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Éire Óg, Inis GAA
Éire Óg, Inis GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. The club plays both Hurling and Gaelic Football at all age levels. Their most recent major achievement came on 27 October 2024, when the club their third Clare Senior Football Championship in four years, defeating Kilmurry-Ibrickane by 1-10 to 0-06 in Cusack Park, Ennis, and joined Kilrush Shamrocks at the top of the Clare SFC roll of honour with twenty one titles each. Prior to the official club formation in 1952, the Ennis Dalcassians represented the county capital. Between 1944-1956 and 1994-1995, players from local rivals St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield joined up with the club to form the Ennis Faughs. Both clubs were competing at lower levels at the time so it was seen as an opportunity to play senior football. The ''Ennis Faughs'' competed in thirteen county finals, winning five Senior Football titles in 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954 and 1994. They also won an Intermediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennis
Ennis ( , meaning 'island' or 'river meadow') is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 27,923, making it the 6th largest town, and 11th largest urban settlement, as of the 2022 census. Dating from the 12th century the town's Irish name is short for , deriving from its location between two courses of the River Fergus. Ennis has had considerable success in the Irish Tidy Towns competition. In 2005 and 2021, the town was named Ireland's tidiest town, and was named Ireland's tidiest large urban centre on multiple occasions. The town straddles two baronies. Most of the town, including its historic centre, is in the Barony of Islands. However, the eastern and north-eastern edges of the town are in the Barony of Bunratty Upper. History The name Ennis derives from the Irish word "Inis", mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
