Summerhill, County Meath
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| Coordinates: 53°28′55″N 6°43′51″W / 53.481907°N 6.73084°WCoordinates: 53°28′55″N 6°43′51″W / 53.481907°N 6.73084°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 799 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
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Summerhill (Irish: Cnoc an Línsigh) is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the R156 and R158 regional roads. The Irish version of the town's name means "Lynch's Hill", and it was the ancestral home of the Norman-Irish Lynch family, whence came the Galway merchant family of the same name- one of the "Tribes of Galway"- and consequently, in the twentieth century, Che Guevara.[citation needed] It is also the site of one of the more important battles in 17th century Ireland, the Battle of Dungan's Hill. The town was known in English as 'The Knock' or 'Lynchs' Knock' (phonetic renderings of Cnoc an Línsigh, Lynchs' hill) until about 1667 when it was renamed Summerhill.[1] The ruins of the large Lynch castle can be seen in the village today.
A major radio mast is located 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the village at Clarkstown.
Nearby stood Dangan House, formerly a castle, the childhood country home of the famous Duke of Wellington.
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[edit] People
- Mick Lyons (Gaelic footballer) - A former Gaelic footballer who played for Summerhill and Meath. He won two All Ireland medals with Meath in 1987 and 1988. Captaining the team in 1987 to Meath's first All Ireland Senior Football Championship in 20 years. He has won two All Star awards for the full back position in 1984 and 1986.
- James "Lugs" Branigan - famous Garda lived here during his retirement.
- Gordon Elliott (racehorse trainer) - Trainer of 2007 Aintree Grand National , Silver Birch.
[edit] Sport
Football
Summerhill is home to Summerhill G.F.C. In 1905 a GAA club was founded in Summerhill, sometime around 1913 or 1914 this team broke up and in the years that followed Summerhill had no team of its own. The present club was reformed in 1931 and won the Junior Football Championship the same year. It was not until 1972 that the club rose to Senior ranks for the first time. Once there, Summerhill quickly rose to become the foremost team in the county, winning the Senior title four times in a row from 1974 to 1977 and becoming the first Meath team to capture the Leinster title in 1977 by defeating St. Vincent's of Dublin. To date Summerhill GFC have won six Senior County Football Championships: - 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1986 and most recently in 2011. The Summerhill GFC Roll of honor is as follows:
o Leinster Club Senior Football Champions 1977
o Meath Senior Football Champions 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1986, 2011
o Meath Intermediate Football Champions 1972
o Meath Junior Football Champions 1931, 1953, 1966, 1975
o Meath Junior B Football Champions 2002
o Meath Feis Cup Football Champions 1973, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1996, 2006
o Meath 'A' League Div.1 Football Champions 1998, 2004
o Meath Minor Football Champions 1942, 2004, 2005
o Meath Under 21 Football Champions 1997, 2003, 2006
Soccer
Summerhill is also the home of the soccer club Park Celtic Summerhill, which was founded in 2009 when local clubs Agher Park and Summerhill Celtic amalgamated to create one club for the area. The club also has a local rivalry with neighbouring club Trim Celtic from Trim.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Map of Summerhill
- Summerhill Community Park an Playground
- Summerhill GFC Website
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- Park Celtic Summerhill
