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2019–20 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
The 2019–20 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship was the 17th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's junior inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 12 October 2019 and ended on 18 January 2020. The All-Ireland final was played on 18 January 2020 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Conahy Shamrocks from Kilkenny and Russell Rovers from Cork, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Conahy Shamrocks won the match by 0-22 to 0-15 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 12 years. Eoghan Rua's Seán Leo McGoldrick was the championship's top scorer with 1-42. Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship Connacht semi-final Connacht final Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship Leinster first round Leinster quarter-finals Leinster semi-finals Leinster final Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship Munster quarter-finals Munste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bergin (hurler)
James Bergin (born 26 November 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Intermediate Championship club Conahy Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward. Career Bergin first came to prominence with the Conahy Shamrocks club when he captained the team to the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship title in 2020. He first appeared at inter-county level as a member of the Kilkenny under-20 team that claimed the Leinster Under-20 Championship title in 2019. Bergin made his senior debut during the 2021 National League. Career statistics Honours ;Conahy Shamrocks * All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship: 2020 (c) *Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship: 2020 (c) *Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship: 2020 (c) ;Kilkenny *Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markievicz Park
Markievicz Park () is the principal GAA stadium in County Sligo, Ireland, home to the Sligo Gaelic football and hurling teams. Built in 1955 in Sligo town (due mostly to Seán Forde who single-handedly gathered the funds necessary to build the stadium), it is named after Constance Markievicz, one of the participants of the 1916 Easter Rising, the first woman elected to Dáil Éireann and the first female elected to the British parliament, although she refused to take up her seat there. A ten-year project to redevelop Markievicz Park completed work in 2009 and cost €2.4 million. This raised the safe capacity from 10,500 to 18,558 (3,585 seated under a covered stand, 14,936 standing terraced and 37 disabled spectator places). consulting engineers website On 25 July 2003, Irish v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearse Park (Longford)
Pearse Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA stadium in Longford, Ireland. It is the main grounds of Longford GAA, Longford's Gaelic football and hurling teams. In December 2011, the stadium was renamed Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, due to sponsorship with Glennon Brothers, a local timber firm. The ground originally had a capacity of 18,000, however in November 2011, this was cut to 8,000 for health and safety reasons. Following completion of works in recent years, the capacity currently sits at 10,000. History The grounds were formerly named the Gaelic Grounds and prior to playing in this location, Longford played its games at Longford Park (later the Greyhound Stadium). Longford moved from Longford Park to the current location in 1933 but the site didn't officially open as Pearse Park until April 1937. The ground was named Pearse Park after Patrick Pearse who had been executed during the Easter Rising. On 4 June 2006, Dublin defeated Longford by two points at Pearse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barndarrig GAA
Barndarrig GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Barndarrig, County Wicklow, Ireland. The duly code club historically was primarily concerned with the game of hurling, in recent times Gaelic Football as well as Hurling teams have progressed in the club with the accumulation of an intermediate football championship in 2023 to go with there 12 senior Hurling Championships, there is also a thriving ladies football team who are going from strength to strength. History Located in the village of Barndarrig, County Wicklow, Barndarrig GAA Club was founded in 1885, making it one of the oldest clubs in Wicklow. The club won its first Wicklow SHC title in 1923. Barndarrig regularly appeared in county finals and have won 12 titles in all, the last of which was claimed in 1988. Honours *Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship The Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lightning Protection Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and abbrevia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clonguish GAA
Clonguish GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland. The club was formed on 20 October 1889 and was originally called Clonguish Gallowglasses. Situated in the west of County Longford, it is bordered by four parishes in County Longford, Drumlish, Killoe, Killashee and Templemichael (Longford) – the parish also shares a common boundary with the Province of Connacht in that it adjoins the parishes of Bornacoola and Gortletteragh in County Leitrim and Tarmonbarry in County Roscommon. The Irish for Clonguish is ''Cluain Geis'' which means 'The Meadow of the Swans'. Clonguish played their games at Curry Field in the Castleforbes Estate before moving to their new ground Centenary Park in 1984. Centenary Park is now called Bertie Allen Park after one of Clonguish's and Longford's most famous GAA men. Bertie Allen Park has two full-size pitches with state of the art floodlights on the main pitch and training lights on the bottom pitch. Work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara GAA (Offaly)
Clara GAA is a GAA club based in Clara, County Offaly, Ireland. It participates in competitions organized by the Offaly GAA county board. The club fields both Gaelic football and Hurling teams. History The club was founded in 1884 and is the oldest GAA club in Offaly. Clara was the first club outside of Dublin to affiliate to the newly-formed GAA, joining with eighty members. Achievements * Offaly Senior Football Championship Winners (6) 1960, 1964, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2009 ** Runners-Up 1923, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1981, 1987, 1995, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 * Offaly Intermediate Football Championship Winners (1) 1956 * Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1934, 2003, 2019 * Offaly Junior Football Championship Winners (6) 1911, 1919, 1928, 1954, 1999, 2007 * Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship Winners (6) 1920, 1926, 1941, 1983, 1996, 2015 * Leinster Special Junior Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2014 Notable players * Brian Cowen Brian Bernard Cow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fingallians GAA
