Claremorris GAA
Claremorris GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association Club based in the town of Claremorris in County Mayo, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 and is a member of the South division of Mayo GAA. The club represents and draws players from the town of Claremorris and half parish of Barnacarroll to the north. The club currently competes at Senior level and has won the Mayo Senior Football Championship 4 times in the 1960s and 1970s. The club previously had a hurling team which won 2 Mayo Senior Hurling Championship titles in 1968 and 1971 and has a competitive Ladies' football team. Notable players * Henry Dixon * Austin Garvin * JP Kean Honours *Mayo Senior Football Championships (4): 1961, 1964, 1965, 1971 *Connacht Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1972 *Mayo Senior Hurling Championship The Mayo Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested since 1923 by the top Mayo GAA clubs. In its current format, the Mayo Senior Championship begins in mid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Claremorris
Claremorris (; ) is a town in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, at the junction of the N17 and the N60 national routes. As of the 2017, it was the fastest growing town in the county, having seen a 31% increase in population between 2006 and 2011, and a 23% increase between 2002 and 2006. Between the 2016 census and the 2022 census, the population of Claremorris grew further, from 3,687 to 3,857 inhabitants. The town sits at the bottom of a valley, all roads leading to the town follow hills, in particular the old Knock road (known as the Knock hill) and Courthouse road. Although low-lying, the town does not experience flooding. There is no major river through the town although there are two lakes in the town centre: Clare Lough where the 'Land of the Giants' amenity is located and Mayfield Lough. A small river flows between the two. History Claremorris derives its name from Maurice de Prendergast, a Norman, who came to Ireland . The town was established during the 18th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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County Mayo
County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority. The population was 137,231 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time. Geography It is bounded on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by County Galway; on the east by County Roscommon; and on the northeast by County Sligo. Mayo is the third-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and 18th largest in terms of population. It is the second-largest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Mayo has of coastline, or approximately 21% of the total coastline of the State. It is one of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital city, capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island, with a population of over 1.5 million. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a Unitary state, unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President of Ireland, president () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (prime minister, ), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mayo GAA
The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo county teams. The Mayo county football team, county football team was the second from the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), following Galway county football team, Galway, but the first to appear in the final. Mayo play in the Connacht Senior Football Championship. The team has won three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles: 1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, 1936, 1950 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, 1950, 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, 1951, and has acquired a long-term record for reaching eleven List of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals, All-Ireland SFC finals only to fall at the ultimate hurdle in 1989, 1996, 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mayo Senior Football Championship
The Mayo Senior Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Connacht Gold Mayo Senior Football Championship'', is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the top Mayo GAA clubs. As of 2024, Ballina Stephenites GAA are the title holders, having defeating Knockmore in the final. Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Moclair Cup, which was first presented for the 1971 final. The winners of the Mayo Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. History The inaugural winners of the Mayo Championship were Castlebar Mitchels who won in 1888. The most successful team to date are Ballina Stephenites who have won on 38 occasions. Roll of honour List of finals * Bold indicates Connacht championship winners. See also * List of Gaelic Games clubs in Mayo References External l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mayo Senior Hurling Championship
