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Irish Whales, the Glossary

The Irish Whales or "The Whales" was a nickname given to a group of Irish, Irish-American and Irish-Canadian athletes who dominated weight-throwing events in the first two decades of the 20th century.^[1]

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Irish-Canadian culture
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Nicknamed groups of Olympic competitors

Amateur Athletic Union

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States.

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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, the discipline's first Olympic appearance.

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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw

The men's 56 pound weight throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.

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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.

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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.

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Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games

At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, 21 competitive events in athletics were held.

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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London.

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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Greek discus throw

The men's Greek-style discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London.

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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London.

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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump

The men's standing long jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London.

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Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.

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Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.

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Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's two-handed shot put

The men's two handed shot put was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.

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Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw

The men's 56 pound weight throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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Bohola

Bohola is a village in County Mayo, Ireland located along the N5 national primary road.

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Canada at the Summer Olympics

Canada has competed at 28 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics.

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Cape Breton Island

Cape Breton Island (île du Cap-Breton, formerly île Royale; Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn; Unamaꞌki) is a rugged and irregularly shaped island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Carriganimmy

Carriganima or Carriganimmy is a village in the Barony of Muskerry, County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 11 km northwest of Macroom and 10 km south of Millstreet.

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Con Walsh

Cornelius Edward "Con" Walsh (24 April 1885 – 7 December 1961) was an Irish Canadian athlete who represented Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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County Clare

County Clare (Contae an Chláir) is a county in the province of Munster in the Southern part of the republic of Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

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County Cork

County Cork (Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, Macroom, Midleton, and Skibbereen., the county had a population of 584,156, making it the third-most populous county in Ireland.

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County Limerick

County Limerick (Contae Luimnigh) is a western county in Ireland.

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County Tipperary

County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland.

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Doonbeg (Killard)

Doonbeg (Killard) (Cill Ard) is a civil parish on the Atlantic coast of County Clare in Ireland.

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Irish American Athletic Club

The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York, at the beginning of the 20th century. Irish Whales and Irish American Athletic Club are Irish-American history.

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Irish Americans

Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are ethnic Irish who live in the United States and are American citizens. Irish Whales and Irish Americans are Irish-American history.

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Irish Canadians

Irish Canadians (Gael-Cheanadaigh) are Canadian citizens who have full or partial Irish heritage including descendants who trace their ancestry to immigrants who originated in Ireland.

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Irish people

Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and culture.

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James Mitchel

James Sarsfield Mitchel (born Mitchell; January 30, 1864 – July 3, 1921) was an Irish-born American field athlete who competed in the 1904 Olympics.

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John Flanagan (hammer thrower)

John Joseph Flanagan (sometimes spelled Flannigan; January 28, 1868 – June 3, 1938) was an Irish-American three-time Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw, winning in 1900, 1904, and 1908.

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John Kieran

John Francis Kieran (August 2, 1892 – December 10, 1981) was an American author, journalist, amateur naturalist and radio and television personality.

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Limerick

Limerick (Luimneach) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick.

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Martin Sheridan

Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was a three time Olympic Games gold medallist.

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Matt McGrath

Matthew John McGrath (December 28, 1875 – January 29, 1941) was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, the New York Athletic Club, and the New York City Police Department.

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Nenagh

Nenagh (or simply An tAonach 'the Fair') is the county town of County Tipperary in Ireland.

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New York Athletic Club

The New York Athletic Club is an American organization, and a private social club and athletic club in New York state.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York City Police Department

The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Olympic medal

An Olympic medal is awarded to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games.

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Oyster

Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats.

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Pallasgreen

Pallasgreen or Pallasgrean is a village in east County Limerick, Ireland.

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Pat McDonald (shot putter)

Patrick Joseph McDonald (born McDonnell; July 29, 1878 – May 16, 1954) was born in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland.

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Patrick Ryan (hammer thrower)

Patrick James Ryan (20 January 1883 – 13 February 1964) was an Irish American hammer thrower.

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Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States.

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Simon Gillis

Simon Peter Gillis (April 6, 1875 – January 14, 1964) was an American track and field athlete, a member of the New York Athletic Club, and the New York City Police Department.

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United States at the Summer Olympics

The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Summer Olympic Games with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics, during which it led a boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

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Weight throw

Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw (caitheamh cuideam) one being the track and field event and the other being the Scottish highland games events.

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1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics (Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad (Jeux de la IIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900.

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1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904.

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1906 Intercalated Games

The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece.

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1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908.

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1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics (Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad (Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912.

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1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics (Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; Spelen van de VIIe Olympiade; Spiele der VII.) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (Anvers 1920; Dutch and German: Antwerpen 1920), were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.

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1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics (Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Whales

, Weight throw, 1900 Summer Olympics, 1904 Summer Olympics, 1906 Intercalated Games, 1908 Summer Olympics, 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics.

Irish Whales, the Glossary

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See also

Irish-Canadian culture

New York Athletic Club

Nicknamed groups of Olympic competitors

References