Tony’s Questions
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Q.Why was the 1890 Munster Senior Football final abandoned after 57 minutes?
A: Take a look next week for the answer.
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Q. What Kilkenny Championship is played for the “Tom Ryall Cup” ?
A: U14 Hurling Championship
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Q. In which year did Bennetsbridge last win the County Senior Hurling Championship?
A: 1971
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Q. Name the 3 Kilkenny players who won All-Ireland medals on the Field of play in the 1900s and the 2000s?
A: DJ Carey, John Power and Willie O’Connor.
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Q. What does Laois Clubs Ballyroan, Saint Joesph’s and Portlaoise have in common?
A: They have all contested Leinster Club Finals.
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Q. Who was the first All-Star for Tyrone?
A: Kevin McCabe.
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Q. When year did Brian Cody line out at full forward for Kilkenny?
A: 1978
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Q. When did Ger Loughnane step down as Clare manager?
A: 2000
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Q. What Father & Son from Kilkenny hold All-Stars awards?
A:The Larkins, Phil “Fan2 and Philip.
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Q. What year did Brian Cody lead Kilkenny to with the Mc Carthy Cup?
A: 1982
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Q. Who were the first back door Champions in Hurling?
A: Offaly. 1998
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Q. What year were Longford Leinster Senior Football Champions?
A: 1968
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Q. What year did JJ Delaney captain Waterford to Fitzgibbon Cup Title?
A: 2004
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Q. Which family won 19 Senior Football medals om the years 1975 to 1986?
A: The Spillanes, Pat & Tom from Kerry.
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Q. Who was Westmeath’s first hurling All-Star?
A: David Kilcoyne 1986
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Q. How many senior All-Irelands does the present St. Martins manager, Charlie Carter hold?
A: 2, 2000 & 2002
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Q. Kilkenny won the last Oireachtas finals to be held. In which year?
A: 1999
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Q. What Gowran players have Captained Kilkenny to All-Ireland titles?
A: James McDermot 1990 Minor and DJ Carey 2003 Senior.
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Q. What year did Henry Shefflin and Michael Kavanangh play minor football and lost by a point to the team that won the All-Ireland final?
A: 1997 against Laois.
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Q. Who was the Donegal manager when they won the Senior Football All-Ireland for the first time?
A: Brian Mc Niff.
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Q. What feat did Kilkenny achieve between 1971 & 1975??
A: They became the first county to reach 5 All-Irelands in a row ( excluding when Clubs represented their Counties).
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Q. What Dublin Senior Footballer winner also played Senior Hurling with Kerry?
A: Vinnie Murphy.
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Q. Who was Kildare’s first All-Star?
A: Ollie Crinnigan.
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Q. Who managed Athenry to win 3 All-Ireland Club titles?
A: Pat Lally.
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Q. In what county does Horsewood play their football?
A: Wexford
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Q. If Corofin were playing Corofin what counties would they be representing?
A: Galway and Clare.
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Q. Which was the last County to win The Oireachtas Hurling Tournament in 2000?
A: Kilkenny.
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Q. What county did Paudie Mulhare play for?
A: Offaly.
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Q. What year did Michael Rice captain Kilkenny Minors to All-Ireland success?
A: 2002
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Q. What club did John Leahy play for?
A: Mullinahone.
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Q. What teams were playing when 5 Connollys played six dopnnelys in a Club Hurling final and who won?
A: Castlegar Beat Ballycastle in 1980.
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Q. Who was the first Ulster Hurling Club to win a Club Championship?
A: Lougheil Shamrocks, Antrim.
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Q. Who was hurler of the year in 1998?
A: Tony Browne.
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Q. Name 4 players who played in goal for Kerry in the 1978 All-Ireland Senior Final against Dublin.
A: Charlie Nelligan, Paudie O’Mahony, Jimmy Denihan and Pat Spillane.
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Q. How many teams entered the first Senior Football Championship in 1887?
A: fifteen
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Q. Who won the first hurling final in 1887?
A: Tullaroan beat Mooncoin.
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Q. After Kilkenny’s first GAA convention in 1887, how many teams entered the Hurling Championship?
A: Four
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Q. What Club holds Club final wins in Hurling & Football?
A: St. Finbars Cork.
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Q. In what year did DJ Carey captain Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland?
A: 2003
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Q. Who was the first county north of the border to win the Sam Maguire?
A: Down in 1960.
