The graigue ballycallan under 16 squad went to freshford on saturday last with a dream of entering the history books. Mooncoin parish strives to reach out to all in our community, listen to their needs and foster a sense of belonging and inclusiveness. Kilkenny observer 28th february 2020 by kilkennyobserver. Mooncoin gaa is a gaelic athletic association club located in the village of mooncoin, county. As part of the celebrations a reunion of the cork diocesan youth body was held at the altar rectory with a barbecue followed by a service in the. Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide delivery. Ballyhale shamrocks is a gaelic athletic association club located in the parish of ballyhale in county kilkenny, republic of ireland. This website provides you with all the information about the clubs activitie including hurling, camogie and gaelic football.
Join facebook to connect with kim o meara and others you may know. The famous and truly irish family of maguire, the chiefs of fermanagh since the year 2, derive their name and descent from odhar, the eleventh in descent from colladachrich, greatgrandson of cormac mac art, monarch of ireland about the middle of the third century. A volume of books called the history and antiquities of the diocese of. Mooncoin gaa is a gaelic athletic association club located in the village of mooncoin, county kilkenny, ireland.
Users are able to generate moon through the process of mining. Ballyhale shamrocks are the most successful club in the history of the allireland senior club hurling championship with five titles. This is a timeline of the irish war of independence or the angloirish war 1 of 19191921. As it moves past its 125th anniversary, this is the story of how it carved for itself a unique place at the heart of irish life. The history of the mooncoin gaa club began with the official founding of the club in 1886. Mooncoin is listed as being the name of a roman catholic union of a number of civil parishes. Kilkenny is the anglicised version of the irish cill chainnigh, meaning church cell of cainneach or canice. Carigeen is one of the three churches of the parish of mooncoin, together with a church in killinaspick and mooncoin.
Mooncoin mooncoin is a town in south county kilkenny, near waterford city. Gaa books ireland gaelic sports books ireland mercier press. Based in cork and irelands oldest independent publishing house, mercier press, has a wide range of gaa books and gaelic sports books available online. Mooncoin gaa amateur sports team kilkenny, ireland. Jul 17, 2017 mooncoin gaa club, kilkenny,pride sports. The club was founded in 1972 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. We appreciate your visit to learn more about the moon project and its history, our latest achievements and vision for the future.
This probably relates to the church and round tower, now st. We would like to thank all who helped this successful celebration. Mooncoin gaa club is one of the oldest clubs in the county, having been formed in 1886. She said the history behind the structure was to house doves. Although there were some largescale encounters between the irish republican army and the state forces of the united kingdom royal irish.
Carigeen is situated on a hillock within the suir valley, contains st. Kilkenny, 1799 notes on with some extracts from the section of this register which covers marriages 1799. The rose of mooncoin is a ballad written in the 19th century by waterford schoolteacher and poet. This book brings together some of the leading writers in the area of irish history to assess the importance of the gaa in irish society since its founding in 1884 and is the first key book to centre on the gaa and irish history. There is also a history section which details the famous past. Mooncoin gaa as part of the gaas social initiative, mooncoin gaa are organising a trip to croke park on march 5. Many of the books listed below are out of print, some can be still obtained through book stores in ireland. Tommy aged 7 won the mooncoin gaa juvenile club easter colouring. Marriage register is titled carrigeen and mooncoin.
Wishing you all the best of luck as you move on to secondary education. Join facebook to connect with john fitzgerald and others you may know. Presentation of gaa books and year books by kilkenny gaa. Lukeswell destination guide leinster, ireland tripsuggest. Camross had not lost a championship game since the county final six years before.
It is the home of the renowned kilkenny anthem the rose of mooncoin. County kilkenny welcome to ireland history of ireland. Kilkenny gaa compete annually in the allireland senior hurling championship, which they have won a record thirtysix times, the leinster senior hurling championship. Headline knitting the threads of kilkennys hurling history. Michael collins, luke otoole, and harry boland pictured at croke park. County kilkenny takes its name from the city of kilkenny. Along with his exploits in kilkenny, he also helped train laois to their only allireland victory in 1915 against cork, helping fellow mooncoin man bob o keeffe future gaa president who was on the laois team. Offically founded in january 1886 both codes of practice namely hurling and football were crerated in the village. Aug 19, 2012 heritage weekthe heritage week event for 2012 is a visit to tybroughney castle, on saturday, august 18th.
Tommys sensible and positive attitude shows that the future is bright and that we will get through this crisis successfully. Looking back on the history of success in clara it was in 1963 they defeated ballyhale to win the kilkenny under14 hurling championship. The annals of the four masters recorded the first reference cill chainnigh in 1085. There is a primary school and a gaa club in carigeen. The funeral was from powers funeral home, to the sacred heart church, ferrybank, requiem mass was celebrated on sunday at 12 noon and followed by burial in mooncoin cemetery. Jan 27, 2018 headline knitting the threads of kilkennys hurling history. Mr robert duggan will conduct this tour and refreshments will be served. Kilkenny guide contents the best of ireland series. It must have originally been for pipes and it sounds as if it is from ulsterscotland and the english border counties. Best of ireland series kilkenny guide 2016 by southern. Kevins church and belongs to the parish of mooncoin. Galmoywindgap started briskly and had three unanswered points on the board within four minutes. Your local gaa club book can form a vital part in the cultural history of your area and the gaa itself.
