Writer/Historian
Joined July 2020
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Samuel Kingston retweeted
Feb 22
With the Winter Olympics drawing to a close, @samkingclon provides a West Cork link to a Canadian ice hockey gold medalist who has Durrus in his DNA.
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Historian @samkingclon tells the story of Hibernian FC, who were formed 150 years ago, paving the way for a host of Irish football clubs in Scotland #rtesport
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While Ireland unfortunately fell at the quarter-final stage, the two competing finalists of New Zealand and South Africa have some interesting Irish connections in their formative years of playing rugby. ⬇️
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Samuel Kingston retweeted
18 Dec 2022
The integration of the Irish provides some interesting links to soccer in Argentina, writes @samkingclon FIFAWorldCup #ArgentinaVsFrance #rtesoccer
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15 Oct 2022
rte.ie/sport/rugby/2022/1012… Article on the Irish influence on rugby league in Australia back in the day @SSFCRABBITOHS @Kangaroos @NRL
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17 Mar 2022
Article I wrote for RTÉ Sport. @EPICMuseumCHQ @dfatirl @IrishAbroad_com @MapleLeafs @Zabbar_Saints_ @StPatsLadies @IrelandEmbUSA @irelandcanada1 @irishamerica
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona duit! ☘️To mark the day @samkingclon explores some of the teams in different sports all around the globe that have been named after the man himself bit.ly/3ih1ggE #RTEsport
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Lá fhéile Pádraig sona duit! ☘️To mark the day @samkingclon explores some of the teams in different sports all around the globe that have been named after the man himself bit.ly/3ih1ggE #RTEsport
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4 Mar 2022
southernstar.ie/sport/west-c… article looking at a little known rugby link between West Cork and Newport, Wales. @Munsterrugby @dragonsrugby @SportTG4 @URCOfficial @KieranMcC_SS @RTEsport @IrishRugby @southwalesargus @SouthernStarIRL
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Tonight's #SuperBowl sees the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams lock horns to become NFL champions. The origins of professional football in both cities owes a lot to the involvement of team owners with Irish heritage, writes @samkingclon bit.ly/33kOhH8 #RTEsport
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13 Feb 2022
Super Bowl: Irish behind football in LA and Cincinnati rte.ie/sport/us-sport/2022/0… via @rte @EPICMuseumCHQ @IrishCentral
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28 Mar 2021
The Brigade is now available to watch on Amazon prime video. 🇮🇪👍😉 @ Clonakilty, Ireland instagram.com/p/CM8-R5EFdTB/…
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27 Feb 2021
Idea. Replace Italy with Euro Lions. Ita Geo Rom Esp Por Deu play tournament in Nov. Best players come together to form Euro 6 nation's team. @SixNationsRugby @WorldRugby @The42_ie @ExaminerSport
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Samuel Kingston retweeted
27 Feb 2021
Hurling and Hockey
The intertwined history of Ireland's ancient sport and Canada's national pastime 🇮🇪🏒🥅🇨🇦 @samkingclon @canadaireland @GoToIrelandCA @playhurling @IrlEmbCanada
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26 Jan 2021
Old photos of Clonakilty.
All photos part of the Maurice McCarthy collection. Thanks very much to Maurice for allowing me to share. Hope to put up more of Maurice's collection over the next while. @ Clonakilty, Ireland instagram.com/p/CKgvUUlFBR4/…
20 Nov 2020
If Tipp, Cavan, Dublin win this weekend then the Al semi finals would be Tipp v Mayo and Cavan v Dublin, the exact same matchups as the 1920 Al semi finals
@RTEgaa @RTEsport @TheSundayGame @GameOn2FM @MartyM_RTE
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