Meelick is a townland on the River Shannon in Ireland. It is approximately 6 kms east of Eyrecourt in County Galway. The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn, altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Eyrecourt (Dún an Uchta in Irish) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ...

Oldest Catholic Church in use

Meelick has the oldest Irish Roman Catholic church with continuous use since 1414 AD. ^[1] Originally founded as a Franciscan abbey, the church and sacristy are still in use today. The ruins include traces of the transept chapel, friary and small mill. Papal permission for Meelick friary was granted by John XXII in 1414. The last friar of Meelick was Fr. Bonaventure Francis Reynolds. When he died in November 1852, there was no friar available to replace him. Since then the church has been maintained for weekly services. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... Pope John XXII, né Jacques dEuse (1249 - December 4, 1334), was elected to the papacy in 1316 and reigned until his death in 1334. ...

Fishing

It is also a well-regarded location for fishing, primarily salmon and wild brown trout. ^[2] The river at this point is wide and full of islands, weirs, pools and streams. At its widest point it is over 1½ kms in width. Meelick is a known angling location when the salmon are running and has some varied waters ranging from fast runs to glides and pools to slow deep stretches. There are islands separating an artificial cut on the Co Offaly bank with the main River Shannon at Meelick on the Co Galway bank. It has a very small spring salmon run best time April into mid May. Summer salmon arrive generally from mid June in normal years and fishing is best up to mid July and its at this time that anglers tend to fish the area. Runs are moderate and variable from year to year. It regularly attracts a large number of fishing tourists from England. Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ... Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Biwa trout, Oncorhynchus masou subsp Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ...

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1887

In 1887 Meelick were one of the first teams to compete for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the first national championship of the game of hurling ever held in Ireland. Representing County Galway in the final, Meelick were defeated by Thurles, representing County Tipperary. The game was held in Birr in County Offaly in front of a crowd of 5,000. Meelick-Eyrecourt is the name of the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. The Gaelic Athletic Association The Liam McCarthy Cup, the greatest hurling prize of all The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. ... For the Cornish sport, see Cornish Hurling. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... Historic print depicting market day in Thurles (August 1848). ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Tullamore Code: OY Area: 1,999 km² Population (2006) 70,604 Website: www. ... A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Gaelic games - traditional Irish sports, such as hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball, and rounders. ...

References

1. ^ http://homepage.eircom.net/~clonfert/eyrecourt.htm
2. ^ http://www.shannon-fishery-board.ie/guides/game/meelick-salmon-fishery.htm