query: sport avoca hockey club
supports: The Fédération Internationale de Hockey (English: International Hockey Federation), commonly known by the acronym FIH is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and president is Narinder Batra. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the World Cup. The Irish Hockey Association (IHA) is the governing body for the game of (field) hockey throughout the island of Ireland. The IHA was formed in 2000 by the merger of the (men's) Irish Hockey Union (founded 1886) and the Irish Ladies Hockey Union (founded 1894). This followed a 1998 decision of the International Hockey Federation to affiliate only one association per nation. A shire is a traditional term for a division of land, found in the United Kingdom and Australia. It was first used in Wessex from the beginning of Anglo-Saxon settlement, and spread to most of the rest of England in the tenth century. John (24 December 1166  19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland (Norman French: "Johan sanz Terre"), was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death in 1216. John lost the Duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the Capetian dynasty during the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of Magna Carta, a document sometimes considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom. County Dublin (or "Contae Átha Cliath") is a former county in Ireland. It is conterminous with the Dublin Region and is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin, which is the regional capital and the capital city of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first parts of Ireland to be shired by John, King of England following the Norman invasion of Ireland. Avoca Hockey Club ( Cumann Haca Abhóca in Irish ) is a hockey club based in Blackrock , County Dublin , Ireland . The club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association . The club currently fields three men 's teams and four women 's teams in the Leinster Hockey leagues . With a history dating back to 1891 , Avoca in its current form was set up in 1929 to provide a place for past pupils of Avoca School to continue playing hockey after leaving the education system . After Avoca School was amalgamated with Kingstown Grammar School in 1973 to form Newpark Comprehensive School , the purpose of the club expanded to cater for past pupils of Newpark . To this day there continues to be a strong link between club and school .
candidates: field hockey hockey united kingdom
answer: field hockey