The Mayo Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested since 1923 by the top Mayo GAA clubs. In its current format, the Mayo Senior Championship begins in mid-summer. The 4 participating teams are into one groups and play each other in a round-robin system. The group winners and the runners-up proceed to the final match. The other two teams play the Senior B final. The winner of the Mayo Senior Championship qualifies for the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. Tooreen Hurling Club, Tooreen are the title holders, defeating Ballyhaunis GAA, Ballyhaunis by 1–21 to 0–22 after extra time in the 2024 final. History Team participation As of 2024, the competition is contested by teams representing Ballyhaunis, Castlebar, St. Ciaran's and Tooreen. St Ciaran's are a divisional team made up of Intermediate and Junior club teams. Ballina, Belmullet and Westport no longer compete in the Senior grade. Teams 2024 Teams The 4 teams competing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Dixon (Gaelic Footballer)
Henry Patrick Dixon (2 March 1918 – 29 December 1998) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played with a number of clubs, including Garrymore and Claremorris, and also lined out at inter-county level with the Mayo senior football team. Career Dixon's club career spanned four decades and four different clubs. After beginning his career with Carramore and Garrymore, he won a Mayo JFC title with Mayo Abbey in 1944. Dixon won a second junior title, this time with the Claremorris club, in 1960. He claimed a Mayo SFC medal with Claremorris in 1961 before bringing his club career to an end with a man of the match display in a defeat by Ballina Stephenites in 1962. Dixon first appeared for Mayo in 1939, however, his emigration to England that year halted his inter-county progress. In 1944 he played with the Mayo junior team, while also making a few appearances for the senior team. Dixon was a non-playing substitute when Mayo were beaten by Cavan in the 1948 All-Ireland final. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Austin Garvin
Austin P. Garvin (1945 – 16 November 2022) was an Irish Gaelic football manager who had success with the Mayo minor football team. He later worked as a sports journalist and broadcaster. Career Garvin played Gaelic football to a high level with Claremorris but was forced to retire in his mid-twenties. He later took on roles as a coach, trainer and manager and guided the Mayo minor football team to the All-Ireland MFC title in 1971. Garvin was again in charge when the Mayo minors won a second title in 1978. His other managerial honours include seven Connacht MFC titles between 1971 and 1980. After retiring from his career with Eircom, Garvin became a freelance journalist. His largest body of work was as a Gaelic games correspondent with the ''Western People'' and the '' Mayo News''; however, he also covered Claremorris Municipal District meetings and other events across south Mayo. Garvin also worked as a Gaelic games broadcaster with MidWest Radio. Death Garvin died at t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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JP Kean
John P Kean, also referred to as JP Kean, is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and hurler who played both codes for Claremorris and football for the Mayo county team. Kean was team captain when Mayo won the 1971 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He first played for the Mayo senior team in 1972, and continued for ten years. He played on Mayo teams that won the 1974 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (scoring 0–8 in the final),and the 1981 Connacht Senior Football Championship. With Claremorris he won five county championship titles in one year (1971), including dual titles at both minor and senior level: the 1971 Mayo Minor Football Championship, the 1971 Mayo Minor Hurling Championship, the 1971 Mayo Senior Football Championship and the 1971 Mayo Senior Hurling Championship, with the Mayo Under-21 Football Championship as his fifth title of that year. Claremorris later added a Connacht Senior Club Football Championship title. As of 2024, the club had won ne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Connacht Senior Club Football Championship
The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between senior clubs in Connacht, with one qualifying from each of the five individual county championships. The winners of the Connacht football championship qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. History The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Connacht, with the addition of the London champions since 2018. Prior to this, the London champions entered the all-Ireland series at the quarter final stage. The current holders of the title are Padraig Pearses of Roscommon. While a provincial competition existed prior to 1970, Galway side Fr. Griffins were the first winners of the competition in its current format, in the 1970–71 season. The most successful club is Corofin of Galway, who have won the competition on nine o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gaelic Football Clubs In County Mayo
Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, including: ** Primitive Gaelic or Archaic Gaelic, the oldest known form of the Gaelic languages ** Old Gaelic or Old Irish, used c. AD 600–900 ** Middle Gaelic or Middle Irish, used c. AD 900–1200 ** Irish Gaelic (), including Classical Gaelic and Early Modern Gaelic, c. 1200-1600) *** Gaelic type, a typeface used in Ireland ** Scottish Gaelic (), historically sometimes called in Scots English *** Canadian Gaelic ( or ), a dialect of Scots Gaelic spoken in the Canadian Maritime region ** Manx Gaelic ( or ), Gaelic language with Norse elements Culture and history *Gaelic Ireland, the history of the Gaels of Ireland * Gaelic literature *Gaelic revival, a movement in the late 20th century to encourage both the use ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |