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Mattie McAuliffe
Matthew J. McAuliffe (1929 – 24 January 2024) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Castlemagner, Macroom and Millstreet, divisional side Duhallow and also at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. Career McAuliffe first played hurling and Gaelic football with Castlemagner during a golden age of success for the club. He won four successive Duhallow divisional titles across both codes from 1951 to 1954, as well as claiming a Cork JFC medal in 1952 and Cork JHC honours in 1954. Club success resulted in McAuliffe being selected for the Cork junior hurling team in 1955. He lined out at centre-forward in the first round defeat of Tipperary, a performances which resulted in an immediate call-up to the senior team. McAuliffe made his only appearance in a 3–08 to 2-10 Munster SHC quarter-final defeat by Clare. McAuliffe transferred to the Macroom club around this time and lined out when they were beaten by Lees in the 1955 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlemagner GAA
Castlemagner GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Castlemagner in the north-west of County Cork, Ireland. Founded in 1900, the club plays both hurling and Gaelic football and is affiliated with Duhallow GAA. As of 2023, the club competes in the Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship and the Duhallow Junior A Football Championship. At under age level, the Castlemagner club amalgamates with Kilbrin as Croke Rovers - as neither club have been able to field an underage team on their own. Ladies' Gaelic football and camogie are also played within the club. Honours * Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (1): 1954 * Cork Junior A Football Championship (2): 1947, 1952 * Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship (5): 1951, 1953, 1954, 1960, 2015 * Duhallow Junior A Football Championship (7): 1947, 1948, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1961, 2023 * Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (1): 2012 (runners-up in 2007) * Duhallow Junior B Football Championship (4): 1980, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 24 April 1955 and ended on 4 September 1955. Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Wexford won the title following a 3-13 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the final. Teams A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, the same as the previous championship, however, there were some changes on personnel. Antrim withdrew from the senior championship, while Wicklow fielded a team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. Team summaries Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship First round Second round Semi-finals Finals Munster Senior Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals All-Ireland final Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duhallow Hurlers
Duhallow () is a barony located in the north-western part of County Cork, Ireland. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of Irish counties and used in the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While Baronies have been administratively obsolete since 1898, they continue to be used in some areas, such as in planning permissions. In some cases, a barony may correspond to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to the Crown. Location and settlements Duhallow is located on the borders of counties Kerry and Limerick, and is bounded on the south by the Boggeragh Mountains. The Blackwater River flows southward from Ballydesmond to Rathmore before turning eastward past Millstreet, Kanturk, and Banteer, eventually flowing to the sea at Youghal. The main towns in Duhallow are Newmarket, Kanturk, and Millstreet, with smaller villages such as Ballydesmond, Banteer, Lyre, Kilcorney, Nadd, Boherbue, Castlemagner, Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millstreet Gaelic Footballers
Millstreet () is a town in north County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,722. Millstreet is within the civil parish of Drishane, and within a Poor Law Union also called Millstreet. The Millstreet Union encompasses the civil parishes of Drishane and Kilcorney. Geography The town is at the foot of Clara Mountain, part of the Derrynasaggart range. The townlands within Millstreet Poor Law Union were part of the barony of West Muskerry. Aubane was an area within Millstreet Poor Law Union, in the townlands of Tooreenbane and Tullig, and is outside the town itself. History Evidence of ancient settlement within the town include a ringfort and souterrain site within Coomlogane townland. A number of lintel stones, with Ogham inscriptions, were uncovered on the site in the 1980s. The ruins of Dromsicane Castle, dating to at least the 16th century, are located nearby. A tower, dating to , is within the enclosure of Millstreet's former Church of Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macroom Gaelic Footballers
Macroom (; ) is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork (city), Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it went through periods of war, famine and workhouses, forced emigration and intermittent prosperity. The 2011 census of Ireland, 2011 census gave an urban population of 3,879 people, while the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census recorded 3,765 people. The town is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. Macroom began as a meeting place for the druids of Munster. It is first mentioned is in 6th-century records, and the immediate area hosted a major battle involving the Irish king Brian Boru. During the Middle Ages, the town was invaded by a succession of warring clans, including the Murcheatach Uí Briain and Richard de Cogan families. In the early modern period the MacCarthys took control and later the area found prosperity via milling. The MacCa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlemagner Gaelic Footballers
Castlemagner () is a village, townland and civil parish in the Duhallow area of north-west County Cork, Ireland. Castlemagner is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency). History The area takes its name from the eponymous Castle Magner, a Norman-era tower house which is located approximately east of the village itself on the eastern boundary of Castlemagner townland. Owned by a Richard Magner during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the tower house was largely destroyed in the late 16th century. The lands surrounding Castle Magner were confiscated during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The castle is largely in ruin, though the stair turret and parts of the surrounding bawn wall remain. Close to the castle is Saint Bridget's Church, a disused but largely extant Church of Ireland church. While the church itself was built in the early 19th century, the surrounding cemetery contains gravestones which are dated from the 18th century and earlier. A nearby holy well, also dedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Deaths
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1929 Births
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic Counter-revolutionary, counter-revolution in Mexico. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the ''Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General)'' case. The 1st Academy Awards for film were held in Los Angeles, while the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City. The Peruvian Air Force was created. In Asia, the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Soviet Union engaged in a Sino-Soviet conflict (1929), minor conflict after the Chinese seized full control of the Manchurian Chinese Eastern Railway, which ended with a resumption of joint administration. In the Soviet Union, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, General Secretary Joseph S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship
The Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Kanturk Co-Op Mart Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Duhallow GAA, Duhallow Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1933 for junior hurling teams in the Duhallow, Barony of Duhallow in County Cork, Ireland. The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months. The championship starts with 2 groups and the group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout stage. This gives each team at least 3 matches. The Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners of the Duhallow championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship. Dromtarriffe GAA, Dromtarriffe are the title-holders, defeating Newmarket GAA, Newmarket by 3–18 to 3–14 in the 2024 final. Format Group stage The 8 teams are divided into two groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
The Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the top footballing competition in the Duhallow division in Cork "Cork" or "CORK" may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container *** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine Places Ireland * .... It was first run after the formation of the Duhallow division in 1933. The Championship includes a group stage, therefore every team has at least 2 matches. The winners and runner up of this competition go on to compete in the Cork Junior A Football Championship. Castlemagner are the title-holders, defeating Knocknagree by 2-11 to 0-07 in the 2024 championship final played in Lismire. Format Group stage The 6 teams enter the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five games. Two points are awarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
