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St.Kieran's (Kerry) GAA
St Kieran's is a divisional Gaelic football team from Kerry, Ireland. The team participates in competitions organised by Kerry GAA county board. The team consists of players from clubs in both North and East Kerry and Tralee District board. Member clubs * Cordal * Currow * Scartaglin * Brosna * Castleisland Desmonds * Knocknagoshel * Ballymacelligott Honours * Kerry Senior Football Championship (1): 1988 * Kerry Minor Football Championship (1): 1994 * Kerry Under-21 Football Championship (0): (runners-up in 1996, 2007, 2013, 2014) Divisional competitions * North Kerry Senior Football Championship The North Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA clubs affiliated to the North Kerry Division of Kerry GAA, Kerry. The official name of the competition is The Bernard O'Callaghan M ... References Divisional boards of Kerry GAA Gaelic games clubs in County Kerry {{Kerry-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar above the ground (1 point). Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar , signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net (the ball cannot be hand-passed into the goal), signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the county was 155,258 at the 2022 census, A popular tourist destination, Kerry's geography is defined by the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains, the Dingle, Iveragh and Beara peninsulas, and the Blasket and Skellig islands. It is bordered by County Limerick to the north-east and Cork County to the south and south-east. Geography and subdivisions Kerry is the fifth-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by area and the 16th-largest by population. It is the second-largest of Munster's six counties by area, and the fourth-largest by population. Uniquely, it is bordered by only two other counties: County Limerick to the east and County Cork to the south-east. The county town is Tralee although the Catholic diocesan seat is Killarney, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Kerry GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry, and for the Kerry county teams. The Kerry branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in the year 1888. Football is the dominant sport in the county, with both the men's and women's teams among the strongest in the country at senior level. The county football team was the fourth from the province of Munster to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick, Tipperary and Cork. Kerry is the most successful in the history of the All-Ireland SFC, topping the list of counties for All-Irelands won. It has won the competition on 38 occasions, including two four-in-a-rows ( 1929– 1932, 1978– 1981) and two three-in-a-rows ( 1939–1941, 1984– 1986). It has also lost more finals than any other county (23). The county hurl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Kerry GAA
The East Kerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association caters for 13 Gaelic football clubs and 1 hurling club in the East Kerry division of the GAA county of Kerry. History Early Years The East Kerry Board was founded in 1925 following a decision to sub-divide Kerry into a number of divisions. The first chairman and secretary were football legends Dick Fitzgerald and Paul Russell. The first meeting of the new Board was attended by delegates from eight clubs; Currow, Farranfore, Firies, Headford, Kenmare, Killarney, Kilcummin and Killorglin. In 1931, Ballymacelligott, Cordal, Currow, Farranfore and Scartaglin broke away from the Division and joined with Castleisland to form the Castleisland District League. In 1947, Laune Rangers, Castlemaine, Milltown, Tuogh and Glenbeigh broke away with Beaufort to form the Mid Kerry League. Hurling Legend has it that a hurling game between the Fianna and the Tuatha De Danann took place in the countryside between Fossa and Glen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currow GAA
The East Kerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association caters for 13 Gaelic football clubs and 1 hurling club in the East Kerry division of the GAA county of Kerry. History Early Years The East Kerry Board was founded in 1925 following a decision to sub-divide Kerry into a number of divisions. The first chairman and secretary were football legends Dick Fitzgerald and Paul Russell. The first meeting of the new Board was attended by delegates from eight clubs; Currow, Farranfore, Firies, Headford, Kenmare, Killarney, Kilcummin and Killorglin. In 1931, Ballymacelligott, Cordal, Currow, Farranfore and Scartaglin broke away from the Division and joined with Castleisland to form the Castleisland District League. In 1947, Laune Rangers, Castlemaine, Milltown, Tuogh and Glenbeigh broke away with Beaufort to form the Mid Kerry League. Hurling Legend has it that a hurling game between the Fianna and the Tuatha De Danann took place in the countryside between Fossa and Glen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scartaglin GAA
