling Championship (1) ** 2007 *Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1) ** 1979 *South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (8) ** 1949, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001 *South Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (4) ** 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 2021 *Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (1) ** 1973 *South Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (8) ** 1935, 1939, 1944, 1947, 1966, 1970, 1986, 2008 *Tipperary Junior Football Championship (1) ** 1939 *South Tipperary Junior Football Championship (8) ** 1939, 1945, 1947, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022 *Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (1) ** 2007 *South Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (1) ** 2007 *South Tipperary Under-21 'A' Hurling Championship (10) ** 1970, 1975, 1981, 1990, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrick Davins GAA
Carrick Davins GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Carrick-on-Suir in south County Tipperary in Ireland. It is one of three GAA clubs in the town, one of which, St Molleran's, is in County Waterford in the southern suburb of Carrickbeg across the River Suir. The club plays both hurling and Gaelic football but is predominantly a hurling club. The club enjoys a keen rivalry with Carrick Swans GAA. The club is named in honour of Maurice Davin, the first President of the GAA, who lived near the town. History Carrick-on-Suir has a history of hurling and football going back to the 1800s when there were nine teams in the Carrick catchment area, consisting mainly of families and relations. Games were played in the nine acre field and there were no regulation size of pitch: usually the bounds were the ditch around a field. There were no set numbers of players, and a team could consist of up to 30 players a side. The club was founded in 1922. In the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
