"Seamus did not answer immediately; he was making rather a meal of ensuring that his poster of the Kenmare Kestrels Quidditch team was quite straight. Then he said, with his back still turned to Harry, 'Me mam didn't want me to come back.'" (OP11)
The Kenmare Kestrels are a professional Quidditch team based in Kenmare, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. They were founded in 1291 (QA7).
Team information
robes: emerald-green with two yellow Ks back to back on the front (QA7)
home: Kenmare
mascots: leprechauns (like those of Ireland’s National Team) (QA7).
Team members
Darren O’Hare, Keeper (1947-60) – he invented the Hawkshead Attacking Formation (QA7).
Aidan Kiely, Seeker (1990s) (DP2)
Fans
The team’s supporters play harps (QA7).
Seamus Finnegan is a fan (OP11).
Donaghan Tremlett (1972-present), a bass player with The Weird Sisters, is also a “big fan” of the Kestrels (FW).
Commentary
Notes
Kenmare is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. There are a few sports teams listed in its Wikipedia entry (Gaelic football, football and basketball), but no Quidditch teams (Wikipedia).
Related images:
Although the dates printed on the Daily Prophet Newsletters are:
the timeframe for these events is 1992-1993.
Lexicon timeline of Quidditch
Lexicon list of British and Irish Quidditch Teams
From the Web
Writing by J K Rowling on WizardingWorld.com (Pottermore): The Daily Prophet
WizardingWorld.com (Pottermore) features:
- The British and Irish Quidditch League
- British and Irish Quidditch teams to support
- Things you might not know about Quidditch
- Quidditch Through the Ages
Harry Potter Wiki: Kenmare Kestrels
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