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	Sam Maguire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Samuel ("Sam") Maguire (1879 - February 6, 1927), an Irish Republican and Gaelic footballer, is chiefly remembered as the eponym of the Sam Maguire Cup, given to the All-Ireland Senior Champions of Gaelic football.
		Sam Maguire is buried in the Protestant cemetery of Saint Mary's in Dunmanway.
		On September 15, 2002, a statue of Sam Maguire was unveiled as the centrepiece of a new €500,000 town shoppingplaza in Dunmanway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sam_Maguire (459 words)

	Sam Maguire - A History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Samuel Maguire was born in 1879 in the townland of Mallabraca near the town of Dunmanway in west cork.
		Sam Maguire died of tuberculosis February 6th 1927 at the age of 48.
		Note: On September 15th, 2002, a statue of Sam Maguire was unveiled as the centrepiece of a new E500,000 town plaza in Dunmanway.
	www.terracetalkireland.com /profiles/sam-maguire.htm (788 words)

	Rebel Gaa - History of Sam Maguire
		Samuel Maguire was born in 1879, in the town land of Mallabraca near the town of Dunmanway in West Cork.
		Sam himself grew in adulthood to be a tall, slim, broad shouldered man of a gentle nature.
		Sam Maguire died of tuberculosis on February 6, 1927, at the age of48.
	www.rebelgaa.com /history/sammaguire.asp (2775 words)

	Lifting the cup - Indymedia Ireland
		Sam Maguire was a Protestant from County Cork who captained the London Hibernians gaelic football team in at least three All Ireland senior football finals.
		Sam Maguire died of tuberculosis on February 6, 1927, at the age of48 but like many Protestant Nationalists before him left his mark on the history and culture of Ireland.
		The GAA Maguire Cup was made by Hopkins and Hopkins of O'Connell's bridge (a protestant company) now extinct for £300 in 1928 possibly equivalent to 25,000 today.
	www.indymedia.ie /newswire.php?story_id=72150 (937 words)

	Sam Maguire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At the age of 20 Sam successfully passed the exams, as he was an excellent, student, and then he got a job in the London Post Office (1).
		Maguire was a great leader and soon rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General of the I.R.B. (13) and Director of Intelligence in Britain.
		Maguire was against the Civil War (30) and was 011 the pro-treaty side, because of Michael Collins (31).
	www.dunmanway.net /sam_maguire.htm (4129 words)

	Armagh GAA - Orchardcounty.com - Gaelic Football - SAM MAGUIRE
		As he holds the cup aloft, how many of the seething thousands on the pitch below, how many among the 100’s of thousands watching on the TV at home know anything about Sam Maguire, the man who gives his name to the cup.
		I am presently in pre-production for a half hour documentary on Sam Maguire called "Sam" to be broadcast on TG4 on the eve of the All Ireland Football Final.
		In 1975 the cup was presented to the Kerry winning captain, Mickey Ned O'Sullivan in hospital by Pat Spillane...
	www.orchardcounty.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=164 (371 words)

	All-Ireland Senior Football Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Football Final being played on the third or fourth Sunday in September in Croke Park, Dublin.
		The prize for the winning team is the Sam Maguire Cup.
		Every county in Ireland participates in the Championship so the competition is much more open than the Hurling Championship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship (602 words)

	Blending passion and history, to be sure - theage.com.au
		O'Brien took the cup to Dublin before stowing it in the hand-luggage compartment on the plane to London.
		Customs laws meant that the cup was unable to be taken from its wrapping until O'Brien completed his flight to Melbourne.
		Then, last weekend, he completed the odyssey of the Sam Maguire replica when he presented it to the Gaelic Sports Association at the annual St Patrick's ball at Gaelic Park in Keysborough.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/03/21/1047749937679.html (893 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Tyrone take Sam back to Ulster
		Tyrone captain raises the Sam Maguire Cup aloft
		It was a hard-won title, with Tyrone taking the Sam Maguire Cup after an unprecedented ten game run, including three replays, before the final.
		Sam had seemed destined for a trip to the Kingdom as Jack O'Connor's men tore into Tyrone in the opening stages of the match.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0925/tyrone.html (621 words)

	Sam Maguire 'kicked up the street'
		However, one man is said to have taken the result so personally he is alleged to have kicked the treasured Sam Maguire Cup up a street in the town.
		The cup had been given to a business premises for photographic purposes, and the proprietors were said to be "shocked and horrified" when they heard what had occurred.
		The cup is due to be returned to headquarters in Croke Park within the next week, as it has to be used for publicity in advance of this year's All-Ireland football final.
	www.castlebar.ie /board/0702/51123.htm (423 words)

	BBC SPORT \| N Ireland \| Sam Maguire gets a kicking
		The Sam Maguire Cup is the most famous trophy in Irish sport but it was damaged in the aftermath of Galway's defeat by Kerry on 4 August.
		The incident is understood to have happened when the cup was being brought from one Tuam pub to another.
		The Galway GAA board are understood to have had the cup repaired and it could be on display in the county before the end of this week.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/northern_ireland/2196240.stm (220 words)

