Inter-county , is Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) terminology which refers to competitions or matches between counties, as used in Gaelic games (differently from legal counties). The term can also be used to describe the players on the teams.
30-603: The Connacht Senior Hurling Championship , known simply as the Connacht Championship , was an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was the highest inter-county hurling competition in the province of Connacht , and was contested almost every year between 1900 and 1922 before a revival in the 1990s. The final served as
60-802: Is as follows: Although not an officially recognised achievement, only one team have achieved the distinction of winning the Connacht championship, the All-Ireland championship and the National Hurling League : Only one county has retained their title. These are: Inter-county The first inter-county competitions the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship took place in 1887. County teams select
90-613: Is available for students going on a J-1 visa , which allows a temporary transfer to Canada , New York or North America . Inter-county travel is movement from one county to another. It became a feature during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland when restrictions (including a travel ban) were imposed. Roscommon GAA The Roscommon County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( Irish : Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Ros Comáin ) or Roscommon GAA
120-811: Is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland , and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Roscommon . The county board is also responsible for the Roscommon county teams. The county football team was the third from the province of Connacht to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), following Galway and Mayo . It competes in the Connacht Senior Football Championship , which it has won 23 times. The team won back-to-back All-Ireland SFC titles in 1943 and 1944. Clubs contest
150-493: The United Irishman newspaper. In 1886, county committees began to be established, with several counties affiliating over the next few years. The GAA ran its inaugural All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1887 . The decision to establish that first championship was influenced by several factors. Firstly, inter-club contests in 1885 and 1886 were wildly popular and began to draw huge crowds. Clubs started to travel across
180-807: The Nancy Murray Cup in 2009. At underage level Roscommon U14 won the Mairead Meehan All Ireland Final in 2018 and the Mary Lynch All Ireland Final in 2022. They won the U16 C Championship in 2019 and 2022 and they won the Minor B Shield in 2021. Four Roads won the All Ireland Junior club final in 2010 beating Corofin of Clare 1-09 to 0-06. They also reached the 2004, 2012, 2014 and 2018 All Ireland Junior club finals. Athleague reached
210-676: The National Hurling League , though Fingal (part of Dublin) recently did. London also competes in the hurling and Gaelic football championships and leagues, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship once in 1901, Warwickshire competes in the hurling championship only, while New York competes in the Men's Football Championship; in the past they also competed in the Hurling Championship. The British Provincial Council organises inter-county competitions for
240-558: The Roscommon Senior Football Championship . That competition's most successful club is Clann na nGael , with 21 titles. Roscommon GAA postponed all GAA matches that had been due to be played on the first weekend of September 2022 after referees refused to officiate. This was in response to an alleged assault on a referee in a football match at St Aidan's GAA. The county team won a first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) in 1943 , defeating Cavan in
270-595: The Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship . That competition's most successful club is Four Roads , with 35 titles. Roscommon's sole appearance in an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) semi-final occurred in 1910. Tipperary defeated the county by a scoreline of 10 goals to one point. The county defeated Wexford in the 1984 Centenary Cup. Roscommon won an All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship in 1994 and an All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1999. The county competed in
300-580: The 2015 All Ireland Junior club. Oran won the Caithlín Ní Thoimín Shield at Féile na nGael in 1980 and 1982, the Division 3 shield in 1989 and 1992 and the Coiste Chontae an Chláir Shield in 2004. Four Roads won the Division 6 Cup at Féile na nGael in 2019. Notable players include Lizzie Glennon and Cait Kenny who are the only players from the county to be nominated for an " All-Star " &
330-595: The All-Ireland Championship used an open draw format. Six teams entered the first championship, however, this number increased to nine in 1888. Because of this, and in an effort to reduce travelling costs, the GAA decided to introduce provincial championships in Leinster and Munster . It was 1900 before a provincial championship was introduced in Connacht. The inaugural Connacht Championship featured just two teams, with Galway and Sligo automatically qualifying for
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#1733086043743360-526: The All-Ireland finals are the most watched. and the All-Ireland Football Final is the most watched event in Ireland's sporting calendar. Usually each of the 32 GAA counties in Ireland participates in the inter-county leagues and in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship ; Kilkenny does not compete in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , and Cavan does not currently compete in
390-619: The Connacht SHC between 1888 and 2023. A total of 4 counties have competed in at least one season of the Connacht SHC. Galway have participated in the most championships. The counties in bold participate in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship . The following teams have competed in the Connacht Championship for at least one season. Legend As of 11 June 2023 17:04. The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Connacht Senior Hurling Championship titles,
420-414: The Connacht final, like their counterparts in the other provincial championships in Leinster , Munster and Ulster , advanced directly to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The title was won at least once by three of the Connacht counties; however, only Galway won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Galway, who won the championship on 25 occasions. As one of
