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William Fitzgibbon
William Fitzgibbon (23 May 1878 – 20 May 1955) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward with the Cork senior hurling team. He was an All-Ireland Championship winner in 1902. Career Fitzgibbon began his hurling career at club level with Carrigtwohill in East Cork. He enjoyed a lengthy career with the club, however, he never won a Cork Senior Championship title. At inter-county level, Fitzgibbon first played for the Cork senior hurling team on 3 November 1901 in what was the delayed 1900 championship. Two years later he won an All-Ireland Championship medal after a 3-13 to no score defeat of London at the Cork Athletic Grounds. Fitzgibbon died at St. Finbarr's Hospital on 20 May 1955. Honours ;Cork *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigtwohill GAA
Carrigtwohill GAA is a Gaelic Football and hurling club based in the parish of Carrigtwohill in County Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club participates in Cork GAA competitions and in Imokilly GAA, Imokilly board competitions. In 2011 the Senior hurling team won a first county title in 93 years . Roll of honour * Cork Senior Hurling Championship Winners (2) 1918 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1918, 2011 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 2011, Runners Up 1932, 1933, 1935 * Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2007 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, 2007 Runners Up: 2006 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, 2006 * Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1909, 1949, 1950 Runners Up: 1942, 1971, 2002 * Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners (6) 1896, 1915, 1941, 1948, 1966, 1994 Runners Up: 1897, 1962, 1978 * Cork Junior Football Championship Runners Up 1993 * Cork Minor Hurling Championship Winners (1) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs and amalgamated teams in the county of Cork in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Cork hurling. Introduced in 1887 as the Cork Senior Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams, with its winner reckoned as the Cork county champion. The competition took on its current name in 2020, adding a round-robin group stage and limiting the number of club and divisional entrants. In its present format, the Cork Premier Senior Championship begins with a preliminary qualifying round for the divisional teams and educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigtwohill Hurlers
Carrigtwohill, officially Carrigtohill (), is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of 5,080 (2016). It is 12 kilometres east of Cork city. It is connected to Cork Suburban Rail and is bypassed by the N25 road. Carrigtwohill is one of the fastest-growing towns in the region, and a hub for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Carrigtwohill is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency. Name It is generally believed that the town's name is from . However, in his book ''Church and Parish Records'' (1903), the Rev. J.H. Cole of the Church of Ireland said that ''tuathail'' is used in the sense of "left-handed", or "North". Cole says it is so called because, whereas most of the rocks in that part of the country run east-west, the rocks at Carrigtwohill run north-south. The town's anglicised name first appeared in written documents in 1234 as ''Karrectochell''. Later spellings include ''Carrigtuoghill'', ''Carrigtoghill'', ''Carrigtowhill'' and ''Carrigtowill'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Seventh Flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – ''The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year reign (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 – The British fleet enters Turkish waters, and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul, but does not carry out the threat. * Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Athletic Grounds
The Cork Athletic Grounds was a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) stadium where major hurling and football matches were played. Situated in the Ballintemple area of Cork in Ireland, it was the home of Cork GAA between 1904 and 1974. The stadium was demolished in 1974 and replaced by Páirc Uí Chaoimh. History In late 1902 an attempt was made by the Cork County Board of the GAA to provide Cork city with a dedicated athletic stadium. A new company, the Cork Athletic Grounds Committee Ltd., was established under the chairmanship of James Crosbie. The county board invested £30 in the venture and a member of the board was appointed as a director. The subscriptions for the share capital reached sufficient funds, and in early 1903 a lease for six acres was drawn up between the Cork Agricultural Society, the Cork Corporation and the Cork County Board treasurer John FitzGerald. The official opening of the venue was in September 1904, for the (delayed) 1902 All-Ireland football and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London GAA
The London County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Londain) or London GAA is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in London. The county board is also responsible for the London county teams and schools. The county football team compete in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on an annual basis, the only English based team to do so. They participate through in the Connacht Senior Football Championship as the Irish community in London are considered as part of the province of Connacht. The county hurling team competed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, but having been relegated during the preliminary group stage of the Leinster Championship in the 2014 season, the team currently plays in the third tier Christy Ring Cup. Overview London played in three hurling and five football All Ireland finals in the early 1900s when the All-Ireland and All-Britain champions wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1900 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 12 May 1901 and ended on 26 October 1902. Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their title following a 2-5 to 0-6 defeat of London in the final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Semi-final:'' (2 matches) The four provincial representatives make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the home final. ''Home final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated while the winning team advances to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the home final and London, who receive a bye to this stage of the championship, contest this game. The winners are declared All-Ireland champions. Results Connacht Senior Hurling Championship ---- Leinster Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Cork
East Cork lies in south-west Ireland, in Ireland's largest county, County Cork. The term "East Cork" is used in tourism, sporting and other contexts, and is the name given to one of eight municipal districts of Cork County Council. East Cork contains one of the world's largest natural harbours, Cork Harbour. Fota Island (including Fota House and Gardens and Fota Wildlife Park) is also east of Cork City, and Fota Island Golf Course hosted the Irish Open golf tournament in 2001. Towns and "key villages" in the East Cork municipal district of Cork County Council include Midleton, Youghal, Castlemartyr, Cloyne, Killeagh, Whitegate and Aghada. Other smaller villages include Ballycotton, Ballymacoda, Dungourney, Ladysbridge, Mogeely, Saleen, and Shanagarry. See also * West Cork * Cork East (Dáil constituency) * East Cork Early Music Festival East Cork Early Music Festival is an Irish arts festival that is intended to "promote the performance and appreciation" of music written bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork GAA
The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork county teams. It is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA. Cork is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both football and hurling. However, despite both teams competing at the top level of the game for most of the county's history, the county hurling team has experienced more success, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship on thirty occasions. By comparison, the county football team has won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on seven occasions, most recently in 2010. Cork was the third county from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick and Tipperary. Traditionally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1902 was the 16th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork (Dungourney) won the championship, beating London 3-13 to 0-00 in the final. Format All-Ireland Championship ''Semi-final:'' (2 matches) The four provincial representatives make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the home final。 ''Home final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated while the winning team advances to the final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the home final and London, who receive a bye to this stage of the championship, contest this game. The winners are declared All-Ireland champions. Results Connacht Senior Hurling Championship Final Leinster Senior Hurling Championship First round Second round Semi-final Final Munster Senior Hurling Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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