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Kickhams GAA
Kickham or Kickhams may refer to: ;Surname: * Charles Kickham (1828–82) Irish republican ideologue and writer * John Kickham (1847–1917) member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada * Mike Kickham (born 1988) Major League baseball player * Thomas Joseph Kickham (1901–74) member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and the Canadian House of Commons ;GAA clubs named after Charles Kickham: * Ballymun Kickhams GAA, Dublin city * Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams GAA, Dundrum, South Tipperary * Mullinahone-CJ Kickhams GAA, Mullinahone, South Tipperary * Cooley Kickhams, Louth GAA * Creggan Kickhams, Antrim GAA * Ardoyne Kickhams, Belfast, Antrim GAA * Wrensboro Kickhams, predecessor of Thurles Sarsfields, North Tipperary * Riverstown Charles Kickhams, predecessor of Kildangan GAA (Tipperary) Kiladangan GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Hurling is the main sport which is played in the "North T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Kickham
Charles Joseph Kickham (9 May 1828 – 22 August 1882) was an Irish revolutionary, novelist, poet, journalist and one of the most prominent members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Early life Charles Kickham was born at Mullinahone, County Tipperary, on 9 May 1828. His father John Kickham was the proprietor of the principal drapery in the locality and was held in high esteem for his patriotic spirit.Ua Cellaigh, p.222 His mother, Anne O'Mahony, was related to the Fenian leader John O'Mahony. Charles Kickham grew up largely deaf and almost blind, the result of an explosion with a powder flask when he was 13. He was educated locally, where it was intended he study for the medical profession.O'Sullivan, p.347-9 During his boyhood the Repeal agitation was at its height, and he soon became versed in its arguments and was inspired by its principles. He often heard the issues discussed in his father's shop and at home amongst all his friends and acquaintances. ''The Nation'' From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kickham
John Kickham (1847 – January 2, 1917) was a farmer, blacksmith and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1897 to 1908 and 1912 to 1915 as a Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ... member. He was born in North River, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Kickham, an Irish immigrant, and Mary Cahill. In 1869, he set up shop in West Souris. He married Catherine McLean, sister of James R. McLean, in 1870 and then married Mary MacDonald after his first wife's death. Kickham was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1908. References External links ''Past and Present of Prince Edward Island ...'', DA MacKinnon & AB Warburton (1906) 1847 births 1917 deaths Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Kickham
Michael Joseph Kickham (born December 12, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Listed at and , he throws and bats left-handed. Amateur career Kickham attended Glendale High School in Springfield, Missouri, and played for the school's baseball team. His senior season as a Falcon, he posted a 1.16 ERA with 65 strikeouts. He also hit for a .390 batting average as an outfielder. Kickham earned all-conference status at both positions. Kickham spent 2009 at Crowder College, where he went 3–3 with a 5.62 ERA. He struck out 47 batters in 41 innings. After Crowder, Kickham transferred to Missouri State University, where he was enrolled in premedical studies and studied biology. For the Missouri State Bears baseball team, Kickham had a 4–9 record with a 5.25 ERA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Joseph Kickham
Thomas Joseph Kickham (March 11, 1901 – December 1, 1974) was a farmer, trader and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1943 to 1949 and King's in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1957 as a Liberal. Kickham sat for Cardigan division in the Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada () is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Monarchy of Canada#Parliament (King-in-Parliament), Crown and the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, they compose the Bicameralism, bicameral le ... from 1966 to 1974. He was born in Souris West, Prince Edward Island, the son of Richard Kickham and Alice Landrigan, and was educated at Saint Dunstan's College. In 1943, he married Mabel MacDonald. Kickham resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1949 to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1957, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymun Kickhams GAA
Ballymun Kickhams (Irish language, Irish: ''Ciceam Bhaile Munna'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA club in Ballymun, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club has a clubhouse and its home pitch, ''Pairc Ciceam'', just off the Ballymun (junction 4) exit of the M50 motorway (Ireland), M50. Ballymun also has a full size astroturf pitch. The club derives its name from Charles Joseph Kickham (1828–1882). They last won the Dublin Senior Football Championship in 2020. History The club was set up in 1969 following the merging of two clubs, Ballymun Gaels and C.J. Kickhams. Senior status was first achieved in 1978 when Ballymun Kickhams beat Fingal Ravens in the Intermediate league final. In 1981 Ballymun made it to their first Dublin Senior Football Championship Final. The club's Intermediate team participated in the 2010 RTÉ series ''Celebrity Bainisteoir'', with Today FM's Maireád Farrell. Ballymun Kickhams won their first Dublin Senior Club Football Championship, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullinahone-CJ Kickhams GAA
