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Pierce Freaney
Pierce J. Freaney (born 1943) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Rower-Inistioge, Carlow Town and St Finbarr's and at inter-county level with Kilkenny and Carlow. Playing career Freaney first played hurling as a student at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny. He won a Croke Cup title in 1959, before captaining the team to All-Ireland final defeat by the North Monastery two years later. Freaney's performances for the college resulted in a call-up to the Kilkenny minor hurling team. His two years in the grade yielded consecutive All-Ireland MHC medals in 1960 and 1961. Freaney immediately progressed to Kilkenny's intermediate team in 1962, while he also lined out for the senior team in some tournament games. He transferred to the Carlow Town club in 1963 and won a Carlow SHC medal in his first season. Freaney also played for the Carlow senior hurling team in the Leinster SHC. A spell with the Rower-Inistioge club was followed by a transfer to the St Finba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team
The Kilkenny county hurling team represents County Kilkenny, Kilkenny in hurling and is governed by Kilkenny 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 Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, and the National Hurling League. Historically, Kilkenny is the most successful team at senior level. Kilkenny's home ground is Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. The team's manager is Derek Lyng. The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, 2024, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2015 and the National League in 2021 National Hurling League, 2021. History Kilkenny is the most successful county team at senior level in the history of the game of hurling. Kilkenny has won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland Championship 36 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1960 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1960 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions. On 4 September 1960 Kilkenny won the championship following a 7-12 to 1-11 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title and their first in ten championship seasons. Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Final Munster Minor Hurling Championship Final Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-finals Final Ulster Minor Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final Final External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour Minor Minor may refer to: Common meanings * Minor (law), a person not under the age of certain legal activities. * Academic minor, a secondary field of study in undergraduate education Mathematic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1968 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1968 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 28 April 1968 and ended on 13 September 1968. Glen Rovers were the defending champions, however, they withdrew from the championship at the semi-final stage. On 13 September 1968, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 5–9 to 1–19 defeat of Imokilly in the final. This was their 17th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons. Charlie McCarthy from the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 5-21. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Ballincollig Results First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Top scorer overall ;Top scorers in a single game Miscellaneous * On 15 August 1968, Glen Rovers withdrew from the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship
The Leinster GAA Post-Primary Schools Senior A Hurling Championship, is an annual inter-schools hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is the highest inter-schools hurling competition in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year, except on two occasions, since 1918. The final, usually held in February, serves as the culmination of a round robin and knockout series of games played between November and January. Eligible players must be under the age of 19. The Leinster Colleges Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Colleges Championship. The winners and runners-up of the Leinster final, like their counterparts in the Conancht Championships and Munster, advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals or semi-finals. The title has been won at least once by 20 different schools, 10 of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are St Kieran's College, who have won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1959 Croke Cup
The 1959 Croke Cup was the eighth staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 15 March to 19 April 1959. St Flannan's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Abbey CBS in the Harty Cup final. The final was played on 19 April 1959 at Thurles Sportsfield, between St Kieran's College and Abbey CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Kieran's College won the match by 2–13 to 4–02 to claim their third Croke Cup title overall and a first title in two years. Eddie Keher Edward Peter Keher (; born 14 October 1941) is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. Born in Inistioge, County Kilkenny, Keher first played competitive hurling whilst at school in ... was the top scorer with 2-09. Qualification Results Semi-final Final Statistics Top scorers ;Overall References {{Dr Croke C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, and GAA rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and Irish dance, dance, as well as the Irish language and it also promotes environmental stewardship through its Green Clubs initiative. As of 2014, the organisation had over 500,000 members, and declared total revenues of €96.1 million in 2022. The Competitions Control Committee (CCC) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) governing bodies organise the fixture list of Gaelic games within a GAA county or provincial councils. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendance. Gaelic football is also the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Newbridge, County Kildare
Newbridge, officially known by its Irish language, Irish name Droichead Nua (), is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. While the nearby Great Connell Priory was founded in the 13th century, the town itself formed from the 18th century onwards, and grew rapidly alongside a military barracks which opened in the early 19th century. Taking on the name Newbridge (''An Droichead Nua'') in the 20th century, the town expanded to support the local catchment, and also as a commuter town for Dublin. Doubling in population during the 20 years between 1991 and 2011, its population of 24,366 in 2022 makes it the second largest town in Kildare and the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, sixteenth-largest in Ireland. Name The Irish language name of the town is the official name, "An Droichead Nua", meaning simply "The New Bridge" and was introduced in the 1930s. Noble and Keenan's map of Kildare 1752, drawn before the town was started, marks 'The New Bridge' in the vicinity of 'Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1968 was the 82nd staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Wexford won the championship, beating Tipperary 5-8 to 3-12 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. The championship Participating counties Format Leinster Championship ''First round:'' (1 match) This is a single match between two of the weaker teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the quarter-final. ''Second round:'' (1 match) This is a single match between the winner of the first round and another team drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the semi-finals. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the quarter-final join three other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the Leinster final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
1967 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1967 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 79th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 16 April 1967 and ended on 8 October 1967. Avondhu were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the first round. On 8 October 1967, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3–09 to 1–09 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 21st championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons. Pierce Freaney of the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 3-24. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship * Cloyne Results First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Scoring ;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game Miscellaneous * On 15 June 1967, Christy Ring played his last championship game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cork (city)
Cork ( ; from , meaning 'marsh') is the second-largest city in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population, third largest on the island of Ireland. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 224,004. The city centre is an island between two channels of the River Lee (Ireland), River Lee which meet downstream at its eastern end, where the quays and Dock (maritime), docks along the river lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Cork was founded in the 6th century as a monastic settlement, and was expanded by Vikings, Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by John, King of England, Prince John in 1185 in Ireland, 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
