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St. Martin's GAA (Wexford)
St Martin's GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Murrintown in the Parish of Piercestown, County Wexford, Ireland. The club was founded in 1932 and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. The women's arm of the club fields teams in both camogie and ladies' Gaelic football. History The club was founded in 1932 although an earlier club bearing that name, and playing in black in white, was established in Murrintown in 1912. It lost the county junior football final of 1913 and then, in 1914, it changed jerseys to green and yellow and its name to Michael Dwyers. The current club was established at a meeting in Piercestown National School in 1932. The club experienced intermittent success in its first 70 years and had to partner on occasion with other clubs such as St. Mary’s of Rosslare and Glynn-Barntown at underage and under 21 levels up to the mid 1980s. After a peripatetic existence, the club secured a permanent home in 1962 when part of the Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and dance, as well as the Irish language. As of 2014, the organisation had over 500,000 members worldwide, and declared total revenues of €65.6 million in 2017. The Games Administration Committee (GAC) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) governing bodies organise the fixture list of Gaelic games within a GAA county or provincial councils. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also the second most popular participation sport in Northern Ireland. The women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John O'Connor (Wexford Hurler)
John O'Connor (born 1965 in Piercetown, County Wexford) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St Martin's and with the Wexford senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. His brother George George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ..., and nephew John, also played hurling with Wexford. References 1965 births Living people All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners St Martin's (Wexford) hurlers Wexford inter-county hurlers {{Wexford-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Games Clubs In County Wexford
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Canada. Languages * Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages; they include: ** Primitive Irish or Archaic Irish, the oldest known form of the Goidelic (Gaëlic) languages. ** Old Irish or Old Gaelic, used c. AD 600–900 ** Middle Irish or Middle Gaelic, used c. AD 900–1200 ** Irish language (), including Classical Modern Irish and Early Modern Irish, c. 1200-1600) *** Gaelic type, a typeface used in Ireland ** Scottish Gaelic (), historically sometimes called in Scots and English *** Canadian Gaelic ( or ), a dialect of Scottish Gaelic spoken in Canada ** Manx language ( or ), Gaelic language with Norse elements Culture and history * Gaelic Ireland, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Séamus Whelan
Séamus Whelan (born 1938 in Piercetown, County Wexford) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St Martin's and was a member of the Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ... senior inter-county team from 1966 until 1968. References 1938 births Living people St Martin's (Wexford) hurlers Wexford inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Wexford-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciarán Lyng
Ciarán Lyng (born 9 July 1986) is an All Star-nominated Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football and hurling for St Martin's and Gaelic football for the Wexford senior inter-county team, and has played international rules football for Ireland. He has also played association football in the English Football League and at under-age level for Ireland. Early and personal life Lyng grew up as one of four brothers in Wexford, playing football, hurling, handball and soccer. His brother Diarmuid Lyng plays hurling for Wexford. Soccer career Lyng played soccer almost thirty times for Ireland at underage level. He had a number of offers from British clubs such as Premier League Arsenal and Derby County but opted to move to Preston North End. Lyng moved to Shrewsbury Town in December 2004. He made four substitute appearances in the latter half of the 2004–05 season. In the 2005–06 season for Shrewsbury, he made one start, in a Football League Trophy match which Shrewsbury lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George O'Connor (hurler)
George O'Connor (born 1959 in Piercestown, County Wexford) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St Martin's and with the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1979 until 1996. O'Connor is regarded by some as one of Wexford's greatest-ever players. Early life George O'Connor was born in Piercestown, County Wexford in 1959. The second eldest in a sporting family of four boys, he has born into a hurling household. His father, Paddy O’Connor, was a midfielder on the Wexford junior hurling team that won the Leinster Junior Hurling Championship in 1940. O'Connor grew up on the family farm and in time would become a farmer himself. Playing career Club O'Connor played his underage and club hurling and football with his local St Martin's club. The club won the county minor hurling championship in 1974, with O'Connor sharing in the success as a fourteen-year-old substitute. By the time the three-in-a-row at minor level was completed in 1976, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory O'Connor (hurler)