450-582: The best players from the clubs within the county, a practice which began in 1892. Before 1892 the winner of each counties club championship would represent the county in the All-Ireland championships. The inter-county season begins in January with each province 's warm-up competition and ends in September with the All-Ireland final. The GAA's inter county competitions are the organisation's most attended competitions and are Ireland's most attended sporting events, while
480-473: The country to play against each other and these matches generated intense interest as the newspapers began to speculate which teams might be considered the best in the country. Secondly, although the number of clubs was growing, many were slow to affiliate to the Association, leaving it short of money. Establishing a central championship held the prospect of enticing GAA clubs to process their affiliations, just as
510-402: The culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determined which team received the M. J. "Inky" Flaherty Cup. The championship was always played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The Connacht Championship was an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship . The winners of
540-473: The cup actually had both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepted the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then had an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup. The cup was named after Michael John "Inky" Flaherty . He was a National Hurling League -winning captain with Galway in 1951, however, he never finished on
570-406: The end of the Connacht final, the winning team was presented with a trophy. The M. J. "Inky" Flaherty Cup was held by the winning team until the following year's final. Traditionally, the presentation was made at a special rostrum in the stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests viewed the match. The cup was decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game
600-588: The establishment of the FA Cup had done much in the 1870s to promote the development of the Football Association in England . The championships were open to all affiliated clubs who would first compete in county-based competitions, to be run by local county committees. The winners of each county championship would then proceed to represent that county in the All-Ireland series. For the first and only time in its history
630-478: The final . The team retained the All-Ireland SFC in 1944 , defeating Kerry in the final . The county team made its third appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final in the 1946 edition . It made its fourth appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final in the 1962 edition . It made its fifth appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final in the 1980 edition . Kerry defeated Roscommon in all three of those games. Clubs contest
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#1733086043743660-420: The final. Galway won the game by 4–2 to 1–2. Postponements, disqualifications, objections, withdrawals and walkovers were regular occurrences during the initial years of the championship. In spite of contesting the inaugural Connacht Championship in 1900, Sligo only fielded a team at senior level in one other occasion - 1913. Roscommon became the third team to join the championship when they did so in 1901. Over
690-414: The finals from 1995 to 1999, however, Galway asserted their dominance and claimed all five championship titles with an average winning margin of 14 points. In May 2000 Roscommon announced that they were withdrawing from the championship, thus leading to its abolition. The Connacht Senior Hurling Championship was run on a knock-out basis in which once a team loses they are eliminated from the competition. For
720-460: The majority of the championship, there were only 2 teams competing. The championship was played during the summer months. The winner used progress directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals, while losing teams were eliminated after a single defeat. The championship was suspended after the completion of the 1999 Connacht Senior Hurling Championship . Two counties were scheduled to compete in 2000: At
750-484: The newly formed Christy Ring Cup in 2005 and 2006 but was relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup after poor performances. Roscommon won the 2007 Nicky Rackard Cup Final , defeating Armagh by a scoreline of 1–12 to 0–13. Roscommon won the 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup , again defeating Armagh in the final. Both games occurred at Croke Park . Roscommon have the following achievements in ladies' football. Roscommon won
780-455: The next twenty years they became to closest challengers to the Galway hegemony. Mayo contested the championship for the first time in 1905 before making just two further appearances in 1909 and 1913. Leitrim were the only Connacht team never to field a team in the championship. From 1900 to 1922, Galway dominated the championship to such an extent that on only two occasions the championship title
810-497: The seven counties under its control on the island of Britain . The British Provincial Council is the only area outside Ireland to organise regular inter-county matches. Changing clubs between counties is known as an inter-county transfer and is regulated by the Provincial council if the clubs are in the same province, or by the central council of the GAA when the transferring between clubs in different provinces. A special transfer
840-472: The weakest of the four provincial championships, the championship was suspended from 1923 to 1993, with Galway representing the province in the All-Ireland Championship. A brief revival in 1995 failed to reinvigorate hurling in the province and the Connacht Championship was abolished following the 1999 championship . Following the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, new rules for Gaelic football and hurling were drawn up and published in
870-531: The winning side in a championship game despite playing from 1936 until 1953. In accordance with GAA rules, the Connacht Council awarded up to twenty-six gold medals to the winners of the Connacht final. From 1995 to 1999, the Connacht Championship was sponsored. The sponsor was usually able to determine the championship's sponsorship name. Legend For each year, the number of teams (in brackets) are shown. The number of years that each county has played in
900-444: Was won by a team other than Galway. After representing the province unopposed from 1917 to 1921, a significant defeat by Roscommon in the 1922 final lead to the championship being suspended. Because of this, Galway were the unopposed representatives of the province in the All-Ireland series from 1923 to 1993. After a 70-year absence, the championship was revived in 1995 with Galway and Roscommon fielding teams. Both these teams contested
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