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Séamus Heery
Séamus "Séamie" Heery (1927 – 5 November 2014) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Meath county team. Born in Rathkenny, County Meath, Heery first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he first linked up with the Meath senior team, making his debut during the 1949 championship. Heery went on to play a key role for Meath, and won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. At club level Heery was a one-time championship medallist with divisional side North Meath. He also played with club side Rathkenny. His nephew, Mick O'Dowd, was also an All-Ireland medallist with Meath. Heery retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1951 championship. Honours Team ;North Meath * Meath Senior Football Championship (1): 1950 ;Meath * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1949 * Leinster Senior Football Championship (5) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathkenny GAA
Rathkenny GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the small village of Rathkenny, in County Meath, Ireland. The club takes part in Meath GAA competitions. The club have won 5 Meath Senior Football Championship titles. Rathkenny are currently competing at senior level, and have been since 2007. The club was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest clubs in Meath. Rathkenny is a great club. Oliva gore who plays on the ladies meath team played with Rathkenny. History Rathkenny's first game was on 13 February 1887, against Grangegeeth. Rathkenny won 2 points to 0. The club's golden years were from the mid-1910s to 1923. During this period, Rathkenny won 2 Feis Cups and 5 Senior Football Championships. In 1923, Rathkenny won the Championship by playing just one game, against Martyr GAA. Just three teams entered that year and after defeating Martyr, Rathkenny were to play Navan Harps in the final in Kells. Navan Harps didn't arrive for the game and Rathkenny were awarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick O'Dowd
Mick O'Dowd is a former Gaelic footballer and former senior manager for Meath. O'Dowd previously managed his local club Skryne to success in 2004. He was also a member of the panel in 2001 who were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland final, Galway became the first team to win an All-Ireland having lost in their province. In October 2012, he was appointed as Meath manager to replace Séamus McEnaney with his colleague Trevor Giles Trevor Giles is an Irish former Gaelic footballer for the Meath county team. Regarded as one of the best players of his generation, he plays club football for Skryne. He came to prominence first when he won an All Ireland minor medal with M ... & Séan Kelly. In July 2016 O'Dowd stepped down as manager after 4 years in charge. References 1973 births Living people Gaelic football managers Meath Gaelic footballers Skryne Gaelic footballers {{Meath-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Meath Gaelic Footballers
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
