Month: May 2020

Croquet Association of Ireland Irish Championships Singles 1990-Present

Croquet Association of Ireland Logo [Ref: 18]

Singles Champions 1990-Present

YearChampionRunner-UpResult
1988Simon Williams
1989
1990Jerry Guest (England)
1991Lewis Palmer (Wales)
1992Fred Rogerson
1993Aaron Westerby (New Zealand)
1994George Noble (England)Ronan McInerney
1995Ed CunnighamRonan McInerney
1996Ronan McInerneyMalcolm O’Connell (Scotland)
1997Ronan McInerneySimon Williams
1998Simon WilliamsPhil Cordingly (England)
1999Matthew Burrow (Jersey)Jacques Fournier (USA?)
2000Ed CunninghamStephen Mulliner (England)
2001Simon WilliamsPhil Cordingly (England)
2002Ronan McInerneyMark McInerney
2003Simon WilliamsRonan McInerney
2004Mark McInerneyRobert Fulford (England)
2005Ronan McInerneyEd Cunnigham
2006Mark McInerneyRobert Fulford
2007Stephen Mulliner (UK)Chris Patmore (UK)+13tpo +26qp
2008Simon WilliamsChris Patmore (UK)+15, -26tp, +24tp
2009Steve Mulliner (UK)Chris Patmore (UK)
2010Ben Rothman (USA)Simon Williams
2011Mark McInerneyBen Rothman (USA)+17tp, +17tp. +17tp, +3
2012Andrew JohnstonSimon Williams
2013Andrew JohnstonDanny Johnston+26, +10tp
2014
2015Andrew JohnstonDanny Johnston
2016Simon WilliamsPatsy Fitzgerald
2017Andrew JohnstonDanny Johnston
2018
2019Andrew JohnstonPatsy Fitzgerald
2020Cancelled
Croquet Association of Ireland Championship of Ireland Singles Champions 1988-Present [Ref: 1-19]

Note: Irish unless stated

Report

The origins of Croquet are unclear, it may have been played in the Middle Ages, and possibly even have passed down from ancient times. The first mention of Croquet, however, is in the Field in 1858, which mentions meetings of the Co. Meath Croquet Cracks. the players were mostly young and met at each others houses, and one player, George Annesley Pollock of Oatlands and Newcastle, Co. Meath, laid out the rules under the pseudonym “corncrake” and called them “The Rules of the Oatlands Club” – the first Croquet Rules in the World.

The Championship of Ireland, an Open featuring some of the top players of the World, has been won numerous times since 1988 by Irish Croquet players Simon Williams, Ronan McInerney, Mark McInerney and Andrew Johnston.

References

Websites

[1] Croquet Ireland | Ronan McInerney (2004) More than a decade of the Irish Championships [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/5 [Accessed 15 June 2017]

[2] Croquet Ireland (2005) Championships of Ireland 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/archive/2005/IrishChamps05.htm [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[3] Croquet Ireland (2006) Championships of Ireland 2006 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/archive/2006/Irish%20Champs%202006%20Report.htm [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[4] Croquet Ireland (2007) Championships of Ireland 2007 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/archive/2007/Irish%20Championships%20results%202007.htm [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[5] Croquet Ireland (2008) Championships of Ireland 2008 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/49 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[6] Croquet Ireland (2009) Championships of Ireland 2009 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/82 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[7] Croquet Ireland (2010) Championships of Ireland 2010 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/index.php/node/130 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[8] Croquet Ireland (2011) Mark McInerney wins the Irish Championships [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/index.php/node/150 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[9] Croquet Ireland (2012) Championships of Ireland 2012 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/index.php/node/184 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[10] Croquet Ireland (2013) Results of Irish Championships [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/226 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[11] Croquet Ireland (2014) Championships of Ireland 2014 [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[12] Croquet Ireland (2015) Open Championship of Ireland results [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/293 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[13] Croquet Ireland (2016) Championships of Ireland 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/377 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[14] Croquet Ireland (2017) Andrew Johnston wins Irish Open 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/417 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[15] Croquet Ireland (2018) Championships of Ireland 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/archive/2005/IrishChamps05.htm [Accessed 29 May 2020]

[16] Croquet Ireland (2019) Irish Open – final days play [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/484[Accessed 29 May 2020]

[17] Croquet Ireland (2019) A History of Croquet in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/4 [Accessed 29 May 2020]

Images

[18] Croquet Ireland (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/themes/custom/zircroq/logo.png [Accessed 29 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Aoife Mulcahy, Shane Mulcahy, Cara Mulcahy, Simon Williams, Kate Hartnett and Conor Kostick.

About this document

Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 May 2020

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GAA Poc Fada All-Ireland Hurling Championship 2008

GAA Poc Fada Logo [Ref: 2]

Results

PlaceNamePocsMetres
1Brendan Cummins54
2Ruairi Convery56
3Brendan McNamara5790
4James Skehill5735
5Damien Fitzhenry5724
6Shane O’Connor58
7Adrian Power60
8John Garrett6152
9Davy Fitzgerald6148
10David McManus6130
11Fintan O’Brien62
12Dan McAuliffe64
GAA Poc Fada All-Ireland Hurling Championships Results 2008 [Ref; 2]

Report

Brendan Cummins won his third GAA Poc Fada All-Ireland Championship in-a-row, and his fourth in five years, in 2008, beating Ruairi convery by two Pocs. The Championship was held on Annaverna Mountain, Cooley in Co. Louth on Saturday, August 2, 2008.

About Poc Fada

Poc Fada is the Irish equivalent of Golf, and the two sports have the same origins in the times of the Gaelic Celtic myths and legends. According to early Irish literature, Setanta used his Hurley to hit a ball from his home in Co. Louth, while travelling, all the way to the feast of the Ulster king in Armagh, and Poc Fada is the modern equivalent, whereby a player uses their Hurley to hit a ball up the side of a mountain and down the other side in as few Pocs, or hits as possible. The All-Ireland Championships are held in the Cooley Mountains in Co. Louth every August.

References

Images

[1] GAA Poc Fada Twitter Account (2018) GAA Poc Fada Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/975524662636613632/-7z4rlL3_400x400.jpg [Accessed 9 June 2018]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (2008) “Cummins wins third Poc Fada title” Nenagh Guardian. Saturday, August 9, 2008. Pg. 8. [Past copies of the Nenagh Guardian are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tom Dunne, Kilkenny

About this document

Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 May 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.