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Q. Who scored 2 goals for Ballyhale Shamrocks in their All-Ireland Club final in 2007?
A: TJ Reid
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Q. Who won the first All-Ireland Club Hurling Championship in 1971?
A: Roscrea
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Q. Who is the only man to play seventy Senior Football Championship games?
A: John O’Leary Dublin.
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Q. Who captained Kilkenny to win the National Hurling League in 2005?
A: Peter Barry
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Q. Who captained Offaly t owin the SHC in 1994?
A: Martin Hanamy
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Q. Who wrote the book “Rising the Banner”?
A: Ger Loughlane.
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Q. Only one Kilkenny player won six Leinster finals from 1998 to 2003. Name him.
A: Michael Kavanagh.
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Q. How many Leinster Senior Hurling Championships did DJ Carey win?
A: 9
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Q. How many All Irelands did DJ Carey win?
A: 5.
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Q. For what is Teddy McCarthy famous for winning in his career?
A: Senior All Irelands in Hurling and Football in the same year.
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Q. Who was manager of Cork in the 2005 All-Ireland win against Kilkenny?
A: John Allen
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Q. Which St. Martins player collected the “Cross of Cashel”?
A: James Dowling as U21 Captain of Kilkenny.
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Q. Where is McHale Park?
A: Castlebar.
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Q. Justin McCarthy won three Leaghue titles as manager. Name the counties.
A: Tw owith Clare, one with Waterford.
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Q. Who captained Waterford to win the 2007 National Hurling League V Kilkenny?
A: Michael “Brick” Walsh.
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Q. Name four hurlers who to date have won four All star awards each but have yet to win a Senior all-Ireland ?
A: Martin Quigley, Gary Kirby, Ollie Canning and John Mullane.
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Q. Who won 5 Munster Hurling Championships in a row in the 1970s & 1980s?
A: Jimmy Barry Murphy.
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Q. In what year did Offaly score 15 points against Kilkenny and still loose by 31 points?
A: 2005
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Q. Who was hurler of the year in 2007?
A: Dan Shanahan
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Q. Who captained Cork to win the Centenary All-Ireland in 1984?
A: John Fenton
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Q. How many Senior provincial titles has Cork manager Jimmy Barry Murphy won?
A: 12. 10 hurling and 2 football.
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Q. How many Counties have Kilkenny beaten in Leinster Hurling Finals?
A: 6, Dublin, Wexford, Offaly, Laois, Westmeath & Galway.
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Q. Which Ulster County holds six Football and three Hurling Senior titles?
A: Donegal
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Q. What player holds the record for the most Senior hurling Leinster medals?
A: Michael Kavanagh.
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Q. Which county was first to the Leinster Senior Football Championship?
A: Kilkenny 1888
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Q. Which County has won Provincial Titles in three Centuries?
A: Armagh
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Q. When was the last time Kilkenny played in the All-Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final?
A: 1911
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Q. Who were the victorious Captains of the St. Martin’s Hurling and Football U14 teams?
A: Robert Reid.
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Q. Who are the only brothers to recieve All-Stars in Hurling and Football?
A: Tommy & Declan Carr
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Q. Who was the last captain to recieve a trophy in the old Hogan Stand in Croke Park before it was demolished in 1999?
A: Diane O’Hora, Mayo Ladies Football.
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Q. Offaly hold on National Football League division one title, what year did they win it?
A: 1998
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Q. Who played in goal for Kilkenny in the 1998 All-Ireland?
A: Joe Darmody
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Q. How many All-Stars has David Fitzgerald?
A: Three
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Q. What Club holds to most Club Football titles?
A: Nemo Rangers
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Q. Who captained Cork in the Centenary All-Ireland 1984?
A: John Fenton
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Q. What 3 players captained their county to All-Ireland senior titles in the last 25-30 years?
A: Conor Hayes, Galway. Liam Fennely, Kilkenny & Anthony Daly, Clare.
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Q. Who was footballer of the year in 2006?
A: Kieran Donaghy.
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Q. Who was the first Wicklow player to be selected as an All-Star?
A: Kevin O’Brien, 1990.
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Q. Who managed Offaly in the 1996 Leinster Hurling Final?
A: Eamon Creegan
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Q. Who scored the winning point for Mayo in the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football semi-final against Dublin.
A: Ciaran McDonald
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Q. Who scored 7-74 in ten All-ireland Hurling appearances?
A: Nicky Rackard Wexford.
