The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly. Separate county boards are also responsible for the Offaly county teams.
Damien Martin is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Offaly senior hurling team.
Patrick "Pat" Fleury is an Irish former hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Offaly senior hurling team.
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1944 was the 58th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Dublin 2-13 to 1-2 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
Pádraig Horan is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward for the Offaly senior hurling team.
Aidan Fogarty is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St Rynagh's and with the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1991.
John Flaherty was an Irish hurler. He lined out at club level with Kinnitty and also played at inter-county level with Offaly. Flaherty usually lined out as a forward.
The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1981 fixtures took place in September 1980. The championship began on 24 May 1981 and ended on 6 September 1981.
"There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama" is a humorous folk song written in 2008 by the Irish band Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys, and set to a tune derived from a traditional air. The song celebrates the Irish ancestry of the then Democratic candidate for President of the United States, Barack Obama. The song was a minor hit in the Irish charts, peaking at number 24 in November 2008.
Paddy Kirwan is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ballyskenagh and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1979 until 1984. Kirwan was a member of the Offaly team that won their first All-Ireland title in 1981.
The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match which took place on Sunday, 2 September 1984 at Semple Stadium in Thurles that decided the winner of the 1984 season of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The winners received the Liam MacCarthy Cup. The 1984 final, regarded as the Centenary Year final due to the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association one hundred years previously in 1884, was the culmination of the 98th season of the championship, and the 97th final overall.
Paddy Corrigan is an Irish former hurler. He played for his local club Kinnitty and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1983 until 1993.
Seir Kieran is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in a parish and Electoral Division of the same name. Seir Kieran takes its name from Saint Ciarán of Saighir, who founded the parish as a civitas in the 5th century. The club's playing facilities are based in the village of Clareen in County Offaly, Ireland.
Kinnitty GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kinnitty, County Offaly, Republic of Ireland. The club is a member of the Offaly GAA County Board. The club is almost exclusively concerned with hurling.
The Offaly county football team represents Offaly in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Offaly GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
The Offaly county hurling team represents Offaly in hurling and is governed by Offaly GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Joe McDonagh Cup and the National Hurling League.
Brian Duignan is an Irish hurler who plays for Offaly Championship club Ballinamere and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.
John Murphy is an Irish hurler who plays for Offaly Championship club Ballinamere and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.
Ciarán Burke is an Irish hurler who plays for Offaly Championship club Ballinamere and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team. He usually lines out at full-back.
Ronan Wallace is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Multyfarnham club and at senior level for the Westmeath county team.
