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Seán Foley
Seán Foley (born 29 October 1949) is an Irish retired hurler whose league and championship career as a left wing-back with the Limerick senior team spanned thirteen seasons from 1970 to 1983. Born in London, England, Foley was introduced to hurling when his family relocated to Patrickswell, County Limerick. His father, John Foley, was an All-Ireland medal winner in the junior grade with Limerick in 1941. Foley enjoyed All-Ireland success with the CBS Sexton Street team in 1966, while simultaneously joining the Patrickswell senior team. In a club career that spanned 25 years he won two Munster medals and eleven county senior championship medals. Foley was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. Foley enjoyed an unsuccessful underage career at minor and under-21 levels with Limerick before making his senior debut during the 1970-71 league. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons he won one All-Ireland medal as Limerick won the title after a long absence in 1973. Foley ... [...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] |
Munster GAA
The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster. County boards *Cork * Clare *Kerry *Limerick *Tipperary *Waterford Hurling Provincial team The Munster provincial hurling team represents the province of Munster in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup. Honours *Railway Cups: 46 **1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2016 Current panel Players Players from the following county teams represent Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. =Notable players= Competitions Inter-county ;Record *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 72 **Cork: 1890, 1892, 1893, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paudie Fitzmaurice
Paudie Fitzmaurice (born 16 November 1949) is a hurler from Killeedy in County Limerick, Ireland, who featured in Limerick hurling teams of the 1970s. Fitzmaurice was part of the Limerick county hurling team which won the All-Ireland in 1973,) as well as in the 1974, 1980 and 1981 teams. He was captain when Limerick won the 1981 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final. He is a two-time National League winner, and finished as top scorer when captaining Maynooth College to victory in the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1974. His achievements as a player were recognised in 1984 when Fitzmaurice received an All-Star award. Fitzmaurice continued to play competitive hurling for his native Killeedy until 1996. Fitzmaurice was named manager of the Sligo hurling team in January 2003. but resigned after harsh criticism in May of that year. He trained for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, as did his brother Fr. Willie Fitzmaurice, who also played hurling for Limerick. Teaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Hartigan
Pat Hartigan (born 1950) is an Irish former hurler who played for his local club South Liberties and at senior level for the Limerick county team in the 1970s. He is regarded as one of Limerick's greatest-ever players. Early and private life Pat Hartigan was born in Drombanna, County Limerick in 1950. He was educated locally and from an early age he showed a great interest in the game of hurling, learning his skills on the roads and in the fields of his local parish where his reputation as a skilful hurler was built. It was only when Hartigan attended the Sexton Street school of the Christian Brothers, where one of his friends was J.P. McManus, that he began to play hurling on a competitive basis. By the age of 15 Hartigan had White Cup (under fifteen and a half) and Dean Ryan Cup (Munster junior colleges) medals to his name and had broken onto the schools Harty Cup panel. In 1966 his school won a third successive Harty Cup and All-Ireland colleges' title, beating St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Limerick Senior Hurling Team Captains ...
This article lists players who have captained the Limerick county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. List of captains {{Limerick county hurling team Hurlers +Captains 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éamonn Grimes
Éamonn Grimes (born 1947) is an Irish retired hurling, hurler who played as a midfielder for the Limerick GAA, Limerick senior team. Grimes joined the team during the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1966, 1966 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1981, 1981 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland medal, four Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster medals (two as a substitute), one National Hurling League medal and two GAA All Stars Awards, All-Star awards. An All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions, Grimes captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1973. At club level Grimes was a four-time Limerick Senior Club Hurling Championship, county club championship medalist with South Liberties GAA, South Liberties. Playing career Colleges During his secondary schooling at CBS Sexton Street, Grimes became a member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1981 fixtures took place in September 1980. The championship began on 24 May 1981 and ended on 6 September 1981. Galway were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the final. Westmeath re-entered the Leinster Championship after a three-year absence. On 6 September 1981, Offaly won the championship following a 2–12 to 0–15 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title ever. Limerick's Joe McKenna was the championship's top scorer with 7–12. Offaly's Pat Delaney was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year. Teams Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-final Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1980 fixtures took place in September 1979. The championship began on 25 May 1980 and ended on 7 September 1980. Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the Leinster final. Laois re-entered the Leinster Championship, having won the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship the previous year. On 7 September 1980, Galway won the championship following a 2–15 to 3–9 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title, their first in fifty-seven championship seasons. Limerick's Éamonn Cregan was the championship's top scorer with 5–18. Galway's Joe Connolly was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year. Format After a series of disappointing Munster finals in previous years, the Munster Council took the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1974 was the 88th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Limerick 3-19 to 1-13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. The championship Format Munster Championship ''First round:'' (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final. Leinster Championship ''First round:'' (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1973 was the 87th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling single-elimination tournament, knock-out competition. Limerick GAA, Limerick won the championship, beating Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny 1-21 to 1-14 in the 1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, final at Croke Park, Dublin. Format Overview The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1973 was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there were no Single-elimination tournament#Seeding, seeds. Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If both sides were still level at the end of that game another replay had to take place. The Championship Munster Championship ''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990-91 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
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