Robertstown GAA

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Robertstown
Baile Riobaird
Founded: 1919
County: Kildare
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Club colours: Blue & White
Grounds: Brockagh Park
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Robertstown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in County Kildare, Ireland, affiliated to Kildare GAA.

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[edit] History

The first Robertstown club was founded in 1888 despite objections from Allen Fionn McCumhals.

[edit] Gaelic Football

Tom Donoghue, a boat-man from Robertstown, played for Kildare in the 1926 All Ireland final. Frank "Sambo" Dowling played for Kildare in the 1935 All Ireland final. John Dalton played with Kildare in the 1960s.

[edit] Honours

  • Junior F B Champions 1983.
  • Junior F C Champions 1980.

[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.

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