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Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Limerick in Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Limerick hurling. The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at the Gaelic Grounds in October. The prize for the winning team is the John Daly Cup. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a round robin format followed by a knock-out stage. The Limerick County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Limerick county final join the champions of the other four hurling counties to contest the provincial champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 2024 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 130th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick GAA, Limerick County Board in 1887 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, 1887. The draws for the group stage pairings took place on 6 February 2024. The championship ran from 1 August to 27 October 2024. Na Piarsaigh GAA (Limerick), Na Piarsaigh were the 2023 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, defending champions. The #Final, final was played on 27 October 2024 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Na Piarsaigh and Doon GAA, Doon, in what was their third meeting overall in the final and a first final meeting in 2020 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, four years. Doon won the match by 0-16 to 2-09 to claim their first ever championship title. Ballybrown GAA, Ballybrown's Aidan O'Connor (hurler), Aidan O'Connor was the championship's #Top scorers, top scorer with 3-60. Team changes To Championship Promoted from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Piarsaigh GAA (Limerick)
Na Piarsaigh (, ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated on the north side of Limerick City, Ireland. It was founded in 1968. Following their 2-8 to 2-6 victory in the 2022 Limerick Intermediate Football Championship over Dromcollogher Broadford, Na Piarsaigh are one of four dual senior clubs in hurling and Gaelic football in Limerick. As of 2024, the club fields five adult teams three in hurling (senior, Intermediate & Junior) and two in football (Senior & Junior), the most of any club in Limerick. History Formation Na Piarsaigh GAA Club was formed in early 1968. Its formation was initiated in the industrial boom time of the 1960s and the inaugural meeting was held in the Ardhú House Hotel on Tuesday 16 January 1968 when the attendance included Rev.Fr.J.Browne C.C and three officials of the Limerick County Board – Jackie O'Connell, chairman; Tom Boland, secretary and Mick O'Brien, treasurer. Opening the meeting, Noel Drumgoole said that the attendance levels we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarina (County Limerick)
Clarina () is a village in County Limerick in the province of Munster, Ireland. It lies between Mungret and Kildimo on the N69 road west of the centre of Limerick city close to the River Maigue. The Maigue is a tributary of the River Shannon and enters the Shannon estuary between Limerick city and the mouth of the Deel river, Askeaton, county Limerick. Clarina is within the Patrickswell-Ballybrown parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries .... The main area of interest is the nearby location of Carrigogunnell Castle. Schools Clarina has a National School called St. Josephs N.S. (mixed). History Clarina Castle, also known as Elm Park, was designed for the 3rd Baron Clarina in the late 1820s. Further work was undertaken by Rawson Carroll in the 1880s. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballybrown GAA
Ballybrown GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballybrown, County Limerick, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. In 2018, Ballybrown fielded teams at Senior, Junior A and Junior B in hurling, while also a team at Junior A in football. Ballybrown's biggest rivals are neighbours Patrickswell, the two clubs sharing 22 senior titles between them. The club have two pitches in the village of Clarina. One pitch is to the north, towards Tervoe and one to the South, towards Elm Park and Breska Beg. History Ballybrown was founded in 1890. Ballybrown are the only Limerick club to have won Munster titles in both hurling and football, a feat achieved in 2018. Having won the Limerick Junior B City title, the team progressed to win county honors in late 2017, beating Castletown-Ballyagran in a replay. This was the fourth round in succession that the club had advanced via replay. The team had an unbeaten streak, winning City B league honors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colours Of Limerick
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2004 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 2004 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 4 June to 10 October 2004. Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Knockainey in the quarter-finals. The final was played on 10 October 2004 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Ahane and Garryspillane, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ahane won the match by 1–11 to 0–13 to claim their 19th championship title overall and a first title in five years. It remains their last championship title. Adare's Conor Fitzgerald was the championship's top scorer with 0-33. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Limerick Senior B Hurling Championship * Murroe/Boher From Championship Relegated to the Limerick Senior B Hurling Championship * Garryspillane Group 1 Group 1 table Group 1 resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleconnell
Castleconnell (, historically ''Caisleán Uí Chonaing'') is a village in County Limerick on the banks of the River Shannon. It is from Limerick city and near the boundaries of County Clare and County Tipperary. History The ruins of the Castle of Connell ( or originally ), from which the name of the town derives, was built on a rock outcrop overlooking the bend of the river. It was destroyed in a siege by the army of General Ginkel, fighting in support of the Williamite Army of William of Orange at the end of the 17th century. A large chunk of the castle wall now lies approximately fifty feet from the castle, thrown clear by siege cannons. A footbridge over the Shannon – built during The Emergency (1939–45) by the Irish Army under Captain Carley Owens – connects counties Limerick and Clare. The nearby Mountshannon House was the home of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare, who in the late 18th century was the Attorney-General for Ireland and subsequently Lord Chancel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahane GAA
Ahane GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Lisnagry, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Limerick GAA, Limerick County Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. History Located in the Ahane, County Limerick, Ahane, Castleconnell and Montpelier, County Limerick, Montpelier areas of County Limerick, East Limerick, Ahane GAA Club was founded on 22 November 1926. The new club played its first ever match three weeks later, but lost out to Newport GAA, Newport. The Ahane GAA Club committee affiliated both junior and senior teams for the respective championships in 1927. The Ahane club was in its infancy when it made the breakthrough by winning the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, Limerick SHC title after a defeat of Croom GAA, Croom in 1931. This victory ushered in an unprecedented 25-year period of success. Ahane won seven successive Limerick SHC titles between 1933 and 1939. Defeat by Croom in successive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colours Of Kerry
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2009 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 2009 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 115th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 February 2009. Adare entered the championship as the defending champions. On 18 October 2009, Adare won the championship after a 1–17 to 0–03 defeat of Na Piarsaigh in the final. It was their fifth championship title overall and their third title in succession. It remains their last championship triumph. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship * Bruff From Championship Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship * Dromin/Athlacca Results Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References {{Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adare
Adare (; ) is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, located southwest of the city of Limerick. Adare is designated as a heritage town by the Irish government. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. History The River Maigue is tidal as far as Adare, with the settlement forming around the eastern bank of the Maigue overlooking the fording point from which the village gets its name. An annalistic reference is made in the medieval Annals of Inisfallen at AI982.4 "The Tree of Mag Adar was broken by Leth Cuinn". Owing to the strategic importance of the river crossing the Desmond castle was built overlooking the site near Ardshanbally (derived from ''Ard an tSeanbhaile'' - 'high ground of the old town'), and was first mentioned in 1226. Historically a market town, in the Middle Ages, Adare had three monasteries. On 7 June 1996, Detective Garda Jerry McCabe was killed by members of the Provisional IRA, during the attempted robbery of a post office van in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adare GAA
Adare GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Adare, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Adare have reached the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship, County Senior Hurling Final on 12 occasions. After losing the finals of 1968, 1986, 1990, 1993 and 1996, they finally won their first championship in 2001 and successfully defended it in 2002. In 2003, they narrowly missed out on winning three county titles in a row after losing out to Patrickswell GAA, Patrickswell in the final. However, Adare managed to complete a historic 3-in-a-row in 2007 and 2008 and 2009. 2008 marked their first win in the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship when they overcame Toomevara GAA, Toomevara. They were subsequently defeated in the Munster Final by De La Salle GAA, De La Salle on a scoreline of 0–10 to 1-09. Adare saw a sharp rise in Limerick football prominence winning consecutive promotion through the Junior B, Junior A and Intermediate ranks from 1999, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
