Damien Joyce
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Damien Joyce is an Irish
sportsperson. He plays hurling
with his local club Cappataggle and with the Galway
senior inter-county team.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
sportsperson. He plays hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
with his local club Cappataggle and with the Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
senior inter-county team.
See also
- Henry JoyceHenry JoyceHenry Joyce, Mayor of Galway, 1542-1543.Joyce was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, and the only member of the Joyce family to become Mayor. Other members of the family included Archbishop William Joyce of Tuam and William Joyce, bailiff of Galway in 1507...
- Nicky JoyceNicky JoyceNicky Joyce is a former inter-county Gaelic Football player for Galway. He plays his club football with Killererin and was a member of the Galway senior team from 2003 to 2010.-County:...
- Pádraic JoycePádraic JoycePádraic Joyce |Galway]], Ireland) is a current inter-county Gaelic football player for Galway. He plays his club football with Killererin. He is regarded in GAA circles as one of the best forwards in the game over the past decade. His key abilities include excellent accuracy both from frees and...
- Richard Joyce
- Timothy JoyceTimothy JoyceTimothy Joyce , was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, Monsignor and parish priest of Portumna, 1919–1947.-Biography:Joyce was born in Portumna on 8 August 1868. He was educated at the Christian Brothers School, Nenagh; St. Brendan's Seminary, Loughrea; Mungreat College, Limerick. He was ordained in...