Croke Park, Gaelic Athletic Association Stadium in Dublin, Ireland
Croke Park | Richard Croke | Croke Park Agreement | Bill O'Herlihy (in the right of the little box) and the RTÉ soccer panel at Croke Park |
During the War of 1812, the ever-conservative Croke even found guilty merchants who had been granted licences by colonial authorities to trade with New England, on the grounds that he could not support an illegal policy.
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Sir Alexander Croke (July 22, 1758 – December 27, 1842) was a British judge, Colonial Administrator and author influential in Nova Scotia of the early nineteenth century.
His mother was Richarda Croke (1743?-1812), sister of Sir Alexander Croke, of Studley Priory, Oxfordshire.
Eoghan Corry (b. 1961) Irish columnist, travel writer, author of sports history, and founding story-editor of the Gaelic Athletic Association Museum at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland.
Croke's father, also Sir John Croke, was born in 1531, and was a knight of Chilton.
He had married Elizabeth Lee, second daughter of Sir George Croke of Waterstock, Oxfordshire, and widow of Thomas Lee of Hartwell.