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unusual facts about Irishtown, Kilkenny


Newcourt

Irishtown, Kilkenny, aka manor of Newcourt or borough of St Canice's


1646 in literature

Henry Burkhead's closet drama Cola's Fury, or Lirenda's Misery, based on the Irish Rebellion of 1641 ("Lirenda" is an anagram), is published in Kilkenny (dated 1645).

1969 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Five minutes into the second period Joe Millea scored Kilkenny's second goal and the comeback was on.

1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Cork's Charlie McCarthy brought the teams back level with two more points, however, this period of parity was short-lived as Kieran Purcell put Kilkenny ahead once again with a point from play after a quarter-of-an-hour.

1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Five minutes after the restart Kilkenny levelled the scores courtesy of points by Claus Dunne and Liam ‘Chunky’ O’Brien.

1975 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Cork took command after the first ten minutes of their semi-final and dethroned champions Kilkenny, leading by 3-1 to 1-2 at half time with Pat Maloney adding a fourth goal in the second half and by the 14th minute Dublin led 3-5 to 3-2.

1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

A Mick Brennan point for Kilkenny leveled the sides once again; however, this was quickly cancelled out by a Seánie O'Leary effort at the canal end of the pitch.

1983–84 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The championship was won by Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny, who beat Gort of Galway by 1–10 to 0–7 after a replay in the final.

2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Two weeks previously at the Hurling Final the Liam McCarthy Cup was awarded to Kilkenny on a podium in the centre of the pitch whilst Cliff Richard's "Congratulations" was played over the public address system.

2009 North West 200 Races

Dungannon's Farquhar was second on a Kawasaki, while an all-Irish top three was completed by Kilkenny's John Walsh on his Yamaha.

2010 All-Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship

At the inter-provincial stages of the 2010 competition Blackwater CS, Lismore beat Portumna Community School 3-5 to 0-3 and Loreto, Kilkenny beat St. Patrick's College, Maghera 2-11 to 3-07 in the semi-finals.

Arthur Oliver Wheeler

His grandfather was William Oliver Wheeler, who fought with the 12th Royal Lancers against Napoleon in Portugal and Spain, and later became mayor of Kilkenny.

Ballyragget

The very first Journal of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society "Old Kilkenny Review, Number 1 (1946–1947). January 1948" has an article about Ballyragget and its environs and states the belief that Domhnach Mór means Big Sunday and relates to the fact that thousands of people congregated at the now ruined church in Donoughmore for its opening on a Sunday and the name stuck.

Christopher Barnewall

His father, a close associate of Thomas Cromwell, was a key figure in the Irish administration between about 1535 and 1542: initially opposed to the Dissolution of the Monasteries, he turned in time to profit handsomely, acquiring Grace Dieu in Dublin and Knocktopher in Kilkenny.

Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny

The Church of Saint John the Evangelist, or John's Church, is a Gothic Revival style church in Kilkenny, Ireland.

David Rothe

He joined the Confederates in 1642, and welcomed the papal nuncio, Rinuccini, to Kilkenny, on 14 November 1645.

Eamonn Kennedy

He won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medal with Kilkenny in 2000, starting at centre half back in a 5-15 to 1-14 win against Offaly in a final.

Ger Cunningham

Cunningham was Cork's best prospect for the goalkeeping position, however, he faced still opposition from such legends as Kilkenny duo Ollie Walsh and Noel Skehan and Wexford's Art Foley.

Henry Kaulback

Ralph Gore, of Barrowmount, County Kilkenny, and of H.M.'s 33rd Regiment of Foot.

History of Kilkenny

The Four Masters entry was the first instance where the capital was called Ceall-Cainnigh (modernised Kilkenny).

Irishtown, Kilkenny

The city comprised parts of four parishes, and the new county covered the whole of each, with the area outside the borough forming the "liberties" of the city.

James Stephens

James Stephens GAA, a Kilkenny-based Gaelic Athletic Association club

John Bale

He also quarreled bitterly with the aged and respected judge Thomas St. Lawrence, who travelled to Kilkenny to urge the people to reject his innovations.