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Q. Apart from St. Martin’s how many other Kilkenny GAA Clubs have Red in their Jerseys?
A: 5. Gowran, Railyard, Windgap, James Stephens and Rower -Inistioge.
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Q. How much did Eamon Morrissey score with Kilkennyin the League & Championship?
A: 26 goals and 94 points.
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Q. How many times did Eamon Morrissey play for Kilkenny in both League & Championship?
A: 53 times
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Q. What year did Westmeath win their first Leinster Senior Football title ?
A: 2004
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Q. What year did Tony Browne Captain of Waterford win an All- Ireland?
A: 1992 U21.
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Q. What present day Tipperary player captained L.I.T to their first Fitzgibbon Cup win?
A: Eoin Kelly.
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Q. Who captained Offaly to win their Senior Hurling Final in 1998?
A: Hubert Rigney
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Q. What year did Kilkenny win their first National Hurling with Brian Cody as manager?
A: 2004
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Q. Which County was the first County to win a Minor All-Ireland final through the back door?
A: Clare
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Q. Who was the first player to win Senior Hurling and Football All-irelands in the same year?
A: Teddy Mc Carthy Cork, 1990.
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Q. Which county from Northern Ireland was first to win a Senior All Ireland?
A: Down, Senior Football 1960.
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Q. Which 2 hurlers won a record 8 All-Irelands on the field of play?
A: John Doyle and Christ Ring
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Q. Which Kerry player was Man of The Match in three All-Ireland Football Finals?
A: Pat Spillane, 1978,1984 & 1986.
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Q. Who scored 1-6 for Offaly in the 1998 All-Irelnad Final after moving from defence to attack?
A: Brian Whelahan.
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Q. Who was captain of Kilkenny footballers in this years Championship?
A: Robert Shore
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Q. Which hurling forward scored the most goals in the Championship. 60 goals in 35 games.
A: Nicky Rackard, Wexford.
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Q. Name the Tipperary forward who won 6 All-Stars in the 1980s.
A: Nicky English.
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Q. Which hurling forward scored 0-14, 2-11 and 2-7 in All Ireland Finals?
A: Eddie Kerr, Kilkenny.
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Q. Where would you find Swans and Davins Hurling Clubs?
A: Carrick-On-Suir.
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Q. Who was the only Kerryman to win Railway Cup Hurling Medals playing?
A: Cristy Walsh 1992.
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Q. How many hurler of the year awards has Henry Shefflin won?
A: Two , 2002 and 2006
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Q. Who was the first winner of nine all stars in hurling?
A: DJ Carey.
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Q. Which County has lost the most All Irelands in Senior Football?
A: Kerry.
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Q. Name the two Galway brothers who played in All-Ireland Senior Finals (Hurling and Football) in the 1980s.
A: Mattie and Michael Coleman.
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Q. Name the Laois team that used to play in the Carlow Championship.
A: Graiguecullen
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Q. The great Lory Maher had 2 brothers who played with Kilkenny. What was their names?
A: Willie and Henry.
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Q. How many County Finals did Paddy Quirke of Carlow and Myshall play in?
A: 41 including Hurling , football and replays.
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Q. How many goals were scored in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Final in 2005?
A: 9 were scored.
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Q. What year did Coon/Muckalee win the Schools Football Final?
A: 2001. 2-6 to 1-5 after a replay against Carrickshock.
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Q. What year did Coon/Muckalee win The Schools A Hurling Final?
A: 2002, Score 1-7 to 2-1 against CBS.
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Q. What hurler captained his club in 2 provincial hurling finals wins after 16 years apart?
A: Brian Whelehan from Birr.
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Q. Who defeated Muckalee Ballyfoyle Rangers in the Senior Hurling County Semi Final in 1977?
A: Rower-Insitoge after 2 draws.
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Q. Who was President of the GAA in the Centenary Year ?
A: Paddy Buggy, Kilkenny.
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Q. What year was Pat O’Neill Man of the match in the Senior All Ireland final.
A: 1992
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Q. Who was Wexford’s first hurling All Star in 1972 ?
A: Mick Jacob.
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Q. Who did Coon defeat in the Northern Junior Hurling Final in 1961?
A: Danesfort 4-2 to 3-2
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Q. Name the Kilkenny man who was manager in three All Ireland wins and had two brothers on these teams also.
A: Pat Henderson, 1979, 1982, 1983. John and Ger played.