At least thats how it occurred to the legendary dick droog walsh. Gaelic athletic association project gutenberg self. In 1950 he founded the gaelic sportsman later the gaelic weekly, a weekly newspaper concentrating on gaelic games and activities, and, writing under the pen name moondharrig, he contributed to it an extensive history of the early years of the gaa, in a series which underlined his unrivalled knowledge of gaa history. All references for the years mentioned 17891791 have been taken. Cill chainnigh meaning cell or church of cainnechcanice began with an early sixth century ecclesiastical foundation, with a church built in honour of st. The cost is 30, which includes the bus leaving from mooncoin gaa complex at 9am, tour of croke park, entry to gaa museum and lunch. May 10, 2010 a collection of 322 still images taken at the official opening of the mooncoin gaa complex and hurling pitch. Mooncoin gaa and fellow clubs how he lost a loving brother john who passed away aged 31 after a daily battle with drug addiction. Mooncoin gaa gym gym induction on thursday, february 23 at 7pm.
The gaelic athletic association gaa gaelic games, which include the traditional irish sports of hurling, camogie, gaelic football, handball and rounders. Directions to tybroughney castle from mooncoin take the left turn at the three bridges, which is approximately a quart. The moondharrig players hope to travel to kentucky and perform there in easter 2010. Kilkenny senior club hurling championship 12 1888, 1900, 1906, 1908, 19, 1916, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1965.
The maguires of fermanagh by john odonovan from duffys hibernian magazine, volume 2, number 10, april, 1861. The great mooncoin has also been home to many brilliant hurlers in its history with a few more hoping to join them in the history books with a junior championship title this weekend. It was written in the 18th century, by watt murphy. The song the rose of mooncoin is the traditional anthem of the county at gaa fixtures. This is an apt acknowledgement of the village, as mooncoin along with tullaroan was one of the leading hurling teams in the country in the early years of the gaelic athletic association. Just a reminder that we have 30 club members who have volunteered and are delivering groceries etc to vulnerable people in the locality in conjunction with blanchfields centra. Probably the gaas best border story the irish times.
Mooncoin gaa the new gym is now open to existing and new members. The county board has its head office and main grounds at nowlan park and is also responsible for kilkenny intercounty teams in all codes at all levels. Gaas recently purchased grounds on joness road in dublin the mooncoin. The production will be supported by a lecture on emigration and local history by denis buckley, as well as music song and dance with local musicians. P wish to thank most sincerely the confirmation class of scoil mhuire lourdes for their very generous donations to our conference funds. Join facebook to connect with kate hennebry and others you may know. Drug was a legend and hurling icon in his own lifetime. A peoples history mark duncan, mike cronin, paul rouse on. Watt murphy, who met and gradually fell in love with a local girl called elizabeth, also known as molly, and set in mooncoin, ireland. The annals of the four masters recorded kilkenny in 1085. All images are available as photographic prints,large or small.
Kelly also earned a place in gaa history that day for a rather more unusual reason leading a team of 16 men around croke park in. The irish war of independence was a guerrilla conflict and most of the fighting was conducted on a small scale by the standards of conventional warfare. The kilkenny county board of the gaelic athletic association kilkenny gaa irish. We would like to thank the following companies who generously donated as sponsors to our fundraiser. Claras first adult hurling successes were the winning of the 1968, 69 and 70 county under21 titles, beating mooncoin, tullogher and dunnamaggin respectively. Mooncoin has been made famous by the song the rose of mooncoin, which has been adopted as the kilkenny gaa gaelic athletic association anthem by paddy grace. Canices cathedral, which was built in honour of st. Both codes of practice namely hurling and football were created in the village. With the fields of play closed for the moment kilkenny gaa are calling on all clubs to get a player in their bord na nog section to write about their favourite moment, match or what they love about the club with pictures of themselves for to be published on the website. Irish birth, marriage and death records free online. For a listing of many irish book stores see the irish book discussion mailing list website. Mooncoin are extremely proud of their long and proud kilkenny tradition, but this pride is not their without very good reason. The club was founded in 1886 and fields teams in both hurling and gaelic football. Tom ohanlon, the chairman of the juvenile teams at the mooncoin gaa club, said richard had inherited skills which had come down through.
Mooncoin has been made famous by the song the rose of mooncoin, which has been adopted as the kilkenny gaa anthem by paddy grace. One of the longest winning streaks in the history of the gaa was expected to stretch on far beyond a runofthemill quarterfinal against clonad in omoore park. Kilkenny captain who led hurling team to victory in 1957. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Latest news from the church of ireland diocese of cork. Following this a series of games took place in the gaa complex. By far the most popular sport being played in mooncoin are the gaelic games of hurling and football. The website will give information about the history of the parish as well as the services and activities provided.
At a function held in the club house hotel, kilkenny on monday 27 th february, kilkenny gaa county board presented a range of books and other publications on various aspects of gaelic games in kilkenny to the kilkenny archaeological society. She was a native of grange, mooncoin and died last week. A quarterfinal against clonad was next on the cards for camross. Mooncoin is famous from the song the rose of mooncoin. The association also promotes irish music and dance, and the irish language it has more than five hundred thousand members worldwide, 2 assets in excess of 2. The first port of call in my trip though was ned quinns supermarket in mooncoin where i purchased the kilkenny gaa yearbook 2016 208 pages plus cover, 10. The mooncoin jig is a version of the scotchborder tune the major, which is found in several manuscripts from cumbria and northumberland. Otoole was general secretary of the gaa from 1901 to 1929 and central to the success of gaelic sunday. With an excellent turnout, mooncoin gaa club proudly marched through mooncoin, led by a piper, to 11. This means that the parish records, baptisms and marriages of people from townlands in those civil parishes should be found in the mooncoin registers. Below is the mooncoin section of the 1884 guide coincidently the year the gaa was founded.