| Founded: | 1890 | ||
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| County: | Waterford | ||
| Nickname: | An Rinn | ||
| Club colours: | Blue & Gold | ||
| Grounds: | Páirc Uí Shíocháin, An Rinn | ||
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Rinn Ó gCuanach CLG is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Irish speaking (Gaeltacht) area of An Rinn (anglicised - Ring), Co. Phort Láirge (Waterford), Ireland. The club enters teams of both GAA codes each year, which includes two adult Gaelic football teams and two adult Hurling teams in the Waterford County Championships. An Rinn is one of a handful of dual clubs at senior level in the county, competing in the Senior Hurling and Senior Football championships. The club's second string teams take part in the Waterford Junior Hurling & Football championships.
For the 2008 Waterford Senior Football championship, An Rinn were drawn in the following group: Ardmore, Rathgormack and Clashmore. An Rinn qualified for the quarter finals from this group, where they faced Ballinacourty.
The club won the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship for the first time in its history in 2008, when St. Mollerans were defeated in the County Final on a scoreline of 3-05 to 2-05. In the West Waterford intermediate hurling championship, Rinn O gCuanach emerged from a group containing Clashmore, Geraldines, Cappoquin and Shamrocks, before accounting for Lismore, Clashmore and Brickey Rangers to capture the Western crown for the first time in club history. The club had contested the 2004 and 2007 West Waterford Intermediate Hurling Finals, losing to Shamrocks and Dungarvan.
The club has won the County Intermediate Football Championship twice, 1996 and 2005. De La Salle were overcome in both these finals.
1991 was one of the most successful years in the history of the An Rinn club. The Junior Hurling team won the County Junior Hurling Championship title beating Kilmacthomas of East Waterford in the Final. The County Junior double was completed when the Junior footballers beat Tramore. The club was awarded Waterford Club of the Year for this historic achievement.
In June 2008, An Rinn captured the coveted Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta title for the first time in the club's history. Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta is the national tournament of the Irish speaking regions and features some of the top senior intercounty football players from Kerry, Cork, Galway, Donegal, Waterford, Mayo and Meath. The 2008 tournament was staged by the Naomh Columba club in Gleann Colm Cille, County Donegal. On route to this historic achievement, An Rinn accounted for the Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh from Cork, Laochra Loch Laoi from Béal Feirste, Naomh Mhuire from Tír Chonaill before defeating Piarsaigh na Dromaide from County Kerry in the final.