1916 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition December 2022 December 2022 1916 Kerry Senior Football Championship 10 October 1916 – 27 January 1917 1914 1914 Kerry Senior Football Championship 1917 1917 Kerry Senior Football Championship The 1916 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 23rd staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.https://launerangers.ie/the-beginning/ The beginning Laune Rangers GAA website 23 December 2022 The championship began in October 1916 but was suspended without a conclusion on 27 January 1917. Dr Crokes entered the championship as the defending championshttps://terracetalk.com/articles/GAA/393/Dr-Crokes-First-3inarow Dr Crokes First 3-in-a-row Terrace Talk 5 November 2012 23 December 2022https://www.eastkerrygaa.com/e-k-b-history-county-championship-connection/ E.K.B History County Championship Connection East Kerry GAA website 23 December 2022 Suspension The championship was curtailed when the Great Southern and Western Railway cancelled all train arrangements for matches due to be played on 19 November 1916. A number of matches had already been played, including a drawn encounter between Laune Rangers and Killarney Crokes. A County Board meeting decided to postpone some games, however, a subsequent meeting on 27 January 1917 carried a motion "that, in consequence of the suspension of Sunday railway facilities, we hereby discontinue the 1916 Co. Hurling and Football Championships".https://launerangers.ie/1916-2/ 1916 Laune Rangers GAA website 23 December 2022 References Category:Kerry Senior Football Championship Category:1916 in Gaelic football