	Denver Gaels GAA Club - Kingpins of Gaelic Football in the Rockies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Sam Maguire Cup is awarded to the winners of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship, and was first presented for the 1928 final.
		The Cup is named in honor of the late Sam Maguire who gave outstanding service to Cumann Luthchleas Gael in Britain.
		Dublin were then defending champions and holders of the Great Southern Cup, but on that day it was Limerick who emerged as the new champions and the first winners of the Liam McCarthy Cup.
	www.denvergaels.com /gaa.allireland.shtml (507 words)

	Kerry GAA Scene - 13 Oct '00
		Killarney rocked to the Sam Maguire on Sunday night before the victory cavalcade made its way from the Stadium to the Glebe Car Park.
		The celebrations in Glenflesk and Barraduff on Monday night were very special as Seamus Moynihan and John Crowley brought the Sam Maguire to their home pitch and parish.
		County Secretary Tony O'Keeffe had the Sam Maguire Cup at the funeral Mass at the request of the convent community.
	kerry.gaa.ie /old/gaascene13-10-00.htm (1475 words)

	Irish Abroad - Daily Irish News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The hall where GAA All Star Cormac McAnallen proudly displayed the Sam Maguire Cup to cheering crowds fell silent today as people went to pay their final respects to their hero.
		Club trustee Henry Daly, choking back tears, said the tiny Co Tyrone village was still in shock after the death of their most famous son on Tuesday morning.
		Both the Sam Maguire and the McKenna Cup, which Cormac helped win last month as Tyrone captain, were proudly on display at the little church, packed with more than 300 family, friends and gaelic officials and players.
	www.irishabroad.com /News/irishnews/olstory.asp?article=3087601 (467 words)

	Sligo Weekender: Sam Maguire was a welcome visitor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Gaelic football’s biggest prize the Sam Maguire Cup called in on Calry St Joseph’s recently and there was no shortage of kids queuing up to get their picture taken with it.
		The arms of Sam were lifted above the heads of many club members, eager to catch a glimpse of the prized trophy.
		Gerry Dillon of the Dooney Bar was one of the many who spearheaded the cup’s arrival in Sligo from Galway.
	www.sligoweekender.ie /news/story.asp?j=385 (218 words)

	Afterthoughts on The All-Ireland Final, 1928, Kildare v. Cavan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		By the performances of both teams the Gaelic games have received a great impetus and the organisation of the G.A.A. owes a deep debt to the men of both teams who showed that science and real sportsmanship were the essential foundations of the games of the Gael.
		A pleasant little ceremony followed the match when Willie Gannon, the Kildare Captain, was called to the Grand Stand and there presented by Dr. McCartan, a close friend of the late Sam Maguire, with the beautiful silver cup which commemorates the memory of that great Gael and true Irishman.
		The cup is a perpetual one to be held each year by the All-Ireland Senior football Champions.
	kildare.ie /Heritage/1928-All-Ireland/all-ireland-final-sam-maguire-cup.asp (401 words)

	News - 29 October 1998
		CHILDREN'S FANCY dress competitions, advice on Feng Shui, and the Sam Maguire Cup will all be in evidence this weekend at the Galway Ideal Homes Exhibition which takes place at the Oyster Manor Hotel, Clarenbridge.
		According to exhibition organisers, the demand for home improvement has risen with the price of houses as more and more people opt to extend, redecorate, and improve their existing homes.
		Galway footballing captain Ray Silke will be displaying the Sam Maguire Cup on Friday to highlight the best new ideas in decor and DIY which will be on show at the exhibition.
	www.galwayadvertiser.ie /news/981029/page22.htm (278 words)

	Hoganstand - National GAA Football & Hurling
		Tyrone’s success in securing the Sam Maguire Cup for the second time in three years has placed the O’Neill County’s finest into the pantheon of great teams.
		And who knows what the ramifications of Tyrone’s latest Sam Maguire Cup success will be in determining how, and just how many, teams are able to step up to the plate now that Mickey Harte’s have raised the bar so high.
		Imbued by a five-star display by Stephen O’Neill (0-10), Tyrone were the better team in the provincial final but their 14 points were cancelled out by the Orchard County’s 2-8 with Steven McDonnell and Paul McGrane goaling and pointing inside 40 seconds in the last minute of the game to level matters.
	hoganstand.com /ArticleForm.aspx?ID=54942 (1679 words)

	Paddy Downey
		The Sam Maguire Cup remained a dim speck on a distant horizon and as the barren years extended with the passage of each new and unrewarding championship season frustration took a numbing grip on a county whose famous exploits in the '60's had won the admiration of football followers everywhere.
		Being a new team, and the first from north of the Border to win the Sam Maguire Cup, Down of '60 and '61 brought new glamour to the game.
		They were a wind of change; they were innovators and trend-setters; they introduced a professional approach to football within the strict limits of the amateur ethos.
	www.downgaa.net /archive/1994/1994(h).htm (1264 words)