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Q. Name the two brothers who won an All Ireland Final with Limerick in 1973 and went on to manage the County.
A: Richie and Phil Bennis.
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Q. What 4 brothers played in an All- Ireland final in 1970?
A: Dan, Pat, John and Martin Quigley with Wexford.
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Q. What 4 brothers played in an All- Ireland final in 1987?
A: Kevin, Sean, Ger and Liam Fennely.
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Q. Two Clare brothers won All Irelands with Clare in 1995 and 1997 and their Father won a League Final with Clare in 1977. Can you name him?
A: Gus Lohan.
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Q. What Club reached 3 successive Leinster Club finals between 1999 and 2001 ?
A: Na Fianna.
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Q. Name the Wicklow Club who won a football Club All Ireland?
A: Baltinglass.
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Q. When Kerry failed in their 5 in a row bid who scored the goal to deny them?
A: Seamus Darby of Offaly.
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Q. Who Captained Tipperary in 1989 all Ireland Hurling Final?
A: Bobby Ryan
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Q. What year did DJ Carey captain Kilkenny to win the All Ireland?
A: 2003
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Q. In the past 25 years, who managed the Kilkenny Hurlers and Footballers?
A: Nicky Brennan
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Q. In which year was the Blood Sub introduced?
A: 2001
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Q. Which memeber of St. Martin’s County final winning team in 1984 represented Kilkenny in 4 different sports?
A: Johnny Brennan, Hurling, Football, Soccer and Handball.
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Q. Who captained Kildare in the 1998 All Ireland Final?
A: Glen Ryan.
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Q. Two Down Clubs hold Ulster Hurling Title. Can you name them?
A: Ballygalget and Ballycran.
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Q. Who captained Kilkenny in the 2007 All Ireland Final?
A: Henry Shefflin.
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Q. Who was the first Blood sub to be sent off in a championship match?
A: Michael Braniff, Down.
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Q. Apart from Galway, which two other Counties hold Connacht Senior Hurling Championship?
A: Roscommon and Mayo.
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Q. What Leinster Trophy did UCD win in 2004 ?
A: Hurling’s Walsh Cup.
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Q. Former St. Martin’s County All Ireland medal winner John Morrissey played inter county hurling with which Munster County?
A: Limerick.
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Q. Who was the young footballer of the year in 2007?
A: Killian Young (Kerry).
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Q. What Carlow dual players career began in 1988 and ended in 2005?
A: Jonny Nevin
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Q. What present day Waterford Hurler made his debut in 1992?
A: Tony Browne.
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Q. Who made his Championship debut for Kilkenny in the 2002 All Ireland Hurling Senior Final?
A: John Hoyne
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Q. What Kilkenny Clubs have won Leinster Club Hurling Titles?
A: Fenians, Ballyhale Shamrocks, James Stephens, St. Martins, Glenmore, O’Loughlins Gaels and Graigue Ballycallan.
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Q. How many Senior Football All Irelands have Tyrone won ?
A: Three.
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Q. Seanie O’Leary, former All Ireland Hurling winner with Cork has a link with the Irish Rugby Team. What is it ?
A: Thomás O’Leary is Seanie’s son.
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Q. How many of the Moloney brothers from Coon hold Kilkenny Senior Football Championship medals?
A: Three, Johnny, Richard and Niall.
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Q. What do the following players have in common, Denis Byrne, Martin Carney and Declan Darcy?
A: They all played inter county at Senior Level for two Counties. Denis Byrne, Kilkenny and Tipperary. Martin Carney, Donegal and Mayo and Declan Darcy, Leitrim and Dublin.
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Q. Two St Martins clubmen are presently on Referee duty in
Kilkenny, who are they?
A: They are Michael Somers and John Ryan.
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Q. What years did Dick Dooley win Colleges All Irelands with Saint Kierans?
A: 1988 and 1989
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Q. Honory member of St. Martins Fr. Martin Ryan has Launched his new Book, what is the Title?
A: ” Muckalee to Mindanoe and Back”
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Q. John Morrissey County Final winner in1984 with St.Martins went on to repeat this feat in another County. Where and with what Club?.
A: Ahane Limerick
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Q. Can you name the Team drawn from the Locality? See picture Number 12 image Galleries. (Click on image galleries only and look at picture 3 down and 4 accross.
