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Mick Murphy (Thurles Sarsfields Hurler)
Michael Murphy (1918 – 1 January 2018) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Tipperary and Clare lasted from 1943 until 1949. Born in Kilmaley, County Clare, Murphy first played competitive hurling in his youth. He first appeared on the Kilmaley team in the mid-1930s before winning a county intermediate championship medal in 1938. Murphy's prowess lead to him being selected for the Clarecastle senior team at a time when the club was allowed to select players from neighbouring areas. As a member of the Clarecastle team he ended up on the losing side in three senior championship finals between 1936 and 1939. A move to Thurles in 1940 saw Murphy join the Thurles Sarsfields team and go on to win three successive county senior championship medals between 1944 and 1946. He ended his career with the Faughs club in Dublin. Success at club level brought Murphy to the attention of the county team selectors. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmaley GAA
Kilmaley is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in County Clare, Ireland Major honours * Clare Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1985, 2004 * Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ... Runners-Up: 2017 * Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 1980, 2017 * Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (4): 1963, 2001, 2006, 2024 * Clare Hurling League Div. 1 (Clare Cup) (3): 2001, 2019, 2022 * Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship (3): 1975, 2015, 2019 Notable players * Conor Clancy * Colin Lynch * Alan Markham * Diarmuid McMahon Conor Cleary References External sources Gaelic games clubs in County Clare Hurling clubs in County Clare {{Munster-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the FBD Insurance Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary GAA, Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the County Tipperary, county of Tipperary in Ireland. The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Semple Stadium in October. The prize for the winning team is the Dan Breen Cup. Initially played as a knock-out competition on a divisional basis, the championship currently features a group stage followed by a knock-out stage. The Tipperary County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Tipperary county final join the champions of the other four hurling counties to contest the provincial championship. 16 teams currently participate in the Tipperary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Inter-county Hurlers
Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Clare, Nova Scotia, a municipal district Republic of Ireland * County Clare, one of the 32 counties of Ireland ** Clare (Dáil constituency) (since 1921) ** Clare (UK Parliament constituency) (1801–1885) ** County Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency) (until 1800) * Clarecastle, a village in County Clare * Clare, County Westmeath, a townland in Killare civil parish, barony of Rathconrath * Clare Island, County Mayo * River Clare, counties Galway and Mayo * Clare (barony), in County Galway South Africa * Clare, Mpumalanga, a town in Mpumalanga province United Kingdom * Clare, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Clare, County Armagh, a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland * Clare, County Down, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipperary Inter-county Hurlers
Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland ** North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's namesake town * New Tipperary, an area built in the late 19th century for people who had been evicted from Tipperary town * Tipperary Hill, an Irish district in Syracuse, New York, noted for its inverted traffic signal * Tipperary Park, a park in New Westminster, Canada * Tipperary Station, a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia * The Tipperary, a historic pub in London, England Parliamentary constituencies * County Tipperary (Parliament of Ireland constituency) (before 1801) * Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency) (1801–85) * Tipperary Mid, North and South (Dáil constituency) (1921–23) * Tipperary (Dáil constituency) (1923–48, 2016–present) Songs *" It's a Long Way to Tipperary" * "Tipperary" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faughs Hurlers
Faughs GAA Club () is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) hurling and camogie club in Templeogue, Dublin, Ireland. They have won 31 titles. History Faughs GAA Club was founded in Easter 1885 in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. Its inaugural meeting was held at 4 Gardiner's Row, home of Michael Cusack. The club name, Faughs, is derived from the Irish language slogan, , anglicized as Faugh A Ballagh, meaning "clear the way". When the Dublin County Board was formed in 1886, Larry O'Toole was on the committee. At this time the Faughs colours were amber and black, and the club played both hurling and football. The Faughs took part in the first Dublin championships in 1887, and were winners of the Dublin Senior Football Championship in 1889. Merge with Davitts In January 1891, Faughs merged with the " Davitts" who, like Faughs, were mostly "spirit grocers assistants". As the "Faughs–Davitts" they adopted a tri-colour amber, black and blue kit. They won their first Dublin senior hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurles Sarsfields Hurlers
Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the Thurles (civil parish), same name in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles (Roman Catholic parish), Thurles. The Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles, cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly is located in the town. The birthplace of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Thurles is the third largest town in the county, with a population of 8,185 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. Location and access Thurles is located in mid-County Tipperary and is surrounded by the Silvermine Mountains (to the northwest) and the Slieveardagh Hills (to the southeast). The town itself is built on a crossing of the River Suir. The M8 motorway (Ireland), M8 motorway connects Thurles to Cork (city), Cork and Dublin via the N75 road (Ireland), N75 and N62 road (Ireland), N62 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarecastle Hurlers
Clarecastle (''An Clár'' or ) is a village just south of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. Name The town is named after the Clare Castle, which stands on an island in the narrowest navigable part of the River Fergus. The Irish ''Clár'', meaning a wooden board, is often used for a bridge. The name probably originated as ''Clár adar da choradh'', which means "the bridge between two weirs". Another explanation of the name is that the de Clare family gave the castle its name, since they had acquired land in Kilkenny and Thomond that included the castle. In 1590 County Clare was named after the castle, which is in a strategic location. Clarecastle (Clare Abbey) is a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is also known as Ballyea/Clarecastle. Clare Abbey and Killone Abbey are linked by a footpath, the Pilgrim's Road. History Clarecastle was once home to a port servicing a variety of cargo, used for exports and the delivery of items into the nearby town of Ennis, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmaley Hurlers
Kilmaley () is a village in County Clare, Ireland, west of Ennis. The name is from the Irish language or 'church of (Saint) Maley'. Geography The Kilmaley River runs through the village. Kilmaley is in the barony of Islands, much of whose land is moor or mountain. There is forestry, in which you can go on short trails and many lakes for fishing. There was a castle at Ballymacooda that in 1580 belonged to the Baron of Inchiquin. Kilmaley Parish The Kilmaley Parish area is the largest in County Clare. Every hill in the parish holds the remains of an ancient fort or rath, over 30 in total. As at 1845, the parish was crossed by the road from Ennis to Milltown Malbay. In the 1830s fairs were held at Cornally four times a year. In 1841 the population was 4,908 in 758 houses. Sports The Kilmaley Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club was senior champions of Clare in 1985 and 2004. There two sport fields in Kilmaley. The main field is a GAA field and the second is located behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Deaths
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1918 Births
The ceasefire that effectively ended the First World War took place on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year. Also in this year, the Spanish flu pandemic killed 50–100 million people worldwide. In Russia, this year runs with only 352 days. As the result of Julian to Gregorian calendar switch, 13 days needed to be skipped. Wednesday, January 31 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was immediately followed by Thursday, February 14 ''(Gregorian Calendar)''. Events World War I will be abbreviated as "WWI" January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" ( influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Soviet Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. * January 8 – American president Woodrow Wilson presents the Fourteen Points as a basis for peace negotiations to end the war. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui Native Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1945 was the 59th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Kilkenny 5-6 to 3-6 in the final. Format The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows: * The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the first All-Ireland semi-final. * Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage where they played the Leinster winners. * The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final. * The winners of the Ulster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949. Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title following a 3-11 to 0-3 defeat of Laois. Teams Team summaries Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Semi-finals Final Munster Senior Hurling Championship First round Semi-finals Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals All-Ireland Final Championship statistics Top scorers ;Overall ;In a single game Scoring *Widest winning margin: 29 points **Tipperary 6-18 - 1-4 Antrim (''All-Ireland semi-final, 31 July 1949'') *Most goals in a match: 11 **Offaly 4-2 - 7-5 Laois (''Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949'') *Most points in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
