Carlow GAA

Carlow GAA
Irish: Ceatharlach
Province: Leinster
Nickname(s): The fighting cocks
County colours:               
Ground(s): Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Dominant sport: Dual County
Competitions
NFL: Division 4
NHL: Division 2A
Football Championship: Sam Maguire Cup
Hurling Championship: Liam McCarthy Cup
Ladies' Gaelic football: Brendan Martin Cup
Camogie: Nancy Murray Cup
Standard kit
Regular kit

The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Ceatharlach) or Carlow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Carlow and the Carlow inter-county teams.

Gaelic football

The only senior honours claimed by Carlow are a Leinster title won back in 1944. They also won a 'B' All-Ireland in 1994. Kerry fisherman-publican Paddy "Bawn" Brosnan kept Carlow from reaching an All-Ireland final in 1944. His second half goal put Carlow out of the All-Ireland semi-final by 3-3 to 0-10. Because of war-time circumstances the Leinster final was played in Athy. Carlow's midfield won the Leinster title against Dublin. Ten years later Carlow reached the National League final with a famous 1-10 to 1-7 win over Armagh, but were well beaten by Mayo. The Carlow Vocational Schools team won the All Ireland Championship in 1973.

In the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Carlow teams have been much more successful. Éire Óg have 5 Leinster titles while O'Hanrahans claim one to their credit. They were also the main threat to Éire Óg during their heyday in the 90s. Éire Óg were deprived of the All Ireland club title in 1993 by Cork's O'Donovan Rossa by 1-7 to 0-8 with a dramatic and controversial injury time winner after a replay. The team had to make do with immortality of a different kind, you will see them togged out in 1920-style kit, posing as the Tipperary Bloody Sunday team in Neil Jordan's film "Michael Collins" against a Kilmacud Crokes team filling in as Dublin. In the 1980-81 National League Carlow once fielded a one-club selection so that Éire Óg could prepare for their first Leinster Club final. Tommy Dwyer, at 6'7 one of the tallest midfielders in GAA history, and an Under-21 team that came within a point of beating Dublin in 1984 also won notice on football fields.

Honours

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cbs carlow all ireland champions 2015

Hurling

Carlow are the reigning (2008) Christy Ring Cup Champions, effectively the "Division 2" All-Ireland championship. They beat Westmeath in a classic final (after extra time) by 3-22 to 4-16. This was their first "Division 2" win since 1994 and their first in the re-arranged All-Ireland structure which sees 4 divisions in hurling for 2009. Carlow beat Offaly in the 2005 National Hurling League and nearly gained promotion to Division 1. Carlow's nearly day in hurling came 42 years earlier in the 1963 Leinster hurling semi-final when Carlow led Dublin, All Ireland finalsist two years earlier, by 1-4 to 0-5 at half time. Carlow eventually lost by ten points. In 1987 they won an All-Ireland Senior B hurling victory, but the team, spearheaded by dual star Paddy Quirke were beaten by London in the final "proper." In 1993 Carlow go a by straight in to the 1993 Leinster semi-final but despite home advantage lost to Kilkenny by 18 points. Things could have been worse: for their 1908 championship match against Dublin, only twelve players turned up. Leading clubs include Saint Mullins, Naomh Eoin and Naomh Brid. In Christy Ring Cup 2006 Carlow reached the Christy Ring cup final only to go down to a strong Antrim side.

However, in 2008, Carlow returned to the Christy Ring Cup final, and triumphed in the final at O'Connor Park against Westmeath. It was Carlow's first win in the competition, and their first win at All-Ireland level since 1992. They repeated the trick the following year, defeating Down at Croke Park to win a two in a row and earn automatic promotion to the Liam McCarthy Tier One Senior Hurling Championship for 2010.

The Carlow gaelic games colours

Honours

Famous players

Camogie

Carlow won the Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup in camogie in 2007[1] and in 2012. They won the Nancy Murray Cup in 2015.[2] They won both the All Ireland Minor C championship[3] and Under-16 C championship in 2010.[4] Naomh Moling won Division 3 at the Féile na nGael in 1991 and Kildavin Division 5 in 1993.

Under Camogie's National Development Plan 2010-2015, "Our Game, Our Passion,"[5] Carlow, Cavan, Laois, Louth and Roscommon are to get a total of 17 new clubs by 2015.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 2007 Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup Carlow 0-10 Monaghan 1-3 report in Anfearua.com and Western People
  2. ↑ "Carlow v Kerry Liberty Insurance All-Ireland junior A camogie final". Hogan Stand. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Carlow 5-10 Armagh 1-12 report on camogie.ie
  4. ↑ 2010 u16c Carlow 4-8 Meath 1-3 report on Camogie.ie
  5. ↑ "Final goal for camogie". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  6. ↑ National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on camogie.ie, pdf download (778k) from Camogie.ie download site

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