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Mick O'Dwyer
Michael O'Dwyer (9 June 1936 – 3 April 2025) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He most famously managed the senior Kerry county team between 1974 and 1989, during which time he became the county's longest-serving manager, and its most successful at winning major titles. O'Dwyer is regarded as one of the greatest managers in the history of the game. He is one of only three men to manage five different counties. Martin Breheny has described him as "the ultimate symbol of the outside manager". Born in Waterville, County Kerry, O'Dwyer was introduced to Gaelic football by the local national school teacher who organised games between schools in the area. He enjoyed divisional championship success during a thirty-year club career with Waterville. O'Dwyer also won three Kerry County Football Championship medals with South Kerry. O'Dwyer made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen with the Kerry minor team. An All-Ireland MFC runner-up in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterville, County Kerry
Waterville, historically known as Coirean (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is sited on a narrow isthmus, with Lough Currane on the east side of the town, and Ballinskelligs Bay on the west, and the Currane River connecting the two. The N70 Ring of Kerry route passes through the town. As of the 2022 CSO census, Waterville had a population of 555. Name The town's name in Irish, ''Coireán'', means "little cauldron" or "little whirlpool", and refers to the shape of Ballinskelligs Bay on which the town sits. This name, however, has been transplanted onto the lake with the lake's Irish name being ''Loch Luíoch'' or ''Loch Luidheach''. The Butler family built a house at the mouth of the River Currane in the latter part of the 18th century. They named their house and estate Waterville. The village that developed on the estate during the first half of the 19th century was also named Waterville. History Pre-history Evidence of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Cup
The GAA Interprovincial Championship () or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster GAA teams are composed of the best players from the counties in each province. The games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The Railway Cup was a revival of the Railway Shield which ran from 1905 to 1907 (football) and from 1905 to 1908 (hurling). The first Railway Cup competitions (the name is due to the donation of the trophy by Irish Rail) were held in 1927, with Munster winning the first football title and Leinster winning the first hurling title. Presently, Ulster hold the record for the most football Railway Cup wins with 30, while Munster has won the most hurling titles with 43. The longest hurling streak was Munster's six-in-a-row from 1948 to 1953, while Ulster won a football five-in-a-row from 1991 to 1995. The Railway Cup has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford county teams. The county board's offices are based at Walsh Park in the city of Waterford. The Waterford County Board was founded in 1886. Hurling is the dominant sport, with the county having won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) on two occasions: in 1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1948 and 1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1959. While Gaelic football, football is the secondary sport in the county, it is widely played nonetheless. Waterford's greatest footballing achievement was reaching the 1898 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which the team lost to Dublin county football team, Dublin. Governance Founded in 1886, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National School (Ireland)
In Ireland, a national school () is a type of primary school that is financed directly by the state, but typically administered jointly by the state, a patron body, and local representatives. In national schools, most major policies, such as the curriculum and teacher salaries and conditions, are managed by the state through the Department of Education. Minor policies of the school are managed by local people, sometimes directed by a member of the clergy, as representative of the patron, through a local ' board of management'. Most primary schools in Ireland fall into this category, which is a pre-independence concept. While there are other forms of primary school in Ireland, including a relatively small number of private denominational schools which do not receive state aid, there were just 34 such private primary schools in 2012, with a combined enrollment of 7,600 pupils. By comparison there were, as of 2019, over 3,200 national schools in Ireland with a combined enrollment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare County Football Team
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2007 Tommy Murphy Cup
The fourth Tommy Murphy Cup Gaelic football competition began on June 30, 2007. The competition is in knockout format: the eight teams relegated to the National Football League 2007 Division 4 compete, plus Kilkenny. The competition was won by Wicklow Wicklow ( ; , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; ) is the county town of County Wicklow in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the east of Ireland, south of Dublin. According to the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had ... in a final that was forced into extra-time against Antrim. The final score was 3-13 to 1-17. Results References {{Tommy Murphy Cup Tommy Murphy Cup Tommy Murphy Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicklow County Football Team
The Wicklow county football team ( ) represents Wicklow in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Wicklow GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Wicklow's home ground is Aughrim County Ground. The team's manager is Oisín McConville. The team has never won the Leinster Senior Championship, the All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League, the only county besides Fermanagh never to have won its provincial championship. History Wicklow are one of two county teams never to have won a senior provincial football championship (the other is Fermanagh). However, Bray Emmets, the leading side of the early 1900s, won Leinster and All-Ireland honours when they were playing in the Dublin Championship. Wicklow were twice proclaimed Leinster champions for short period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laois County Football Team
The Laois county football team ( ) represents County Laois, Laois in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Laois GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League (Ireland), National Football League. Laois's home ground is O'Moore Park, Portlaoise. The team's manager is Justin McNulty. The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 2003 and the National League in 1985–86 National Football League (Ireland), 1986. Laois has never won the All-Ireland Senior Championship. History Laois contested the second ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) 1889 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, final in 1889. In 1926, the county won the final of the first National Football League (Ireland), National Football League competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship, 1888 championship. The final serves as the culmination of a series of games played during April and May, and the results determine which team receives the Delaney Cup. The championship has always been played on a Single-elimination tournament, straight knockout basis, whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. The Leinster SFC is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners of the Leinster SFC final, like their counterparts in Connacht Senior Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kildare County Football Team
The Kildare county football team represents Kildare in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Kildare GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Kildare's home ground is St Conleth's Park, Newbridge. Brian Flanagan is manager of the team. The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 2000, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1928 and has never won the National League. History Kildare first entered the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) in 1888, and lost to Dublin by a scoreline of 2–7 to 0–1. Kildare made a major contribution towards the evolution of rules and tactics in Gaelic football. The county was the first to abandon the tradition of playing 21 people on each team, using 16 on each team for a period. Kildare players invented the hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in Ireland. The championship was contested as the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2017 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2018. The final, usually held in August, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determine which team receives the Clarke Cup. The All-Ireland Championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. Four teams currently participate in the All-Ireland Championship, with the most successful teams coming from the province of Munster. Teams representing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
