St. Fintans, Colt
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| Naomh Fiontan, Coillte | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded: | 1953 | ||||||||||||||||
| County: | Laois | ||||||||||||||||
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| Grounds: | Pairc Sean Ui hUidhrin | ||||||||||||||||
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St Fintans, Colt Gaelic Athletic Association club is a hurling and gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland.
The club is located in the parish of Raheen and amalagamates with Shanahoe to play underage football and hurling.The club has never won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship but won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship three times in 1965, 1971 and 1979.
St Fintans, Colt has also won the the Laois Junior Hurling Championship twice in 1959 and 1996. In 1996, a double was achieved as Colt also won the Laois Junior "C" Hurling Championship with their second team.
Hurling is the main game in the club but in recent years the standard of football has much improved and 1998 saw the club win the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship title for the first time ever. In 2004, the All-County Football League Division 4 title was also won.
The club grounds are called Pairc Sean Ui hUidhrin and club colours are blue and gold.
They also have a very good up and coming youth, who are making a name for themselves in the underage leagues and championships.
