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Seán Ryan (dual Player)
Seán Ryan (born 28 November 1986) is an Irish hurler and former Gaelic footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Offaly senior team. Honours ;Birr *Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2007 *Offaly Senior Hurling Championship The Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Molloy Environmental Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athlet ... (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 References 1986 births Living people Birr hurlers Offaly inter-county Gaelic footballers Offaly inter-county hurlers Sportspeople from Birr, County Offaly 21st-century Irish sportsmen {{Offaly-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birr, County Offaly
Birr (; , meaning "plain of water") is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Between 1620 and 1899 it was called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earl of Rosse, Earls of Rosse. The town is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. Birr is a designated Irish ''Heritage Town'' with a carefully preserved Georgian architecture, Georgian heritage. Birr itself has graceful wide streets and elegant buildings. Many of the houses in John's Place and Oxmantown Mall have exquisite fanlight windows of the Georgian period. The town is known for Birr Castle and Gardens: the home of the Parsons family and the site of the Leviathan of Parsonstown, which was the largest telescope in the world for over 70 years. Access and transport The town is situated near the meeting of the River Camcor, Camcor and Little Brosna River, Little Brosna rivers, the latter flowing on into the River Shannon near Victoria Lock (River Shannon), Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Egan
Colin Egan (born 1989 in Belmont, County Offaly, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Belmont and has been a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team since 2011. Playing career Club Egan plays his club hurling with Belmont. Inter-county Egan has lined out in all grades for Offaly. He started in 2007 as a member of the county's minor hurling team before subsequently joining the Offaly under-21 team. In 2008 he lined out in the Leinster under-21 decider, however, Kilkenny won that game easily. Egan was just out of the under-21 grade when he joined the Offaly senior hurling team in 2011. He made his debut as a substitute in a National Hurling League game against Kilkenny, however, he failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen. Egan made his championship debut at wing-forward against Dublin in 2011. Media career In 2016, Egan and his family competed in the fourth series of the popular RTÉ (; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offaly Inter-county Hurlers
County Offaly (; ) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in honour of Philip II of Spain. Offaly County Council is the local authority for the county. The county population was 82,668 at the 2022 census. Geography and political subdivisions Offaly is the 18th largest of Ireland's 32 counties by area and the 24th largest in terms of population. It is the fifth largest of Leinster's 12 counties by size and the tenth largest by population. Physical geography Tullamore is the county town and largest town in Offaly and is the 30th largest in Ireland. Offaly borders seven counties: Galway, Roscommon, Tipperary, Laois, Westmeath, Kildare and Meath. The Slieve Bloom Mountains are in the southern part of the county on the border with County Laois. Offaly has the 24th-highest county peak in Ireland. The highest point is Arderin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
