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Liam Burke (hurler)
Liam Burke (born 2 September 1972) is an Irish former hurler who played as a forward and midfield for the Galway senior team. An All-Ireland-winning captain in the under-21 grade, Burke made his first appearance for the senior team during the 1991-92 National League and became a regular member of the team over much of the next decade. During that time he won one National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the league system. ... winners' medal. At club level Burke played with the Kilconieron club. References 1972 births Living people Kilconieron hurlers Galway inter-county hurlers Connacht inter-provincial hurlers {{Galway-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilconieron GAA
Kilconieron GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Kilconieron, County Galway, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. History Kilconieron was one of the first clubs in County Galway to affiliate with the Central Branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The first recorded game involving Kilconieron was against Kiltulla on 29 August 1885. Between 1908 and 1920 Kilconieron went through its must successful period. Seven Galway SHC finals were contested, with victories coming in 1908, 1912 and 1919. A number of barren years followed, with the club facing a shortage of players on some occasions due to emigration. A split in the club occurred in 1943, with a breakaway club called St Finbarr's being established. The split lasted until 1947 when both clubs amalgamated under the Kilconieron name. The nearby Clostoken club amalgamated with Kilconieron in 1965. The club enjoyed sporadic periods of juvenile and underage success in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Phort Láirge) or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 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 and 1959. While 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. Governance Founded in 1886, the Waterford GAA board administers Gaelic games at all levels in County Waterford. This includes the sports of hurling, footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, mean solar time [the legal time scale], its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908 in science#Astronomy, 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 - The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. * January 11 – Sheik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Kilkenny GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Chainnigh) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny county teams in all codes at all levels. The Kilkenny branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1887. In hurling, the dominant sport in the county, Kilkenny competes annually in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, which it has won 36 times (a national record), the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, which it has won 73 times, and the National Hurling League, which it has won 19 times(a national record). The camogie team has won the both National Camogie League and the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 15 times each. Hurling Clubs Clubs contest the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship. That competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philly Larkin
Philip "Philly" Larkin (born 26 July 1973) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club James Stephens and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1996 until 2003. Biography Born in the famous 'village' area of Kilkenny, Larkin was a member of the famous Larkin hurling dynasty. His father Phil, known as 'Fan' Larkin, won five All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny in a career that spanned seventeen seasons. Larkin's grandfather, Paddy, and his grand-uncle, Mick Mick is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in England as a derogatory term for an Irish person or a person of Irish descent. In Australia the meaning broade ..., featured on the Kilkenny team throughout the 1930s and collected final All-Ireland titles between them. References 1973 births Living people Irish electricians James Stephens hurlers Kilkenny inter-county hurle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1993
The 1993 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 16 April 1993 and ended on 3 October 1993. Waterford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the first round of the Munster Championship. On 3 October 1993, Galway won the championship following a 2-09 to 3-03 defeat of Kilkenny in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1991. Kilkenny's Damian Lawlor was the championship's top scorer with 3-29. Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals Finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sport)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Browne
Tony Browne (born 1 July 1973) is an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Waterford senior team from 1991 until his retirement from inter-county hurling in 2014. Browne made his first appearance for the team during the 1991–92 National League and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. During his inter-county career, he won four Munster winners' medals and one National League winners' medal. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. At club level Browne is a one-time Munster medalist with Mount Sion. In addition to this he has won seven county club championship medals. Browne has a number of personal achievements, including being the most "capped" Waterford hurler of all-time. He won three All-Star awards and, in 1998, he became the first Waterford player to be named All-Star Hurler of the Year. In 2009 he was chosen on the Munster team of the past twenty-five years. Playing career Club Browne plays his club h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and for the Galway county teams. Galway is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both hurling and football codes. Prior to amalgamation of the hurling and football county boards into one county board, each of the two codes were previously run by their separate boards in Galway, which was unusual for a dual county. The county football team was the first from the province of Connacht to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), but the second to appear in the final, following Mayo. It contests the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship via the Connacht Senior Football Championship. It is currently in Division 1 of the National Football League. The county hurling team contests the All-Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the league system. The league has 35 teams divided into six divisions, with either five or six teams in each division. Promotion and relegation between these divisions is a central feature of the league. Although primarily a competition for Irish teams, teams from England – currently Lancashire, London and Warwickshire – also take part, while in the past New York also fielded a team for the latter stages of the league. Teams representing subdivisions of counties, such as Fingal and South Down have also participated at various times. The National Hurling League has been associated with a title sponsor since 1985. Ford, Royal Liver and Church & General have all served as sponsors of the league since then. The competition is currently sponsored by Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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