Scartaglin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Scartaglen, County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1964, the club fields teams in the East Kerry Division of the GAA county of Kerry. Players from the club also play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship with the divisional side St. Kierans. Divisional teams Scartaglin players play with St. Kierans at senior level as a divisional team in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. Other clubs, which contribute players to St. Kierans' teams, include Ballymacelligott, Brosna, Cordal, Currow, Castleisland Desmonds Castleisland Desmonds are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland. The club won its first County Championship in 1950. They won others in 1981, 1982 and 1984. They won the Munster Club Championship and All-I ... and Knocknagoshel. Achievements * Munster Junior B Club Football Championship (1): 2012 * Kerry Novice Football Championship (3): 1983, 2012, 2019. Notable players * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleisland Desmonds GAA
Castleisland Desmonds are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland. The club won its first County Championship in 1950. They won others in 1981, 1982 and 1984. They won the Munster Club Championship and All-Ireland Club Championship in 1985. Celebrity Bainisteoir In 2010, the club was selected to enter RTÉ's ''Celebrity Bainisteoir'' TV show. Their ''Celebrity Bainisteoir'' was Derek Burke from Crystal Swing. In the quarter finals, Castleisland played against Nuala Carey's Shannonbridge side from County Offaly. In the 2010 season of ''Celebrity Bainisteoir'', home advantage for each game bar the final was determined by an assault course challenge, which took place at the Irish Army's training camp in The Curragh, County Kildare. Having lost the home venue decider in the Curragh, Desmonds travelled to Shannonbridge. In a close game, Castleisland won on a 2–10 to 2-06 scoreline. In the semi-finals, having won the home v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Senior Football Championship
The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 for the top Gaelic football teams in the county of Kerry in Ireland. The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months, with the county final currently being played in either Austin Stack Park or FitzGerald Stadium in October. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games. The Kerry County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The winners of the Kerry county final join the champion clubs of the other five counties to contest the provincial championship. The winning team of the county championship also has the honour of naming the captain of the Kerry senior te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Kerry Senior Football Championship
The 1988 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 18 June to 2 October 1988. Kenmare entered the championship as the defending champions. The final was played on 2 October 1988 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ..., between St. Kieran's and Dr. Crokes, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St. Kieran's won the match by 0-10 to 0-03 to claim their first ever championship title. Results Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * St. Kieran's won their first ever title, having qualified for the final for the first time in their history. References {{Kerry Senior Football Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Examiner
The ''Irish Examiner'', formerly ''The Cork Examiner'' and then ''The Examiner'', is an Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, though it is available throughout the country. History 19th and early 20th centuries The paper was founded by John Francis Maguire under the title ''The Cork Examiner'' in 1841 in support of the Catholic Emancipation and tenant rights work of Daniel O'Connell. Historical copies of ''The Cork Examiner'', dating back to 1841, are available to search and view in digitised form at the Irish Newspaper Archives website and British Newspaper Archive. During the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War, the ''Cork Examiner'' (along with other nationalist newspapers) was subject to censorship and suppression. At the time of the Spanish Civil War, the ''Cork Examiner'' reportedly took a strongly pro-Franco tone in its coverage of the conflict. As of the early to mid-20th century, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Kerry Senior Football Championship
The North Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA clubs affiliated to the North Kerry Division of Kerry GAA, Kerry. The official name of the competition is The Bernard O'Callaghan Memorial North Kerry Senior Football Championship, in honour of the late Bernie O'Callaghan (Beale) who was Chairman of the North Kerry GAA Board for 25 years (1974 to 1998) and did a huge amount of work for North Kerry football. The Championship runs from October to December each year but has on occasion continued into the New Year due to replays and postponements. Fourteen clubs are eligible to play in the Championship: Asdee, Ballydonoghue, Ballyduff GAA Club, Ballyduff, Ballylongford, Beale GAA, Beale, Brosna, Castleisland Desmonds, Duagh, Finuge GAA, Finuge, Knocknagoshel, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane GAA, Moyvane, St Senans (Kerry), St. Senan's and Tarbert GAA, Tarbert. The Championship is played on a straight knock-out basis. First round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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