A: Back Row Liam Carrigan(Clara,)Jack Brennan
(Revanagh),Jack Foley (Coolgreaney),Martin Kehoe(Revanagh),Paddy
Power(Baurnafea ),
Middle Row Jim Staunton(Castlewarren),Pat Brennan(Revanagh)Jim Menton
(Wildfield),Myles Kehoe(Revanagh)Pakie Staunton(Coolgreaney).Jim
Kehoe(Cassagh),
Front Tom Coogan(Muckalee),Bobby Patterson(Coolcullen),Jimmy
Coogan(Castlewarren)
Junior game V Skeoughvosteen 1946
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Q. In what position did Aidan Lawlor play for Kilkenny in Leinster Senior Hurling Championship in 1996 ?
A: Mid field.
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Q. Jonny Brennan, who Captained St Martin’s to All Ireland Club Hurling success in1985, also won All Ireland honours at which other sport?
A: Handball
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Q. Our U14 Hurling team won the Roinn C Championship this year. When was this last achieved ?
A: 1982 and 1985
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Q. Against what team and when did John Maher make his Senior Championship debut for Kilkenny ?
A: 2004 against Clare in the All Ireland quarter Final.
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Q. How many of the victorious Minor A County Final Team of 2005 were on the panel for the game v Carrickshock (19 sept 2009)?
A: 11 players.
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Q. Saint Martins and Carrichshock meet in the Championship next weekend (Sat 19 Sept.2009)who was victorious the last time the met?
A: Saint Martins won 2007
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Q. Two former Saint Martins players are leading members of “The Kilkennys” who performed on the RTE show “Up For The Match” and at the home coming Celebrations in The Market Yard, name them.
A: David and Adam Cashin
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Q. Who were our Clubs players on the Kilkenny u16 Team in the Arrabawn Tournament ( played 29 +30 august)
A: David Breen(goalkeeper) and Ruari Kinsella(defender)
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Q. Who captained Martin’s to Junior A Championship in 2007
A: Stephen Murphy.
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Q. St. Martins are due to meet Erins Own in the Byrne Cup Shortly who won their previous meeting in the final and what year?
A: St. Martin’s won in 1987.
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Q. Who played in Goal for St Martins in 1996 when they won the the U21 Championship (Roinn B)
A: Paul Maher.
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Q. Who were the first Senior Selectors of Saint Martins Hurling Club?
A: Billy Costigan, Dinny Carrigan,Patsy Murphy ,Tom Dowling, Mick Somers (1982)
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Q. St Martins have twice won The Declan Byrne Memorial Tournament (Graigue /Ballycallan)who Captained them and what years?
A: Ronan Maher(2000) Patrick Brennan(2009)
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Q. Who was the first man from the parish to captain a team to All Ireland success?
A: Nicky Morrissey (1978 St.Canices/Tynans All Ireland Inter Firm Junior Final)
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Q. What year did Eamonn Morrissey win an All Star?
A: 1990
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Q. Who was the St.Martin’s represantative on the Kilkenny panel for the clash with Galway in the Leinster Senior Hurling Semi Final (19 June)
A: Eoin Mc Grath.
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Q. Who represented St. Martin’s in this years Féile na n Gael skills competition ?
A: Adrian Farrell
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Q. Who was the first Lady Secretary of St. Martin’s Hurling Club ?
A: Marie Butler.
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Q. Who was Kilkenny’s hurler of the year in 1984 ?
A: Tom Moran.
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Q. What years did Liam Dowling play Minor Hurling with Kilkenny?
A: 1984,1985 and 1986.
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Q. Two of our Minors have goaled for Kilkenny recently name them?
A: Canice Maher scored for the Minor Hurlers against Offaly
and Damien Tynan scored for the Minor Footballers against Wicklow
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Q. Who captained Saint Martin’s to Intermediate Honours in 2000 ?
A: Niall Moloney.
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Q. Who was goalkeeper on St. Martin’s winning Junior A Team in 1984?
A: Martin Nolan.
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Q.What honour does Jim and Niall Moran share?
A. They both hold U21 All Ireland winners medals.
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Q. Who was goalkeeper on St. Martin’s winning Junior A Team in 1984?
A: Take a look next week for the answer.
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Q. Who captained St. Martin’s Minor team to win the League Title 2005.
A. James Dowling (Pauric Haughney Team Captain was injured for Final)
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Q. Who partnered Frank Cummins at midfield in the 1969 All Ireland senior Final ?
A. Mick Lawlor
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Q. When was Saint Martins Bord Na nOg formed?
A. 1996
