17-719: The Hartstonge Baronetcy , of Bruff in the County of Limerick , was a title in the Baronetage of Ireland . It was created on 20 April 1681 for Standish Hartstonge , an English-born judge who sat on the Irish Court of Exchequer , and who had inherited estates at Bruff from his mother's family, the Standishes. The second Baronet, his grandson, was a member of the Irish House of Commons for Kilmallock , Ratoath and St Canice . The third Baronet
34-586: A townland and civil parish of the same name. The town's official name in Irish is An Brú , historically written as Brugh . Older spellings in English, dating from 1200 onward, include Brun, Bruun, Bruin, Brugh, Browe, and Broff, Brown, Braun, Braff, Bruno, Bruneau, and An Bru’ because of its close association with the Anglo-Norman De Lacy family. The town's name was also rendered in Irish as Brú an Léisigh ; it
51-594: Is believed that a modern name for the town, Brú na nDéise , is a corruption of this name that was popularised from the early 1900s on. Historical artefacts found around the area date back to the Stone Age , with various buildings up to the early Christian era still extant. In the sixteenth century, Bruff was granted to the Standish family, from whom it passed by inheritance to the Hartstonge Baronets , and ultimately to
68-512: Is near Bruff. Bruff is also the hometown of the American missionary and bishop John Joseph Hogan (1829–1913). The US President John F. Kennedy was a descendant of the Fitzgeralds of Bruff. His daughter, Caroline Kennedy , visited the town in 2013. The town has Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Pitch & Putt , hockey, soccer, and rugby union clubs. The rugby club, Bruff R.F.C. ,
85-595: Is the home club of John Hayes , the Ireland rugby union international . The GAA club, Bruff GAA , won the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2014. Bruff is also home to Limerick F.C. 's Kirby O'Sullivan Sports, Social and Business Park. Bruff town has been classified as a satellite town of Limerick City. Expansion plans for the town were laid out in the development plan published by Limerick County Council in 2012. Ard Scoil Mhuire,
102-747: The Earl of Limerick . The town was the site of heavy fighting in the Battle of Killmallock during the Irish Civil War . Near the Catholic Church, there is a large statue of Sean Wall, commander of the East Limerick Irish Republican Army and chairman of Limerick County Council until his death on 6 May 1921 during the War of Independence . The former seat of the O'Grady family , Kilballyowen,
119-640: The Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship uses a round-robin format with each team playing 7 matches (playing all 7 other teams once). Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays. The two top-ranking teams proceed to the final match at the LIT Gaelic Grounds . The winner of the Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship, as well as gaining automatic promotion to the Limerick Senior Championship , qualifies for
136-647: The Morning Star Rose Competition and the Morning Star Escort Competition (since 2008). The Sean Wall Committee organise a " Bloomsday in Bruff" festival every year on 16 June. A number of murals have been painted on the walls of buildings in the town. Accommodation in the town is provided in what used to be the old AIB Bank, known as "The Old Bank", which had also served as the Garda station in
153-453: The first Baronet. Lucy Hartstonge , wife of the third Baronet, was a noted philanthropist. Bruff Bruff ( Irish : An Brú ) is a town in east County Limerick , in the midwest of Ireland , located on the old Limerick – Cork road ( R512 ). The town lies on the Morning Star river, with two bridges in the town itself. The horseshoe lake of Lough Gur is nearby. The town is in
170-438: The new eight-team Premier Intermediate Championship for 2014. The remaining four teams for this new tier of championship were the four semi-finalists from the 2013 Intermediate Championship . The eight teams in the inaugural championship were: Blackrock , Bruff , Bruree , Croom , Dromin-Athlacca , Garryspillane , Hospital-Herbertstown and Knockaderry . The very first match took place on 18 April 2014, with Bruff claiming
187-462: The only secondary school in the town, has been closed down, its former campus is now home to the Kirby O'Sullivan Sports, Social and Business Park. There are several pubs , restaurants, shops (including a Eurospar and Centra ), a pharmacy and a post office in the town. Bruff's Cultural and Arts Society organises an Annual Summer Festival, an event held annually since its inception in 2006. It includes
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#1733086165800204-604: The standard of play between the Limerick Senior Championship and the Limerick Junior Championship . Three separate hurling championships proved difficult to sustain, particularly due to a lack of competitive clubs, and the championship was discontinued and reinstated on a number of occasions before being reinstated permanently in 1988 . At a Special Convention of the Limerick County Board in February 2013 it
221-460: The subsequent Munster Club Championship . In 2020, the intended format was disrupted and slightly amended due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic . The competition has been won by 9 teams, one of which have won the tournament more than once.final. Newcastle West are the title holders, winning the 2024 final. The Limerick Intermediate Championship was founded in 1910 in an effort to bridge
238-469: The top-ranking intermediate clubs in the county of Limerick in Ireland . It is the second tier overall in the entire Limerick hurling championship system. The Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship was introduced in 2014 following a split in the existing Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship . It was the fourth adult county championship to come into existence in Limerick. In its present format,
255-576: The town. Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick PIHC ) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by
272-573: Was a member of the Irish Parliament for County Limerick . The title became extinct on his death in 1797, when the Hartstonge estates passed by inheritance to the Earl of Limerick . Price Hartstonge , the eldest surviving son of the second Baronet, (but who predeceased his father), was a member of the Irish House of Commons for Charleville . John Hartstonge , Bishop of Derry was the third son of
289-420: Was decided by 115 votes to 108 to introduce radical new changes for the 2014 championship season. While the structure of the 2013 senior and intermediate hurling championships remained unchanged, the final placings were used to ‘grade’ clubs for the new structures the following season. The changes meant that the 2014 Senior Championship was reduced from 16 to 12 teams, with the four relegated teams forming half of
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