All-Stars
1 Kilkenny and Tipperary shared all of the hurling All-Stars in 2014, apart from what other county?
_______________________________
2 The great JJ Delaney retired with an All-Star in 2014. How many has he won overall?
_______________________________
3 Kieran Donaghy was this year’s All-Star full-forward. In what year did he win his first All-Star?
_______________________________
4 On this year’s football All-Star team, which player won his fourth award in a row?
_______________________________
5 Tipperary have only one football All-Star. Name him.
_______________________________
Goals
6 Hurling goals from placed balls were a rarity in 2014, but who scored two for Cork in one game in the Munster senior hurling championship?
_______________________________
7 Eight goals was the most scored in a championship match in 2014, which two “Leinster” participants provided them?
_______________________________
8 Four teams scored five goals in championship hurling in 2014. Kilkenny, Galway, Tipperary and what other county?
_______________________________
9 Marty Kavanagh scored the first goal of the hurling championship back on 27 April. For which county does Marty play?
_______________________________
10 What hurler scored the last goal of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship?
_______________________________
History
11 Where was the location for Sky Sports’ historic first live GAA broadcast in 2014?
_______________________________
12 Mayo won their fourth consecutive Connacht football title in 2014. Name the last county to beat them in their province, back in 2010.
_______________________________
13 Complete the Kilkenny half-back line from the losing 1973 All-Ireland hurling final: Pat Lawlor, Pat Henderson and which 19-year-old making his championship debut?
_______________________________
14 In this century Kilkenny have won eight national hurling leagues, but they still trail which county in the overall national hurling league roll of honour?
_______________________________
15 Which pivotal Cork hurling selector in their three-in-a-row All-Ireland successes of 1976-78 did not live to see them attempt the four-in-a-row in the summer of 1979?
_______________________________
King Henry
16 Henry Shefflin has 10 All-Ireland senior hurling medals but how many All-Ireland minor medals does he possess?
_______________________________
17 Who were Kilkenny’s opponents in Henry’s first senior All-Ireland hurling final?
_______________________________
18 How many national hurling league medals has Henry won?
_______________________________
19 He has twice hit 2-11 in championship hurling. He did it once against Offaly, but who were the other opponents to suffer at his hands to this extent?
_______________________________
20 Henry made his championship debut for Kilkenny in 1999. In what year did he record his first ever scoreless outing in senior championship hurling for the Cats (in a match he started)?
_______________________________
Drama
21 Who hit the Tipperary free at the conclusion of this year’s thrilling drawn All-Ireland hurling final, famously ruled wide by Hawk-Eye?
_______________________________
22 Clare hurlers had three players sent off in two championship games against Wexford this summer. Jack Browne and Brendan Bugler were two – name the third.
_______________________________
23 Which Kerry substitute kicked the equaliser against Mayo in their Croke Park drawn All-Ireland semi-final?
_______________________________
24 In one of the biggest shocks of the qualifiers, Derry’s footballers were beaten at home by which county on 21 June in Celtic Park?
_______________________________
25 Who top-scored with 2-2 in Donegal’s dramatic All-Ireland semi-final win over Dublin?
_______________________________
Where did this happen?
26 Only one game in the Munster senior-hurling championship of 2014 was played outside of Thurles. Where was it played?
_______________________________
27 This year’s All-Ireland semi-final football replay between Kerry and Mayo took place in the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Where did the last All-Ireland football semi-final outside of Croke Park take place?
_______________________________
28 Which Munster venue hosted the national hurling league semi-finals back on 20 April?
_______________________________
29 Tough one here. The last time Limerick won the national hurling league, it was played in what GAA ground? (Location or name of ground will suffice).
_______________________________
30 The Ulster football final is traditionally held in Clones, but what venue other than St Tiernach’s Park hosted three finals in a row in the mid-2000s?
_______________________________
Killer passes in 2014
31 Who passed to James O’Donoghue for his crucial goal in the drawn All-Ireland semi-final in Croke Park against Mayo?
_______________________________
32 Richie Power scored the Cats’ first goal in the drawn classic All-Ireland final against Tipp, but who slipped him the cute hand-pass to put him free?
_______________________________
33 Donegal’s third goal against Dublin by Colm McFadden finished the contest. Who put McFadden in the clear?
_______________________________
34 For the first goal of the replayed All-Ireland hurling final, Seamus Callanan finished a one on one – but who unselfishly played him in?
_______________________________
35 Kerry’s second goal in the All-Ireland football final came from Kieran Donaghy. Who kicked the ball to him before he rattled the net?
_______________________________
All-time killer passes
36 Johnny Flaherty got the crucial goal for Offaly in their 1981 All-Ireland hurling win over Galway. But which player, centre-forward, initials BB, set him up?
_______________________________
37 In the 1986 All-Ireland football final, Kerry trailed Tyrone by 1-8 to 0-5 when Pat Spillane struck for a goal, but which other Tralee great wearing No 10 sent the pass?
_______________________________
38 Down struck for goal in the 1991 All-Ireland football final against Meath after 45 minutes. Which legend, who was that year’s footballer of the year, hand-passed to Barry Breen to score?
_______________________________
39 The Dubs beat Kerry 3-12 to 1-13 in the All-Ireland semi-final of 1977. For the last goal, which solicitor/player manager sent Bernard Brogan on his way?
_______________________________
40 Jimmy Barry Murphy doubles on a ball in the All-Ireland hurling semi-final of 1983 and rifles it to the net. Which white-helmeted Midleton star delivered the pass?
_______________________________
The fairer sex
41 In 2014, Máire was named camogie All-Star full-back, a year after her brother won his first hurling award. Name the surname of the renowned hurling family from Cratloe.
_______________________________
42 How many All-Ireland ladies’ football titles has Briege Corkery won?
_______________________________
43 The last All-Ireland camogie final not to be played in Croke Park was back in 1950. Dublin played London. Where was that match held?
_______________________________
44 Which town in Connacht has hosted All-Ireland ladies’ football finals on two occasions – in 1981 and 1978?
_______________________________
45 Cork have won nine All-Ireland ladies’ football finals. How many have they lost?
_______________________________
Ask your father, uncle, grandfather
46 Who was the first man to bring Sam Maguire across the border in 1960?
_______________________________
47 Which footballer was originally nicknamed the Boy Wonder?
_______________________________
48 Sean Flanagan captained which county to their last All-Ireland success?
_______________________________
49 The terrible twins played football with which county?
_______________________________
50 Before Páirc Uí Chaoimh, what was the venue with the most un-GAA like name, where Cork played their home matches?
_______________________________
Win tickets to the All-Ireland football and hurling finals
We've a pair of All-Ireland football and hurling final tickets to give away to two lucky readers. To be in with a chance of winning, send your answers (numbered 1-50) by email to cl@farmersjournal.ie or post them to Irish Country Living Sports Quiz, Irish Farmers Journal, Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12 by Friday 16 January.
SHARING OPTIONS