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Declan Barron
Declan Barron (born 1951) is an Irish former Gaelic football player who played for club side Bantry Blues, divisional side Carbery and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lined out at midfield or in the forwards. Career Barron, whose father had played with the Carlow senior football team, first played Gaelic football at Bantry National school and from there he moved to play at club level with Bantry Blues. He won the first of four divisional championship titles in 1968, before later claiming county titles in junior and intermediate. He completed the county set of medals by winning a County Senior Championship title with Carbery in 1971. By this stage Barron had already made an impression on the inter-county scene with Cork and was the holder of two All-Ireland minor championship medals and two All-Ireland under-21 championship medals. He was added to the Cork senior team in 1971 and won the first of three Munster Championship medals tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bantry Blues
Bantry Blues is a Gaelic football club based in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated with Cork GAA and to the Carbery division. The club has always been primarily a Gaelic football club, but has fielded hurling teams also. In 2010, the hurling section was reformed. History The club was founded in 1887. Honours * Cork Senior Football Championship Winners (2) 1995, 1998 Runners Up: 1909,1981, 2001 * Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship Runners-Up (2) 2022, 2023 * Cork Intermediate Football Championship Winners (6) 1912, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1975, 1993, Runners Up: 1933, 1937 * Cork Junior Football Championship Winners: (2) 1928, 1972, * Cork Under-21 Football Championship Winners (2) 1993, 1994 * Cork Minor Football Championship Runners-Up: 1941, 1979, 2009 * Cork Junior B Hurling Championship Runners-Up 2015 * West Cork Junior A Football Championship Winners: (9) 1928, 1932, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1985 Runners-Up 1931, 1937, 1947, 1961, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) () is the premier inter-county competition in Gaelic football. County (Gaelic games), County teams compete against each other and the winner is declared All-Ireland Champions. Organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), the championship has been contested every year except one since 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, 1887. The final is played by the 35th Sunday of the year at Croke Park in Dublin, with the winning team receiving the Sam Maguire Cup. For the majority of its existence, the All-Ireland Championship has been played on a Single-elimination tournament, straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. In more recent years, the qualification procedures for the championship have changed several times. Currently, qualification is limited to teams competing in 6 feeder competitions; the finalists of the 4 Province (Gaelic games), provincial championships: Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1969 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1969 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18. Cork entered the championship as defending champions. On 28 September 1969, Cork won the championship following a 2-7 to 0-11 defeat of Derry in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their third in succession. Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Quarter-final Semi-finals Final Munster Minor Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Leinster Minor Football Championship First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Ulster Minor Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Cork achieve the double for the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1968 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1968 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 37th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18. Cork entered the championship as defending champions. On 22 September 1968, Cork won the championship following a 3-5 to 1-10 defeat of Sligo in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession. Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Minor Football Championship Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Ulster Minor Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Leinster Minor Football Championship First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous * Donal Aherne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Munster Under-21 Football Championship
The Munster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county football competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in the province of Munster. The championship was contested as the Munster Under-21 Championship between 1962 and 2016 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2018. It is sponsored by EirGrid. The final, currently held in March, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during a three-week period, and the results determine which team receives the Corn na Cásca. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship. The winners of the Munster final, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The 1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the eighth staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Cork entered the championship as defending champions. On 19 September 1971, Cork won the championship following a 3-10 to 0-3 defeat of Fermanagh in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession. Munster Under-21 Football Championship Munster quarter-finals Munster semi-finals Munster final All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship All-Ireland semi-finals All-Ireland final Statistics * The All-Ireland semi-final between Fermanagh and Offaly remains their only championship meeting. References {{All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship 1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The 1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship ran from 5 April to 4 October 1970. Antrim entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Derry in the Ulster quarter-final. The All-Ireland final was played on 4 October 1970 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cork and Fermanagh, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-11 to 0-09 to claim their first ever All-Ireland U21 title. Roscommon's Mickey Freyne was the championship's top scorer with 1-17. Connacht Under-21 Football Championship Connacht quarter-final Connacht semi-finals Connacht final Leinster Under-21 Football Championship Leinster first round Leinster quarter-finals Leinster semi-finals Leinster final Munster Under-21 Football Championship Munster quarter-finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1979–80 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1979–80 National Football League was the 49th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Cork defeated Kerry in an all-Munster final. Format Divisions * Division One: 12 teams. Split into two regional groups of 6 (North and South) * Division Two: 20 teams. Split into two 10 team regional sub-divisions of North and South, which were divided into five teams each. Titles Teams in both divisions competed for the National Football League title. There was also a separate National Football League Division Two title. Knockout stage qualifiers * Division One (North): top 3 teams * Division One (South): top 3 teams * Division Two (North): winners * Division Two (South): winners Promotion and relegation This was the last season of the present league format. For the 1980–81 season, the 32 counties were divided into four divisions of eight teams. The teams were not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1974 and ended on 22 September 1974. Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 22 September 1974, Dublin won the championship following a 0–14 to 1–6 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 18th All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 1–36. Dublin manager Kevin Heffernan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year, the first time that the award went to a manager instead of a player. Team summaries Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-final Semi-finals Final Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Second round Quarter- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 85th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter county, inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 25 April 1971 and ended on 26 September 1971. Kerry GAA, Kerry entered the championship as the 1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork GAA, Cork in the Munster final. On 26 September 1971, Offaly won the championship following a 1-14 to 2-8 defeat of Galway GAA, Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title. Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1-35. Offaly's Eugene Mulligan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Leinster Championship format change The Second Round returns to Leinster football championship this year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-final Semi-finals Finals Leinste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1973 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1973 and ended on 23 September 1973. Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 23 September 1973, Cork won the championship following a 3-17 to 2-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 4th All-Ireland title, their first in 28 championship seasons. Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. Cork's Billy Morgan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-final Semi-finals Final Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Ulst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