CJ Kickhams Mullinahone GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association located in Mullinahone, south County Tipperary, Ireland, close to the border with County Kilkenny. The club is named in honour of Charles J. Kickham, "Poet and Patriot", who was born in the village. History CJ Kickhams Mullinahone GAA club, for most of its existence, has been a traditional Gaelic football club, winning many county senior football championships in the early 20th century. However, hurling enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s, culminating with victory in the County Senior Hurling Championship in 2002. The senior hurling team has challenged for honours every year since their golden year. Honours *Tipperary Senior Football Championship (4) ** 1912, 1913, 1926, 1929 *South Tipperary Senior Football Championship (6) ** 1913, 1916, 1919, 1926, 1929, 1945 *Mid Tipperary Senior Football Championship (2) ** 1917, 1930 * Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1) ** 2002 * Séamus Ó Riain Cup (1) ** 2020 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooley Kickhams
Cooley Kickhams Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based on the Cooley Peninsula, County Louth, Ireland. History The club is named after the Cooley Peninsula on which it stands and was founded in 1887. That year the club (then known as Cooley Independents) was granted the use of a field for matches by the Reverend Hugh Murphy P.P. The name "Cooley Kickhams" was chosen in 1905 and honours the nationalist and writer Charles Kickham (1828–1882). The Brown Bull of Cooley is featured on the club's crest. The club grounds, named Fr. McEvoy Park, are near to Greenore and Carlingford. They were opened in 1969 by GAA President Séamus Ó Riain. In 1973 and 1976 they reached the final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The ladies' team reached the final of the 2001 Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship. Notable players * Eddie Boyle * Con Cottrell, also a Cork hurler * Joseph Ferguson, executed during the Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louth GAA
The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. It oversees competitions such as the Louth Senior Football Championship (SFC), Louth Intermediate Football Championship (IFC), Louth Junior Football Championship (JFC) and Louth Senior Hurling Championship (SHC), as well as numerous underage and secondary competitions. The county board is also responsible for the Louth county teams in both football and hurling. The county football team won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) in 1910, 1912 and again in 1957. Governance The officials who have chaired the Board since the establishment of the Gaelic Athletic Association are named below. Elections for Chairman and other positions take place at the board's annual convention and are held at County headquarters in Darver. The maximum term for any position under current co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creggan Kickhams
Kickhams GAC Creggan, founded in 1924, is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Creggan, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The club provides Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies football for all age groups from under-10s to senior level. Creggan host the annual Ulster U21 Club Football Tournament which runs from January to March and is contested by the nine Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ... county champions. The winners receive the Paddy McLarnon Cup. Peadar Heffron Peadar Heffron played both Gaelic football and hurling for the club and twice helped the club to the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship title. In an interview with the Sunday Independent, he stated that "his club turned their back on him as he announced plans to join the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antrim GAA
The Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association () or Antrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The county board is also responsible for the Antrim county teams. The county hurling team contested All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) finals on two occasions: 1943 and 1989. The county football team contested All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) finals on two occasions: 1911 and 1912. As of 2024, there were 51 clubs affiliated to Antrim GAA. Hurling Clubs Clubs contest the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship. Antrim's first All-Star, Ciaran Barr, helped Belfast club Rossa to reach the 1989 club hurling final against Buffer's Alley. Dunloy were back in the All-Ireland club final in 1995, when they lost in a replay, 1996 and 2003 when they were heavily beaten. *All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2 **1983, 2012 (Loughgiel Shamrocks) * All-I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardoyne Kickhams
Ardoyne () is a working class and mainly Catholic and Irish republican district in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1920 the adjacent area of Marrowbone saw at multiple days of communal violence between Protestants and Catholics (see: The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922)). Ardoyne gained notoriety due to the large number of incidents during The Troubles. Foundation The village of Ardoyne was founded in 1815 when businessman Michael Andrews moved his Damask factory from Little York Street. In addition to the factory he built a large house for himself and thirty houses for employees to live in. More mills were built around the growing village and by 1850 there were three additional mills in the area, providing jobs and houses for a growing population. The house in which Andrews lived in is no longer there. It is now the site of the Crumlin Star Social Club, located in Balholm Drive at the top of Ardoyne. The Troubles Crumlin Road Ardoyne is bordered on the west by the Crum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
