Killeshin GAA

Killeshin
Gleann Uisean
Founded: 1897
County: Laois
Colours: Green and White
Grounds: Pairc Uisean
Coordinates: 52°51′16.04″N 6°59′52.30″W / 52.8544556°N 6.9978611°W / 52.8544556; -6.9978611Coordinates: 52°51′16.04″N 6°59′52.30″W / 52.8544556°N 6.9978611°W / 52.8544556; -6.9978611
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Killeshin GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in the village of Killeshin, County Laois, Ireland.

The club colours are green and white, with a white sash and the club grounds, which are near the County Carlow border, are called Pairc Uisean.

Killeshin has never won the Laois Senior Football Championship title but they have won the Laois Intermediate Football Championship four times (1958, 1974, 1993 and 2011) and the Laois Junior Football Championship four times (1957, 1969, 1981 and 2008).

The club won season four of RTÉ's Celebrity Bainisteoir in 2011, with ex-Ireland soccer star Tony Cascarino as their manager.[1][2]

References

  1. "Cascarino wins Celebrity Bainisteoir". RTÉ Ten. 7 November 2011.
  2. Butler, Laura. "Soccer star Tony wins Celeb Bainisteoir title". Evening Herald. 7 November 2011.


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