John knew every haulage owner and driver as well as registration numbers and make of lorries in Connacht and not a few from outside as well. |
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This will be a special day for the club with the junior interprovincial between Connacht and Leinster being held in Cloondeash. |
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They had their sights fixed firmly on a Connacht title, but they came up against a Mary's outfit that were more determined on the day. |
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I expect Kearins to put out an experienced side as experience will be vital in the white heat of Connacht Senior Championship football. |
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Gerry also contributes to the development of under-age cycling throughout Connacht through his role on the provincial committee. |
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Many priests from the Connacht region and further afield joined in the concelebration of the Mass of thanksgiving. |
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The idea of having the event on the eve of the Connacht Final was a good one. |
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Occasions that cried out for a drop-goal attempt, especially with Eric Elwood and McHugh in wait, were passed up, as Connacht went for broke. |
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The old water tower, for so long a landmark in Connolly Park in front of the entrance to North Connacht College, has finally bitten the dust. |
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Ulster attempted to sign him three summers ago when he was making waves at Connacht and already touted as an international. |
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Kilmaine boxers landed three Connacht titles at the recent provincial championships in Westport. |
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Notice has been given of the Annual General Meeting of Connacht Gold Co-operative Society Limited. |
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It is usually Sligo teams who suffer when these Connacht arch-rivals collide. |
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Connacht survived a determined Beziers display to squeeze into the second round of the Parker Pen Challenge Cup despite defeat in Galway. |
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It may seem ungracious to describe Galway's loss to Mayo in the Connacht under-21 football semi-final in Castlebar last Wednesday as a flop. |
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It's hard to believe that 30 years have slipped by since the Sligo men last lifted the Connacht senior crown. |
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Strongbow died in 1175, by which year Leinster and part of Munster were in Norman hands but Ulster and Connacht remained Gaelic. |
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That's far from ideal, especially given the miserable strike rate the Connacht champions have had in All-Ireland quarter-finals. |
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This was a vast improvement on their awful form in the Connacht Final against Mayo in Castlebar. |
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Still standing are the gates at the Marist convent he made as well as the step ladder at the old water tower beside North Connacht College at Connolly Park. |
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It was all of 21 years since the team had won the Mayo and Connacht honours and some members felt the time to hold a celebration to mark the event. |
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His main concern, and that of his players, is that they have the opportunity to exorcise the memory of a bad experience in the Connacht semi-final against Roscommon. |
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One-cap Ireland international McHugh slotted in at fly-half in a reworked back-line and kept Connacht on the move with a series of booming kicks for touch. |
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Eventually the men of Connacht are repulsed by the Ulstermen and their spectacular hero, CĂș Chulainn. |
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Even if they weren't, their performance last year, when they came within an inch of beating Caltra in the Connacht final, suggested that they were contenders. |
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The boys team from Scoil Muire agus Padraig took home the prize for best nett score at the Connacht Schools Golf Championships played at the Ballina Course. |
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The games against Connacht on 10 February 2012 and Ulster on 17 February 2012 achieved capacity crowds and proved popular with supporters. |
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Cathal managed to return to Connacht and had himself proclaimed king, leaving Felim with no choice but to return to put down his rebellion. |
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Leinster would circle the wagons, Connacht would repay favours for McDonagh and McCague would be left sweating it out. |
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Connacht showed their intent early on with a barnstorming run from George Naoupu and chip through from Fionn Carr but Glasgow were able to deal with the danger. |
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Ireland is divided into four provinces, Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster, and 32 counties. |
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Historically, Connacht Irish represents the westernmost remnant of a dialect area which stretched across the centre of Ireland to the east coast. |
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The strongest dialect of Connacht Irish is to be found in Connemara and the Aran Islands. |
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The Irish of Achill and Erris tends to differ from that of South Connacht in many aspects of vocabulary and, in some instances, of pronunciation. |
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Rugby traditionally isn't as prevalent in Connacht however it is less defined on social class. |
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The names of Connacht, Ulster, Leinster and Munster are still in use, now applied to the four modern provinces of Ireland. |
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He was twice briefly returned to power in 1185 and 1189, but even within his home kingdom of Connacht he had become politically marginalized. |
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This activity was limited to the southern half of Ireland, and there is no evidence for them in Ulster or Connacht. |
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The army included contingents from Connacht, Breffny, Meath, and Dublin, each led by their respective kings. |
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The main dialect had characteristics which survive today only in the Irish of Connacht. |
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Connaught, also spelled Connacht, one of the five ancient kingdoms or provinces of Ireland, lying in the western and northwestern areas of the island. |
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I represent the constituency of Connacht Ulster in the west and border counties of Ireland, which is predominantly rural and one of the most peripheral regions. |
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Maeve, a powerful figure in Celtic legend, led a huge army from the western province of Connacht to the east coast in search of the best bull in Ireland. |
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Connacht survived a determined Beziers display to squeeze into the second round, despite defeat in Galway. |
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Tom Prydie claimed a consolation try for the Dragons when Connacht were down to 14 men, but the Irish side's dominant set-piece was too much for Lyn Jones' side. |
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These refugees' linguistic influence still survives in the dialects of Irish spoken in Mayo, which have many similarities to Ulster Irish not found elsewhere in Connacht. |
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They are also said to have lived in parts of Leinster and Connacht. |
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