Ballinhassig is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated 10.6 km (6.6 mi) south of Cork City just off the N71 Bandon road and near the source of the River Owenabue.
Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (CB&SCR), was an Irish gauge railway in Ireland. It opened in 1849 as the Cork and Bandon Railway (C&BR), changed its name to Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway in 1888 and became part of the Great Southern Railway (GSR) in 1924.
Martin Coleman was an Irish hurler and selector. His career included All-Ireland Championship victories as goalkeeper with Cork's three-in-a-row team of the 1970s and later as a selector with various Cork teams.
Martin Coleman Jnr is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Ballinhassig, divisional side Carrigdhoun and formerly at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
The 2006 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2006 Round 1 fixtures took place on 11 December 2005. The championship began on 26 April 2006 and ended on 22 October 2006.
Ballinhassig is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Ballinhassig in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1886, and now plays Hurling at Premier Intermediate level, having won the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2005, and the Cork Junior Hurling Championship in 2002.
Stemming from these County Championship wins, Ballinhassig competed in Munster and All-Ireland Club Championships, and have won the following Club Championship Finals: Junior Munster Club Final, Junior All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship Final, Intermediate Munster Club Final; but lost out to Dicksboro, of Kilkenny town, in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Final, played in Croke Park. The club also plays Gaelic football, but hurling is much stronger. The club is a member of Carrigdhoun division of Cork GAA.
Halfway is a village in County Cork, in Ireland. Halfway got its name from being situated approximately halfway between Cork City and Bandon.
Seán McCarthy is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Cork senior team.
The Cork City Railways were constructed in 1911 and opened in 1912 to connect the Irish standard gauge systems north and south of the River Lee in Cork, Ireland.
The Tooreen ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 22 October 1920, during the Irish War of Independence. It took place near Roberts Farm, Tooreen, near Ballinhassig in County Cork. The IRA ambushed two lorries of British soldiers, killing three and wounding four others. The British surrendered and their weapons and ammunition were seized by the IRA. Later that night, British soldiers went on a rampage in nearby Bandon.
The 2009 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2009 opening round fixtures took place at the County Convention in December 2008. The championship began on 2 May 2009 and ended on 11 October 2009.
The 2007 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2017 fixtures took place in December 2006. The championship began on 20 April 2007 and ended on 14 October 2007.
Brendan Lombard is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Ballinhassig and divisional side Carrigdhoun and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Lombard usually lined out in defence.
Upton and Innishannon railway station was on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork, Ireland.
The 2013 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887. The championship began on 26 March 2013 and ended on 3 November 2013.
The 2011 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2011 opening round fixtures took place on 11 December 2010. The championship proper began on 3 June 2011 and ended on 2 October 2011.
Patrick Collins is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for club side Ballinhassig, university side Cork Institute of Technology and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
The 1995 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 10 September to 22 October 1995.
The 2019 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 15 January 2019. The championship began on 27 April 2019 and ended on 16 November 2019.
The 1977 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 30 January 1977. The championship ran from 22 May to 2 October 1977.
