Mick Bermingham
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Michael 'Mick' Bermingham is a famous Irish
sportsperson. He played hurling
for the Kilmacud Crokes
club from 1951 until 1983 and was a member of the Dublin
senior inter-county team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players never to have won an All-Ireland
medal.
Mick was selected on the Rest of Ireland Team in 1965. This was like the fore-runner to the All Stars
, a team sponsored by the now defunct “Gaelic Weekly”. In 1971 he was selected at right-corner-forward in the first ever All Stars
team, Dublin’s first All Star
, having finished the season as one of the top scorers. In 1984 he was named on the Centenary Team of players who hadn’t won All-Ireland
honours. He was in good company with the likes of Seanie Duggan, Josie Gallagher, Joe Salmon of Galway, Jimmy Smith, “Goggles” Doyle of Clare, Wexford’s Colm Doran and Martin Quigley, Kevin Armstrong of Antrim and Westmeath’s “Jobber” McGrath.
in 1982.
Mick played his first game for Kilmacud Crokes
in 1951 and, with a few interruptions, continued to play for the club until 1983, when business pressures put him off the panel. As a juvenile, Mick played in many memorable games, at all ages. He was particularly proud to have played in the first ever Under 13 Juvenile Championships (beaten in the Irish Press Shield final). During the early 1950s he played Scoil Uí Chonaill
in the Under 15 Final. He also played on the Under 16½ team that won the championship in 1955.
There was a temporary split in the club in the early 1960s, which resulted in the formation of Dalcassians. Many younger Crokes
players left to join the new club and even won a Minor Championship, captained by Mick, in 1960. Differences had been resolved by 1962 and in 1963, with forces joined afresh, a team (boasting a substantial majority of Crokes
players) representing the Junior Hurling Board won the Senior Championship and the Intermediate Championship was also won by Crokes
that year.
One of the biggest influences on Mick was the great John Howard. John Howard was also one of the reasons Mick didn’t opt to play for Faughs
, despite the fact that his father Ned was a committed Faughs
supporter and his cousin Mick Gill was a star of the team in the 1930s and 1940s. Faughs
didn’t have a juvenile team and, as the young Crokes
stars developed and bonded under the guidance of John Howard, there was every incentive to stay put.
Mick continues to be involved in Crokes
and was part of the Senior Team Management until 2005.
beat Wexford
7-5 to 4-8 in the Leinster Final
and went on to play Tipperary
in the All-Ireland Final
where they were narrowly beaten 0-16 to 1-12. However, due to injury, Mick did not get to play in either game.
, these include a double (1964–65) and a four in a row (1971–74).
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 played 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...
for the Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes GAA
Kilmacud Crokes are a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Kilmacud football club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre now stands. The first meeting of the club took...
club from 1951 until 1983 and was a member of the Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
senior inter-county team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players never to have won an All-Ireland
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
medal.
Mick was selected on the Rest of Ireland Team in 1965. This was like the fore-runner to the All Stars
GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
, a team sponsored by the now defunct “Gaelic Weekly”. In 1971 he was selected at right-corner-forward in the first ever All Stars
GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
team, Dublin’s first All Star
GAA All Stars Awards
The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...
, having finished the season as one of the top scorers. In 1984 he was named on the Centenary Team of players who hadn’t won All-Ireland
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
honours. He was in good company with the likes of Seanie Duggan, Josie Gallagher, Joe Salmon of Galway, Jimmy Smith, “Goggles” Doyle of Clare, Wexford’s Colm Doran and Martin Quigley, Kevin Armstrong of Antrim and Westmeath’s “Jobber” McGrath.
Club
Mick won ten club championships, seven of which while playing in New York between 1965 and 1974. He won two Dublin Senior Hurling Championships in 1973 and 1975 and an Intermediate ChampionshipDublin Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dublin Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Intermediate Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling B Championship. The 2006 intermediate champions were Round Towers who beat Thomas...
in 1982.
Mick played his first game for Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes GAA
Kilmacud Crokes are a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Kilmacud football club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre now stands. The first meeting of the club took...
in 1951 and, with a few interruptions, continued to play for the club until 1983, when business pressures put him off the panel. As a juvenile, Mick played in many memorable games, at all ages. He was particularly proud to have played in the first ever Under 13 Juvenile Championships (beaten in the Irish Press Shield final). During the early 1950s he played Scoil Uí Chonaill
Scoil Uí Chonaill
Scoil Uí Chonaill is a Dublin based Gaelic Athletic Association club.-External links:*...
in the Under 15 Final. He also played on the Under 16½ team that won the championship in 1955.
There was a temporary split in the club in the early 1960s, which resulted in the formation of Dalcassians. Many younger Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes GAA
Kilmacud Crokes are a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Kilmacud football club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre now stands. The first meeting of the club took...
players left to join the new club and even won a Minor Championship, captained by Mick, in 1960. Differences had been resolved by 1962 and in 1963, with forces joined afresh, a team (boasting a substantial majority of Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes GAA
Kilmacud Crokes are a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Kilmacud football club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre now stands. The first meeting of the club took...
players) representing the Junior Hurling Board won the Senior Championship and the Intermediate Championship was also won by Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes GAA
Kilmacud Crokes are a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Kilmacud football club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre now stands. The first meeting of the club took...
that year.
One of the biggest influences on Mick was the great John Howard. John Howard was also one of the reasons Mick didn’t opt to play for Faughs
Faughs
Faughs GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and camogie club in Templeogue, Dublin, Ireland. They have won 31 titles.-History:...
, despite the fact that his father Ned was a committed Faughs
Faughs
Faughs GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and camogie club in Templeogue, Dublin, Ireland. They have won 31 titles.-History:...
supporter and his cousin Mick Gill was a star of the team in the 1930s and 1940s. Faughs
Faughs
Faughs GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and camogie club in Templeogue, Dublin, Ireland. They have won 31 titles.-History:...
didn’t have a juvenile team and, as the young Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes GAA
Kilmacud Crokes are a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Kilmacud football club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre now stands. The first meeting of the club took...
stars developed and bonded under the guidance of John Howard, there was every incentive to stay put.
Mick continues to be involved in Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes GAA
Kilmacud Crokes are a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Kilmacud football club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre now stands. The first meeting of the club took...
and was part of the Senior Team Management until 2005.
Inter-county
In 1961, DublinDublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
beat Wexford
Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...
7-5 to 4-8 in the Leinster Final
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
The Leinster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Leinster in Ireland....
and went on to play Tipperary
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
in the All-Ireland Final
1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 74th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 3 September 1961, between...
where they were narrowly beaten 0-16 to 1-12. However, due to injury, Mick did not get to play in either game.
Inter-provincial
Mick won six Railway Cup medals with LeinsterLeinster GAA
The Leinster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council has been partnered with the European County Board to help develop Gaelic Games in Europe...
, these include a double (1964–65) and a four in a row (1971–74).
External links
- Official Kilmacud Crokes Hurling Website
- Biographical Information
- Official Dublin Website
- Dublin Website