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Teddy O'Brien
James Edward M. O'Brien (1949 – 8 August 2000), known as Teddy O'Brien, was an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Glen Rovers and St. Nicholas' and was also a member of the Cork senior teams as a dual player. Early life Born and raised in Blackpool on Cork's northside, O'Brien first played as a schoolboy in various juvenile competitions before later lining out as a student at the North Monastery in various competitions, including the Harty Cup. Club career O'Brien began his club career at minor level as a hurler with Glen Rovers and as a Gaelic footballer with sister club St. Nicholas'. He joined both clubs' senior teams in 1968. O'Brien enjoyed his first major success at club level when he lined out at left wing-forward on the Glen Rovers team that beat University College Cork in the 1969 Cork SHC final. Three years later he claimed a second winners' medal, this time lining out at left wing-back, when Youghal were beaten in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackpool, Cork
Blackpool () is a suburb of Cork (city), Cork city in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated in the north of the city, on the N20 road to Mallow, County Cork, Mallow. Blackpool is part of the Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency), Cork North Central Dáil constituency. History The first official reference to Blackpool in Cork City as an urban centre was in relation to the building of a Guard House in 1734 mentioned in the Cork Corporation minute book. Its early development can be traced to its being on the main thoroughfare from Cork City to the north, with roads leading to the important destinations of Mallow, Limerick and Dublin. Dublin Street and Dublin Hill, Hill in Blackpool were named after this route. Weaving became identified with Blackpool from its early beginnings and it was later recalled that the cabins of Blackpool were a hive of wool combing and weaving. The success of weaving in Blackpool can in part be attributable to British Army and Royal Navy, Naval contracts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 7 April 1972 and ended on 12 November 1972. Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the first round. The final was played on 12 November 1972 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Youghal, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 3-15 to 1-10 to claim their 23rd championship title overall and a first title in three years. Patsy Harte from the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 3-14. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Nemo Rangers From Championship Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Cloyne Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Double (Gaelic Games)
The Double is a term in Gaelic games that refers to a county winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in the same year. Other major trophies won in combination in the same year at minor or under-21 levels are also often referred to as doubles. Similarly, the winning of the All-Ireland and the National League titles in the same year may also be referred to as the Double, albeit an inferior one. The Double Historically it has been unusual for counties to be strong in both codes simultaneously. Indeed, historically many counties have tended to favour one code over the other long term. Dublin and Kerry, for example, have historically dominated football, but been weaker in hurling, while Kilkenny and Limerick are powerful in hurling, but much weaker in football. Only two counties have achieved this rare distinction at List of Gaelic games terminology#S, Senior level, both on two separate occasions; only Cork have done so in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 93rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 10 May 1981 and ended on 13 September 1981. St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions. The final was played on 13 September 1981 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers, in what was their second successive meeting in the final. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1–12 to 1–09 to claim their 21st championship title overall and a second successive title. Christy Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 6-05. Format change At the County Convention on 25 January 1981, it was decided to end the three-year experiment of playing the championship on a league basis in the preliminary rounds and reverted to an open, seeded draw. The four semi-finalists from the 1980 championship (Midleton, Blackrock, St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers) were the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1977 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 30 January 1977. The championship began on 1 May 1977 and ended on 18 September 1977. Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions. On 18 September 1977, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-17 to 1-5 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 19th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons. The attendance of 34,151 at the county final remains a record. Team changes From Championship Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Ballinhassig Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall ;In a single game Miscellaneous * Patrick Murphy, the honorary secretary of the Blackrock club, collapsed an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camross GAA
Camross GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association Hurling and Gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland, located near to Coolrain. History Founded in 1903, the club is the most successful hurling club in County Laois and the club colours are famously black and amber. In 1957 Camross amalgamated with Killanure their parish counterparts and with amalgamation came great success. In 1957 they won Junior Championship beating St Fintans, Colt, followed with Intermediate title in 1958. The Camross club did not win the Laois Senior Hurling Championship until 1959 but since then they have added a record 25 more senior hurling titles to their roll of honour (26 titles in total). They last won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship in 2018 defeating Rathdowney Errill. The last time they appeared in a county final was 2022, when defeated by Clough Ballacolla. A previous chairman Michael Lalor also held the chair of office of Laois County Council in 2006. Michael and his brother was captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1976 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1976 and ended on 3 October 1976. Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions. The final was played on 3 October 1976 at the newly-opened Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Blackrock, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 2-07 to 0-10 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a first title in four years. Tom Collins was the championship's top scorer with 5-08. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Ballinhassig From Championship Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * St. Vincent's Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sport)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 13 April 1975 and ended on 14 September 1975. St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Seandún in the quarter-finals. The final was played on 14 September 1975 at the Mardyke Grounds in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Blackrock won the match by 4–11 to 0–10 to claim their 26th championship title overall and a first title in two years. Paddy O'Sullivan and Pat Horgan were the championship's joint-top scorers. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Bandon Results First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Scoring statistics ;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackrock GAA
Blackrock National Hurling Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located on the southside of Cork City, Ireland. The club was founded in 1883 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. No other Cork-based GAA club has won more Senior County Hurling titles or All-Ireland Club Championships. The club is sometimes known as 'The Rockies'. History Blackrock Hurling Club was officially founded in 1883, one year before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association itself. It is therefore the oldest hurling club in Cork. Until 1888 the club was known as Cork Nationals, when it changed its name to National Hurling Club of Blackrock, and later in the same year to Blackrock National Hurling Club. Blackrock won eight of the first nine Cork Senior Hurling Championship titles and, in the early years of the All-Ireland Championship when the winning clubs represented the county, subsequently claimed the All-Ireland titles for Cork in 1893 and 1894. Blackrock once again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 85th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 28 January 1973. The championship began on 8 April 1973 ended on 14 October 1973. Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions. The final was played on 14 October 1973 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in 14 years. Blackrock won the match by 2–12 to 2–10 to claim their 25th championship title overall and a first title in two years. Tom Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 2-22. Format At the Cork County Convention on 28 January 1973, it was decided to introduce a system of seeding. As a result of this the four semi-finalists from the 1972 championship were automatically guaranteed a place in the second round. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