Rory O'Connor (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Senior Championship club St Martin's and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a corner-forward. Early life Born in Piercestown, County Wexford, O'Connor is the son of John O'Connor and nephew of George O'Connor, both of whom won All-Ireland medals with Wexford in 1996. His brothers, Harry and Jack O'Connor, have also played for Wexford at various levels. Playing career St Peter's College O'Connor first came to prominence as a hurler and Gaelic footballer with St Peter's College in Wexford. He played in every grade of hurling and Gaelic football before eventually joining the college's senior teams. On 27 January 2017, O'Connor scored a point from midfield when St Peter's College defeated Moate Community School to win the Leinster Championship. He retained his position at midfield when St Peter's College faced St Brendan's College from Killarney in the All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack O'Connor (Wexford Hurler)
Jack O'Connor (born 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Championship club St Martin's and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually plays as a right wing-forward, but can also be deployed as a left wing-back. Early life Born in Piercestown, County Wexford, O'Connor is the son of John O'Connor and nephew of George O'Connor, both of whom won All-Ireland medals with Wexford in 1996. His brothers, Harry and Rory O'Connor, have also played for Wexford at various levels. His cousin, Joe O’Connor, has also played for Wexford. Playing career University College Dublin As a student at University College Dublin, O'Connor joined the senior hurling team during his second year. He lined out in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns without success. St Martin's O'Connor joined the St Martin's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as a dual player. He experienced championship success in the under-21 grade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Waters
Tomás Waters (born 16 February 1987 in Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club St Martin's and is a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team. Playing career Club Waters plays with his local hurling club St Martin's. He first joined senior level in early 2007 when Wexford were struggling a fair bit in the hurling. Inter-county Waters made his senior debut against Offaly in the Leinster Quarter-Final after being selected by new manager Colm Bonnar Colm Bonnar (born 12 June 1964) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the former manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team having served as manager from September 2021 to July 2022. He is also the former manager of the Car ... to replace one of the injured key players which turned to be a great success where he scored two points each and earned a win with the scoreline 2-17 to 0-16. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Waters, Tomas 1987 births Living people St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noeleen Lambert
Noeleen Lambert is a camogie player, winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship of 2007, 2010 and 2011, Other awards National Camogie League medals in 2009, 2010 and 2011; Leinster Championship 2011 2010 2009; All-Star nominee in 2008 and 2010. 'The Star' player of the match in the 2009 League final; Leinster Under-14 1995, 1996; Leinster Under-18 1998; Leinster Junior 2003; Leinster Senior 2007; Junior Gael Linn Cup with Leinster 1999; Club Senior 'A' 2018; Club Senior 'B' 2003, 2007 (captain); Leinster Senior 'B' Colleges A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offerin ... with Loreto (Wexford) 1996; Purple and Gold Star 2008. Sister of Wexford hurler Barry Lambert. Her father, Robert, also played hurling with Wexford in all grades, while her o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Áine Codd
Áine Codd is a camogie player, winner of an All-Star award in 2004 and an All Ireland medal in 2007. Career She played camogie for Presentation Wexford and was UCD camogie player of the year for 2001. She was nominated for further All Star awards in 2005, 2006 and 2007 Other Awards She is a daughter of Kit Codd (née Kehoe), former All-Ireland medal winner with Dublin (1965 and 1966) and her native Wexford (1975). Kit also won Gael Linn Cup The Gael Linn Cup is a bi-ennial tournament, representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, contested by Ireland's four provincial teams with competitions at senior and junior level on alternat ... medals with Leinster in 1965 and 1968, and was on Wexford's first National League-winning team in 1977-'78. Áine's aunts, Bridget, Gretta, Josie and Annie, won All-Ireland Senior medals with Wexford. Two more aunts, Bernie and Eileen, played in All-Ireland finals in the All Ireland Junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mags Darcy
Mags D’Arcy is a camogie player, double All Star winner, holder of four All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship's 2007, 2010, 2011,2011 final Wexford 2-7 Galway 1-8 Report iIrish Examiener , Preview i [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