	Tyrone victorious over Armagh in All-Ireland final
		Tyrone's skipper Peter Canavan was the man to step up and lift the Sam Maguire Cup after a hard-fought match with Armagh on Sunday.
		Canavan had been a big injury worry before the game, but he played in the first half, and returned to the pitch for the last ten minutes in a tense game with the reigning champions the orchard county.
		A poor match in footballing terms, but in a Tyrone braced for celebrations today as the Sam Maguire lands this afternoon in unfamiliar territory for the second time in as many years, it will not matter.
	www.4ni.co.uk /industrynews.asp?id=20488 (542 words)

	If you cant find Gaelic football down team 1968 sam maguire Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Maguire think of this unlikely answer to his masterpiece.
		He was went on to capture the Sam Maguire Cup.
		finest Gaelic footballers down through the of the Sam Maguire and four National Football Leagues on the Down team which shot to acclaim in seizing the Sam Maguire Cup in 1991 Football Championship:, Sam Maguire Cup · Hurling Championship:, Christy Ring Cup Kerry are the most successful team in Gaelic football.
	www.1jerrymaguire77.info /maguire-equipment-incma/gaelic-football-down-team-1968-sam-maguire.html (1276 words)

	Tir Conaill Harps
		Vice Consul of Ireland for Scotland, Patrick Duffy was on hand to present the cup to the winning team who are coached by ladies football team captain, Fidelma McGinn, who teaches in the school.
		On hand to present the cup to the St.Mungo's team captain was local counciller and Scotland GAA county board secretary, Anne Marie Millar.
		Craig Taylor, second from right, was presented with the Glasgow schools 'drug free' league cup, which the school also won in 2001, at the annual awards dinner in the Holiday Inn West.
	www.conaill.fsnet.co.uk /school.htm (1448 words)

	Irish Post: GAA: Kerry favourites to lift Sam Maguire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Perhaps the one problem common to both managers before their eagerly-awaited encounter is how both teams can play consistently well for all or most of the seventy minutes on the big day itself.
		Mayo’s form coming into the Fermanagh game had been particularly good and one only has to look at their displays against teams of the calibre of Galway and Tyrone to realise that this could be Mayo’s best chance of bridging that fifty-three wait for the Sam Maguire Cup.
		Four years is along time since Kerry won the Sam Maguire Cup and, as former manager Paidi Ó Sé learned to his cost last year, second best is just not good enough for the Kingdom.
	www.irishpost.co.uk /news/story.asp?j=966 (954 words)

	All-Ireland Football Final [Archive] - Danny Morrison - Irish Political News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		THE championship cup is named after Sam Maguire, a Cork Protestant who went to work in London where he played for the GAA.
		Sam Maguire was in charge of the IRA unit that assassinated General Henry Wilson, security advisor - that is, chief securocrat - to the first unionist government, outside his London home at a time when the IRA was on ceasefire.
		A new name is on the Sam Maguire, a whole county is set to party for months, a legend of the game has finally got his just rewards and when you consider the age profile of this side, there
	www.dannymorrison.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-2174.html (7850 words)

	Castleknock GAA
		On Saturday morning (11th June), the SAM MAGUIRE CUP made a surprised visit to the Tir Na nÓg green beside Castleknock Community College.
		The Cup was brought around to each group and it was interesting to hear what knowledge the kids have.
		Although one child thought it was a soup bowl, all that another child wanted to do was fill the cup with grass.
	www.castleknock.net /news/news_doc.asp?nid=927&id=1 (300 words)

	Gardaí recognised for achievements in GAA sports during 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sam Maguire and Liam McCarthy visited the Garda College on Monday October 20th 2004.
		They are not new recruits but two of the five GAA cups that Garda members have helped to win for their home Counties.
		The Liam Mc Carthy, Sam Maguire, O'Duffy, New Ireland and Brendan Martin cups were brought to the Garda College to form the backdrop for a special presentation to twelve members of An Garda Síochána who contributed to their Counties GAA success throughout the year.
	www.garda.ie /angarda/majorevents/Gaa_collegeawards.html (240 words)

	the Irish News - GAA World
		They contested twelve consecutive Ulster Finals from 1958 to 1969, won seven, and in three challenges for the Sam Maguire Cups gained three victories.
		Surprisingly, perhaps in view of the high level of football interest in the County, this decade saw the great hurling revival in Down which brought All- Ireland honours at Junior and under-age levels.
		Joe Lennon with "Sam" in 1968 Then came 1968 and what a year it was once again for Down.
	www.irishnews.com /gaaworld/ulster/down/1960-1969.html (862 words)

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