Glenmore is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies just off the N25 road close to the border between County Kilkenny and County Wexford. Glenmore GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, and Glenmore National School is the local primary (national) school. [1] Saint James's Catholic Church in Glenmore was built in 1813. [2]
Baile Shéamais, in Glenmore, was home to Pádraig Paor (also known as Patrick Power) who is believed to have been the last traditional native speaker of the Irish language in Co. Kilkenny. Audio-recordings were made of his speech in 1936 for the Irish Folklore Commission (Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann) by Séamus Ó Duilearga and Risteárd A Breatnach. [3] His speech contains the well-documented Ossory pronunciation of slender R [ɾʲ] as [ʒʲ], resembling the ⟨j⟩ of Standard French.
County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the county. At the 2022 census the population of the county was 103,685. The county was based on the historic Gaelic kingdom of Ossory (Osraighe), which was coterminous with the Diocese of Ossory.
Thomastown, historically known as Grennan, is a town in County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster in the south-east of Ireland. It is a market town along a stretch of the River Nore which is known for its salmon and trout, with a number of historical landmarks in the vicinity. Visitor attractions include Jerpoint Abbey, Kilfane Glen gardens, and Mount Juliet Golf Course. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.
Ballindaggin, officially Ballindaggan, is a small village in County Wexford, Ireland.
Richard Michael Mullally is an Irish sportsperson. He played right wing back on the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Mooncoin is an urban area in County Kilkenny, in Ireland. The population was 1,175 in 2016. Historically part of the Gaelic kingdom of Osraige, today it is in the far south of the county of Kilkenny, located in the valley of the River Suir. It is surrounded by the uplands of the Slievenamon and Comeragh Mountains, just 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Waterford City along the N24 national primary road, and it is 48 kilometres (30 mi) south of Kilkenny.
Ballyhale is a village in the south east of Ireland. Located in the south of County Kilkenny, south of the city of Kilkenny and roughly halfway to Waterford city.
The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Kilkenny in Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Kilkenny hurling.
Willie O’Connor is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Christy Heffernan is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Edward O’Connor is an Irish hurling manager and former player who played for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Glenmore. He played for the Kilkenny senior hurling team for eight seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right corner-back.
Paddy Mullally is an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glenmore and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1999 until 2004. As of 2010, he was part of the Glenmore management team with responsibility for under-21 hurling.
Michael Phelan is an Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level he played with Glenmore and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out at midfield.
Eoin Murphy is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Glenmore and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a goalkeeper. He is widely considered the best modern goalkeeper in the sport, and one of the best of all time.
The surname Troy is anglicised from the following surnames:
The 2005 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.
Tom Mullally is a hurling coach who has been manager of Carlow since January 2021.
Raymond Heffernan is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Glenmore and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out at midfield or as a forward.
The 2021 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1929. The championship began on 9 October 2021 and ended on 14 November 2021.
The 2022 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 17 September to 16 October 2022.
Lisdowney is a townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the River Nore near Ballyragget and is home to Lisdowney GAA club. The townland is in the civil parish of Aharney, within the historical barony of Galmoy, and in the electoral division of Lisdowney. As of the 2011 census, Lisdowney townland had a population of 93 people.
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