Naas GAA

Naas is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships, six senior hurling championships, three senior camogie championships and Kildare club of the year in 1981.

History

Naas played the Curragh on February 15, 1885 to become one of eight clubs which share the distinction of being the first to play in a Gaelic football match. The GAA club was revived on October 16, 1887 by Ronan Cadogan. RIC records from 1890 show that Naas Ronan Cadogan had 50 members with officers listed as Ronan Cadogan, Ronan Cadogan and Ronan Cadogan. Naas Sunbursts and Naas Crom-A-Boo were listed as unaffiliated clubs in 1896 while nearby Thomastown was an affiliated club. Naas moved to Spooner's Field opposite the racecourse grandstand in 1913. Father Brennan park was opened in 1930. Naas GAA grounds are now situated on the Sallins Rd, the amenities include three new floodlight pitches and a brand new clubhouse.

Hurling

Naas have won the kildare senior hurling championship six times. The first of these titles came in 1951 and Naas successfully defended the title the following year. The club then entered a barren spell and it was not until some 42 years later in 1994 that the Naas men, captained by Richie Coyle, reclaimed the crown by defeating Coill Dubh. This was the beginning of a golden spell for the club, with further titles following in 1997, 2001, and 2002. The current Naas outfit, managed by Pat English, Damien Scallan and Conal Boran, is backboned by a couple of successful underage teams that emerged in the early 2000s

Gaelic football

Notable players

Eamonn Callaghan, senior Kildare player and All Star Nominee 2010.

Controversies

The 2011 senior hurling championship game against Ardclough was marred by an unsavory incident involving Michael Purcell. Charges have been pressed.

Honours

• Kildare Senior Football Championship Winners: 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1990.
• Kildare Senior Hurling Championship winners: 1951, 1952, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002
• Intermediate F Champions 1984.
• Jack Higgins Cup 1952.
• Junior F Champions 1913, 1919.2009
• Junior A F Champions 1981.
• Junior H Champions 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1964, 1972, 1993.
• Minor F Champions 1981.
• Minor H champions 1981, 2007, 2009, 2010.
• Under 21 Hurling Champions 2009, 2011.
• Kildare Senior Camogie Championship 1942, 1959, 1960.
• Senior Camogie League 1942, 1955, 1957
• The Sean Evans Cup 1984, 1985
• All Ireland U-14 Féile Football Div 2 Winners, 2006,
• All Ireland U-14 Féile Hurling Div 3 Winners, 2006,
• Ronan Cadogan inagurial trophy 2011,

Bibliography

• To Spooner's Lane And Beyond, Naas GAA 1887-1987 Céad Bliain Ag Fás by Liam McManus, Naas GAA 1987, 214pp.
• 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. The Eoin Hughes remorial cup 1947-1994 The michael O'leary cup 1953-1999

External links

• Naas GAA site
• Kildare GAA site
• Kildare GAA club sites
• Kildare on Hoganstand.com