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Founded: | 1926 | ||||||||||||
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County: | Limerick | ||||||||||||
Colours: | Green and Gold | ||||||||||||
Grounds: | Mackey Park, Lisnagry | ||||||||||||
Coordinates: | 52°41′29.69″N8°30′57.59″W / 52.6915806°N 8.5159972°W | ||||||||||||
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Ahane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the Ahane, Castleconnell and Montpelier areas of east County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and football and historically is regarded as one of the great clubs of Limerick. Some other class players were the Mackey brothers, Mick and John and Jackie Power among others. A few of the Ahane players won the All-Ireland Senior hurling championship in 1934, 1936 and 1940 with Limerick, their leader being the peerless Mick Mackey, regarded as one of Ireland's greatest hurlers of all time. They won 15 Limerick Senior Hurling Championships in the 1930s and 1940s and also won 5 Limerick Senior Football Championships during this era.
Michael John Mackey was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Limerick county team.
Patrick Phelan was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick. The county board is also responsible for the Limerick county teams.
The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster.
Jackie Power was an Irish sportsperson. A renowned dual player, he played both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Ahane and with the Limerick senior inter-county teams in both codes from 1935 until 1949. He later played with the Kerry senior hurling team.
John Mackey was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward at senior level for the Limerick county team.
Connie "Sonny" Buckley was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Cork senior team.
James Walsh was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Garrett Howard was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Limerick, Dublin and Tipperary senior teams.
Jimmy "Butler" Coffey was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
Timothy Ryan was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder at senior level for the Limerick county team.
Patrick Grace was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Patrick Scanlan was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper at senior level for the Limerick county team.
John Maher was an Irish hurler. At club level he played for Thurles Sarsfields, captaining the club on a number of occasions, and was the captain of the Tipperary senior hurling team that won the 1945 All-Ireland Championship.
Matthew Anthony Herbert was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and hurler, who played as a full-forward for the Limerick senior team.
Croom GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Croom, County Limerick, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
Newcastle West GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Newcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland. The club was founded in 1887 and fields teams in hurling and Gaelic football.
Young Irelands GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Limerick, Ireland that field both underage and adult male sports teams. The primary club sport was hurling, but the teams also played football.
The Limerick county hurling team represents Limerick in hurling and is governed by Limerick GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League.
Patrick Mackey was an Irish hurler. His brief career included All-Ireland Championship success with the Limerick senior hurling team.