Annanough GAA

Annanough GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland.

History

Annanough was founded in 1920 from a merger of the old Vicarstown and Moyanna clubs. Moyanna had won the 1891 Laois Senior Football Championship title while Vicarstown were Laois Intermediate Football Championship winners in 1917 and 1919. Success wasn’t long coming the new club’s way with the legendary Dick Miller captaining Annanough to a three in a row of Laois Senior Football Championship titles from 1924 to 1926.

1950s

Another great Annanough team emerged in the 1950s to take two more Laois Senior Football Championship titles. Names like the Nerneys, Dunnes, Terry O’Connell, Tom Gorman, the Murphys and of course the Millers backboned both club and county team at this time. Annanough went back to intermediate ranks before a Martin Stapleton captained side captured the 1978 Laois Intermediate Football Championship title with a 2-9 to 1-4 win over Park.

1980s

The 1980s saw Annanough resume their place as a football power within Laois although the ultimate honour of a Laois Senior Football Championship victory eluded them, with the 1982 side particularly unlucky to meet a Portlaoise side at the height of it’s powers in the final.

Modern History

1996 saw Annanough return to intermediate ranks and after the ill-fated Annawood senior amalgamation with Courtwood, the elusive sixth Laois Intermediate Football Championship title remains the goal of this proud club.

Honours

• Laois Senior Football Championship: 6
  • 1891 Moyanna beat Portarlington (Captain: Frank Foley)
  • 1924 Annanough 1-2, Ratheenabrogue 0-1 (Captain: Dick Miller)
  • 1925 Annanough 4-2, Ballyroan 0-5 (Captain: Dick Miller)
  • 1926 Annanough 1-2, Abbeyleix 0-0 (Captain: Dick Miller)
  • 1951 Annanough 3-4, Portarlington 1-3 (Captain: Fran Nerney)
  • 1956 Annanough 0-14, Park 0-5 (Captain: Tom Gorman)

• Laois Intermediate Football Championships: 5
  • 1936 Annanough 0-10, Clonad 0-8 (Captain: Tom Dunne)
  • 1940 Annanough 1-5, Worsted Mills 1-3 (Captain: Matt Dunne)
  • 1946 Annanough beat Timahoe
  • 1949 Annanough 6-8, Barrowhouse 1-5 (Captain: Fran Nerney)
  • 1978 Annanough 2-9, Park 1-4 (Captain: Martin Stapleton)