Fingallians is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1884, Fingallians are one of the oldest clubs in Dublin and they are based at Lawless Memorial Park. History The club caters for Gaelic football, hurling, Ladies football and camogie, at all age groups. They currently play football in the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship, having been relegated from the senior grade in 2011. They have never won the Dublin Senior Football Championship but won the Intermediate Championship in 1957. Fingallians have reached the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship final in the three seasons they have played at the grade since being relegated. They lost finals by four points to Cuala in 2012 and to Naomh Ólaf in 2013 and by three points to Castleknock in 2014. Notable players Among the noted Fingallians players from the past are Kieran Duff, Paul Flynn and Harry Keegan. Keegan won three All Stars with Roscommon in the 1970s and 1980s, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomh Moninne H
In Christianity, certain deceased Christians are recognized as saints, including some from Ireland. The vast majority of these saints lived during the 4th–10th centuries, the period of early Christian Ireland, when Celtic Christianity produced many missionaries to Great Britain and the European continent. The exact number of Irish saints is not known but the Martyrology of Donegal lists 1000 saints, male and female. For this reason, Ireland in a 19th-century adage is described as "the land of saints and scholars".''The Monthly Packet of Evening Readings for Members of the English Church'', Volume 3, John and Charles Mozley (1852)p. 215 Christianity was introduced into Ireland toward the end of the 4th century. The details of the introduction are obscure, though the strict ascetic nature of monasticism in Ireland is said to be derived from the practices of the Desert Fathers. Although there were some Christians in Ireland before Patrick, who was a native of Roman Britain, he playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomh Bríd GAA
Naomh Bríd is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club is solely concerned with the game of hurling. History Located in the town of Leighlinbridge Leighlinbridge (; ) is a small town on the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. It is 11 km south of Carlow town, on the R705 road. The N9 national primary route once passed through the village, but was by-passed in the 1980s. It c ..., County Carlow, Naomh Bríd was founded in February 1996 when Parnells of Leighlinbridge and St. Fintan's of Ballinabranna decided to amalgamate. Former Wexford GAA, Wexford hurler, Christy Keogh, was the team's first manager and, after a practice game against Marshalstown, their first competitive game was against losing 1995 finalists Carlow Town in the Bolger Cup. Their inaugural season yielded the ultimate in terms of club success, when the Carlow Senior Hurling Championship, Carlow SHC title was secured afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trim GAA
Trim GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Trim, in County Meath, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football, hurling teams, Camogie teams and Peil na mBan (Ladies' Gaelic football) teams. It competes in Meath GAA competitions. Trim is known as the home of hurling in Meath and the Meath Senior Hurling Championship final was held there each year until the redevelopment of its facilities meant it was moved to Pairc Tailteann. 2011 season Trim finished at the bottom of Group A, with 3 points from 5 games and point difference of -30, the lowest of any team that year. Trim's only win was a 1-15 to 1-10 defeat of Blackhall Gaels on 7 August 2011. Trim's first relegation play-off was against Nobber on 20 August, Trim were beaten 3-8 to 1-16. On 9 September 2011, Trim were beaten 1-11 to 2-9 by Duleek/Bellewstown in Páirc Tailteann in their second relegation play-off and were relegated to the Intermediate Football Championship. Trim were promoted to Senior Level fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maynooth GAA
Maynooth GAA (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Máigh Núad) is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It caters for the sporting and social needs of residential areas adjacent to its location for all ages through the promotion of Gaelic games – Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and handball. Maynooth are the winners of two county senior football championships in 1896 and 1913 and two senior hurling championships in 1937 and 1939. History Maynooth is one of the oldest clubs in the country and hurling was first played as far back as 1875, nine years before the founding of the GAA in 1884. Maynooth traditionally wearing green, orange and black, were recorded as playing Straffan on 13 March 1887, a game that may not have been the first between the teams. Maynooth were semi-finalists in the very first championship, and won their first Kildare Championship in 1896. The team captain that year was Domhnall ua Buachalla, who subsequently took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clann Na NGael GAA (County Meath)
Clann na nGael is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Rathcairn and Athboy area of County Meath in Ireland. The club was founded in 2002, combining the two former GAA teams of O'Growney Club Athboy (a hurling and football club), and An Ghaeltacht Rath Cairn (football-only club). The club fields both Gaelic football and hurling teams. It competes in Meath GAA competitions. The club takes part in the annual Peile na Gaelige also. Honours As O'Growney Club Athboy: * Meath Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972 * Meath Junior Football Championship (2): 2007, 2019 * Leinster Junior Club Football Championship The Leinster Junior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between the winners of the Junior football competitions in 10 counties of Leinster GAA, Leinster, the Intermediate football champions of Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny, the In ... (1): 2007 (runners-up in 2019) References External linksOfficial Clann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
