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Congratulations!
The Sam Maguire Cup goes to Kerry again - their 37th All-Ireland.
2014 All-Ireland, Gaelic Football Champions.
Kerry Seniors ...
were dominant throughout
their sure footed scoring and staying power stamina was evident.
Well done Kerry. Keep up the good work. Good Luck!
......... a team is whole when it is NOT..........
NOW 37TH ALL-IRELAND
Kerry football is alive and well thanks to great talent and the
genius of selectors and trainers who identify players from
throughout the Kingdom who when brought together function as
a glorious unit. May it always be so.
... And Colm Cooper ("The Gooch")
What's in a name?
Here are some interesting Kentucky "originating" connections that are not widely known
nor appreciated by historians. The contributions, the religion, and timeline does not
fit neatly with notions about the arrival of a people. People who fought and
died in America's cause.
The GAA
The Gaelic Athletic Association was founded to preseve the games and culture
of Ireland. The lead in this regard was Dr. Douglas Hyde - the first
President of the 26-counties Republic. When he discovered the Gaelic (Irish)
language he fell in love with its expressive powers. He was of the
Protestant
faith and lead a nation of whose population were close to 95%
Catholic.A Few Mythical figures associated with Kerry's football prowess:
Paddy Bawn Brosnan
Joe Keohane
Danno O'Keefe
Jackie Lyne
Pat Spillane
Gega O'Conner
Mick O'Connell
Ger Power
Mickey Sheehy
... plus numerous others who've distingushed themselves .....
... and now,
Maurice Fitzgerald
(was, a class by himself)
Not wishing to display graphics on these
pages initially, I wrote let me describe the symbol that is visible on the right
that I'm using to transcribe the infomation that you see below. It shows a
circular rope form on whose northern point features within a square box shape,
three crowns which are the representation for the province of Munster. The province within which
Kerry is located. A box to the southern part of this circular shape has
the image of a Gaelic footballer kicking a football. Then to the right in its boxed enclosure is
an Irish Hurley player about to make contact with ball (sliother) and
hurley stick (caman). To the circle's left is featured an handball player.
A map of Kerry (Ciarrai) appears underneath the symbol for Munster along with an
Irish Wolfhound, A Harp, a Monastic Tower and a bed of shamrocks above the
Gaelic Football player's squared-in area. This beautiful crest design
employs the combination of colors; green, white and gold.
IMSN ...
AT&T
The great tradition of Kerry football is renowned, and has long been a source
of pride to all those who hail from the "The Kingdom." Kerry holds the distinction
of having the most All-Ireland Football Championship titles - now, thirty six(36) in all - the most in the history of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). They achieved this
feat against stalwart competitors from the other counties such as the neighboring county
Cork, and
Clare,
and other powerhouses such as
Mayo,
Cavan,
Galway,
Roscommon, Meath,
Louth,
Dublin, Derry,
Donegal,
Monaghan
, Antrim,
Longford, ......
Kerry's winning ways having them winning two senior All-Ireland Football final in a row. Some tradition to maintain. The Kingdom is back to its winning ways. With your support we hope it will be so for many years to come. We need to keep the tradition alive. Thank youl for your help in making our collective dream come true.
There is no doubt that we have the football skills in Kerry with which to reclaim the championship title again. Kerry minors and under twenty-one (21) teams will provide the talents to keep Kerry Seniors positioned to win again and again. The cost of training, travel, equipment and playing facilities for the team is enormous, and so the Kerry Supporters Club USA was formed to lend financial support for the Kerry Teams in Ireland.
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John Riney's inspiration and motivation in the founding of The Kerry Supporters
Club USA is due to his love and memory of his late departed brother, Donie Riney (1944-1994).
John's sentiments as expressed inside the back page of the Journal, reads
as follows:
Your devotion and dedication, and your relentless promotion of
Gaelic Games. Your support of Sneem & Kerry football has been
my inspiration and motivation in the formation and development
of a Kerry Supporters Club in the USA.
Chairman John Riney (Sneem)
Revisit top of Page..OR.. Ireland..OR.. perhaps, Irish Stamps
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Since January 14, 1997.
This document last modified Aug 25, 2002.
