Confey GAA

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Confey GAA
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Founded: 1989
County: Kildare
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Grounds: 1992
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Confey is a GAA club in Kildare, winner of the club of the year award in 2003.

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[edit] Honours

Under-21 B Champions 1995. All Ireland Ladies F Junior finalists 1997. Leinster Intermediate Club F champions 1999. Ladies F Junior Champions (no senior championship at the time) 1998, 1999. Intermediate Champions 2005. Junior league winners 1997, 1999, 2000. U-21 Hurling Champions 2004 Intermediate Hurling champions 2002.

[edit] History

Confey was founded on February 27 1989., to serve the northern end of the burgeoning town of Leixlip. The club acquired six and a half acres near Cope Bridge in 1990, a playing field was opened in 1992 and the club complex was opened in 1998.

[edit] Gaelic Football

Confey footballers were promoted to division two of the senior league in 1996. They currently compete in Division 1.hello confey id the best farender scum

[edit] Hurling

Confey under-12 hurlers won division four in 1992, three in 1994 and two in 1996

[edit] Camogie

Confey fielded their first under-12 team in 1994 and have participated at most under-age level..Their facility at Cope Bridge was opened on May 16 1998. Confey are now senior in hurling

[edit] Ladies Football

Confey qualified for the All Ireland intermediate club final in 1999, losing to Rockchapel of Cork. .They won two Kildare club championships in succession.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Kildare GAA: A Centenary History, by Eoghan Corry, CLG Chill Dara, 1984, ISBN 0-9509370-0-2 hb ISBN 0-9509370-1-0 pb
  • Kildare GAA yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 2000- in sequence especially the Millennium yearbook of 2000
  • Soaring Sliothars: Centenary of Kildare Camogie 1904-2004 by Joan O'Flynn Kildare County Camogie Board.

[edit] External links

Kildare Gaelic Athletic Association (2006)
Affiliated Clubs
Senior Football Championship

Allenwood - Athy - Carbury - Celbridge - Clane - Ellistown - Kilcock - Kilcullen - Leixlip - Maynooth - Moorefield - Naas - Round Towers - Sallins - Sarsfields - St Laurence’s

Intermediate Football Championship

Ardclough - Ballymore - Ballyteague - Castledermot - Castlemitchell - Confey - Eadestown - Grange - Johnstownbridge - Kill - Monasterevin - Raheens - Rathangan - Rheban - St Kevin’s - Suncroft

Junior Football Championship

Ballykelly - Cappagh - Caragh - Clogherinkoe - Milltown - Nurney - Rathcoffey - Robertstown - Straffan - Two Mile House - Kildangan

Senior Hurling

Ardclough - Celbridge - Clane - Coill Dubh - Confey - Éire Og/Corrachoill - Kilcock - Leixlip - Maynooth - Naas

Other Hurling clubs

Athy - Broadford - Broadford - Ros Glas - Moorefield - Naomh Bríd - St Laurence's - Sallins

Underage Amalgamations

Cill Éide - Geraldines - Na Fianna - St Coca's - St Edward's