Annacurra

Annacurra

Annacurra

Village in County Wicklow, Ireland

Annacurra or Annacurragh (Irish: Áth na Cora)[1] is a small village in South-East County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located just off the R747 road which runs from Arklow to Baltinglass and is about 1.5 miles from Aughrim. The River Derry runs through the village.

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Sport

The village's Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club, Annacurra GAA, had a number of successes in the early days of the GAA. The club won the first three Senior championships between 1887 and 1889 and went on to win the championship a total of nine times.[2] More recently, the club are a senior team, having won promotion by winning the intermediate championship in 2010.[3] The club play their home games at Joey Doyle Park and their colours are green and yellow.[4] Clubman Alan Byrne lined out as at corner and full back positions on Mick O'Dwyer and Harry Murphy's Wicklow senior football teams.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Áth na Cora / Annacurragh". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    "History". annacurragaaclub.com. Annacurra GAA. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Annacurra Rejoice". annacurragaaclub.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  4. [4]
    "About". annacurragaaclub.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  5. [5]
    "Wicklow 0-13 Kildare 0-09". RTÉ Sport. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
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