John Blunden

Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet (c. 1718–1783), Irish MP for Kilkenny City 1761–1776

John McGuinness

John J. McGuinness (born 1955), Irish Fianna Fáil Party politician, TD for Carlow-Kilkenny 1997–

John Tennyson

A hat-trick of goals by Lar Corbett and a fourth by Noel McGrath denied Kilkenny's drive-for-five and secured a remarkable 4-17 to 1-18 victory for Tipp.

Kilkenny cat

The term "Kilkenny cat" is a clear influence on the Pogues song "Wild Cats of Kilkenny".

Kilkenny Central Access Scheme

Kilkenny Central Access Scheme (CAS), previously Kilkenny Inner Relief Road Scheme is a new road, improvement of existing roads and junctions, and a new concrete River Nore bridge, with provisions for footpaths and cycle lanes throughout.

Kilkenny Music

The group's primary activities are split between working with bands in a live environment and working with bands in an online capacity, boasting an online community in the region of 1,00 members (KilkennyMusic.com, December 4, 2008), a sign of the times for music in Kilkenny, a city home to the likes of Kerbdog, My Little Funhouse, Kaydee, Engine alley, Wilt and more.

Kilkenny–Tipperary hurling rivalry

Kilkenny later defeated New York to secure their first National League triumph since 1932-33.

After much discussion and investigation after the Kilkenny game, John Flanagan and Kilkenny's Ollie Walsh both incurred a six-month suspension, which meant that both players missed the championship in 1968, or at least the parts that occurred after the suspensions were announced in July.

The sides were level at half-time – 1-6 to 0-9 – as 2010 Hurler of the Year Lar Corbett struck for Tipp's goal before retiring with a hamstring injury.

Kilkenny, New Hampshire

The Willard Bowl north of Mount Waumbek, drained by Garland Brook, was considered as a site for development of a ski area in 1971, when it was owned by former governor Hugh Gregg.

Máedóc of Ferns

The Catholic episcopal seat of Ferns is now at Enniscorthy,it was formerly Ferns, (but the bishop resides in Wexford ,before that,Enniscorthy and before that, again, Ferns - the Anglican diocese is administered from Kilkenny) where there is the beautiful St. Aidan's Cathedral dedicated to St. Aedan, whose patronal feast is observed 31 January.

Michael O'Meara

O'Meara was a non playing substitute as Tipperary won the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship with victory against Kilkenny by 1-16 to 0-15 in the final.

Mick Lawler

With Kilkenny Lawler won an All-Ireland title and two Leinster titles.

Mossy Murphy

With Kilkenny, Murphy won All-Ireland and Leinster titles in 1972.

Mossy O'Riordan

This was later converted into a first All-Ireland medal following a victory over Kilkenny in the championship decider.

Na Fianna

An avid sports player, Damian has a keen interest in rugby and Gaelic games, winning a Leinster Senior Hurling Medal with St Kieran's College, Kilkenny and a Leinster Minor Football Medal with Laois.

Pádraig Kelly

He scored two points in the 1993 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final defeat against Kilkenny and won an All Star award in 1993, being picked in the left half back position.

Patrick P. O'Carroll

O'Carroll is third generation American, his roots being from Kilkenny in Ireland.

Shem Downey

Downey's daughters, Angela and Ann, are regarded as two of the greatest camogie players of all-time, and won twelve All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny.

Thomas Curran

Thomas Bartholomew Curran (1870–1929), his son, barrister and MP for the constituencies of Kilkenny City and North Donegal

Thomastown

Monsignor Tommy Maher played hurling with the local club Thomastown and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1940s and coached Kilkenny to seven senior All-Ireland titles between 1957 and 1978.

Tommy Naughton

Naughton's 2007 season opened with a draw against Kilkenny in the 2007 National Hurling League.

Upper Ammonoosuc River

: the West Branch of the Upper Ammonoosuc rising on the eastern slope of Mount Cabot in Kilkenny, draining Unknown Pond and York Pond, and joining the main stem below the Godfrey Dam.

Walter Butler, 16th Earl of Ormonde

They always had large areas of land in counties Kilkenny and Tipperary, and now were able to become the largest landowners in the south-east.

Widows' Peak

The film was mainly shot on location in the counties of Wicklow, Dublin and Kilkenny.

William Flower

William Flower, 1st Baron Castle Durrow (1685–1746), Irish peer and MP for Kilkenny County and Portarlington


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