Rathmore GAA

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Rathmore

Cumann Lúchtchleas Gael An Ráth Mhór

Founded:

1888

County:

Kerry

Nickname:

Club colours:

Red

Grounds:





Standard colours

Rathmore is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Rathmore, East Kerry in County Kerry. Together with 12 other football clubs (Cordal, Dr. Crokes, Currow, Firies, Fossa, Glenflesk, Gneeveguilla, Kilcummin, Legion, Listry, Rathmore, Scartaglin and Spa) they form the East Kerry Division of the GAA county of Kerry. Rathmore offer Hurling as well, but they do not play above intermediate level. They play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship and the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. Rathmore GAA was founded just before the turn of the nineteenth century.Their original colours were green.Their former residence was known as the "lawn". The East Kerry board runs its own competitions for clubs within the division. The most important is the O'Donoghue Cup which is awarded to the winners of the East Kerry Senior Football Championship.

1 Kerry County Football League - Division 1
2 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
3 Kerry Junior Football Championship
4 Kerry Minor Football Championship
5 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
6 Kerry Under-21 Football Championship
7 Famous Players
8 External Links

[edit] Kerry County Football League - Division 1

They've won the Kerry County Football League - Division 1 once, in 2002.

[edit] Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Rathmore have won the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship once. In 1999 they defeated Glenflesk to claim their first title.

[edit] Kerry Junior Football Championship

Rathmore have won the Kerry Junior Football Championship in 1998 and lost the finals in 1996 and 1993.

Year	Winner	Opponent
1998	Rathmore	Finuge
1996	St. Senan's	Rathmore
1993	An Ghaeltacht GAA	Rathmore

[edit] Kerry Minor Football Championship

They've never won the Kerry Minor Football Championship once in 2001 versus South Kerry playing together with Glenfleck.

[edit] Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Rathmore have been in one final of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship; in 1932 they lost against Causeway GAA.

[edit] Kerry Under-21 Football Championship

They've also supplied a lot of players to the East Kerry teams playing in the Kerry Under-21 Football Championship. East Kerry have been in 5 finals since 1999 but only won in that year.