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St. Josephs Doora Barefield - Club
Ollie Baker - Club and County Player
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One of my favourite sports is hurling. I like to play the game with my school and my club .I watch the game on TV and sometimes I go to see them. I live in County Clare. My county won the All Ireland in 1995 for the first time in 81 years. They also won it 1997. My parish Doora Barefield won the All Ireland Club Final in 1999.They bet Rathnure in the final which I was at in Croke Park. I play with Doora Barefield under 10s.We recently won a competition.
Other Clare teams such as Sixmilebridge and the County Minors have won the All Irelands as well for Clare in the past few years. I hope to play for Clare some day!!!
Hurling is a team game. Hurling is a game which you use a hurley.
And a sliotar .As well as that you use a helmet and shinguards.
I play hurling for Na Fianna G.A.A. club. We play in the town league. And have won all the leagues we've been in. I play No 11 and I am 11.The No 11 position is centre forward. My father manages Na fianna also.
Fishing is my favorite sport. Ireland is famous for it's Brown trout Lake's Such as Lough Corrib, Conn, Mask, Ree and Inchiquin
My father is a Great Angler He won 7 Cup's last season. My father is one of the best anglers in Munster. Ireland's Sea fishing is also Very good. Lough Corrib in Galway is probably the best lake in Ireland. Pike are the best fish to fish for. Please write back.
Ollie baker is my sporting hero. He lives in Ballinasloe co. Galway. He is a native of Barefield. A son of Seen from Crusheen and Mother Brid from Barefield. He made his first appearance for Clare senior hurlers in Munster semi-final against Cork and scored a goal to win the match. He also helped Clare to win the All-Ireland in 1997.
St. Joseph Doora Barefield. St. Joseph Doora Barefield are a local hurling team. They were All- Ireland champions 1998/1999. Hurling is a game you play with special wooden sticks. As a ball you use a sliotar. A sliotar is a small white ball made of leather. St. Joseph are one of the hundreds of hurling club in Ireland. The St. Joseph Doora Barefield colours are maroon and white. St Joseph's pitch is in the Roslevan Arms (that is a bar) and are in the process of building a new pitch. Their main rivals are Eire-Óg. There are three players that play for Clare they are Ollie Baker, Séan McMahon and Jamsie O'Conner. This is Séan McMahon when he won the All-Ireland for Clare. The cup is the Liam McCarthy you get it if you win the All-Ireland. St. Joseph's hurlers
Robbie Keane was born in Dublin. Robbie is a famous player for Ireland. He plays up forward. Robbie played with Crumlin United in Dublin. Wolves bought him off Crumlin. He also played with Coventry. After a year with Coventry Italian giants Inter Milan bought him for 13 million. He moved to Leeds this year on loan. His debut for Leeds was against Aston Villa except they lost 2-1. He made his debut for Ireland when he was seventeen. He is going on twenty this year. Robbie scored a goal against Holland this year in Amsterdam to put Ireland 1-0 up.
Clare hurling team
Clare hurling team won the all-Ireland final in 1995 and 1997. The manager of the team at that period was Ger Loughnane who resigned in 2000. Anthony Daly was the captain over 1995 to 1999. The captain now is Brian Lohan and the manager is Cyril Lyons. My favourite player is Jamsie O' Conner who plays wing forward.
In 1999 Clare got into the Semi finals and lost against Kilkenny.
Robbie Keane was born in Dublin on July 8th 1980. Wolves first signed him up in 1996. His opening season in the English game was quite an eventful one, as Robbie played several games in the Wolves reserve side and was also picked for the Republic of Ireland's youth team. He made such an impact that on July 26th, 1997, he was offered and signed a full pro contract with Wolves. His first senior debut was against Norwich. He scored Wolves two goals - in a 2-0 victory! In the 99/2000 season Robbie moved to Coventry City for £6 million. He scored 12 goals that season. At the end of the season he moved to the Italian giants Inter Milan for £10 million. He is now on loan to Leeds.
Sonia O' Sullivan.
Sonia O' Sullivan is Ireland's greatest ever women's athlete. Sonia was born in Cobh, Co. Cork. Sonia's talent for running emerged when she became national cross-country champion at the young age of seventeen. Having done her Leaving Certificate, she won a Sports Scholarship to Villanova University in America. Sonia Graduated with a degree in Business Management.
She then went on to compete professionally in International