Rathmore GAA

Rathmore
Cumann Lúthchleas Gael An Ráth Mhór
Founded: 1888
County: Kerry
Colours: Red and White
Grounds: Rathbeg
Coordinates: 52°03′53.72″N 9°14′20.91″W / 52.0649222°N 9.2391417°W / 52.0649222; -9.2391417Coordinates: 52°03′53.72″N 9°14′20.91″W / 52.0649222°N 9.2391417°W / 52.0649222; -9.2391417
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Standard colours

Rathmore is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Rathmore, County Kerry, Ireland. Together with 12 other football clubs (Cordal, Dr. Crokes, Currow, Firies, Fossa, Glenflesk, Gneeveguilla, Kilcummin, Legion, Listry, Rathmore, Scartaglin and Spa) they form the East Kerry Division of the GAA county of Kerry.

Rathmore offer Hurling as well, but they do not play above intermediate level. They play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. Rathmore GAA was founded in 1888. Their original colours were green. Their former residence was known as the "lawn". The East Kerry board runs its own competitions for clubs within the division. The most important is the O'Donoghue Cup which is awarded to the winners of the East Kerry Senior Football Championship. In 1963 they became the first rural club to win the championship.

The club once played in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship, making it to the final in 1932 but lost out to Causeway in the final. Now hurling is only played at under-age level.

Achievements

Kerry County Club Championship

They've won the Kerry County Club Championship once, in 2011 defeating Laune Rangers. They have contested the final on two other occasions 2010 and 2012 where they were beaten by Kerins O'Rahilly's and Dr Crokes respectively.

Kerry County Football League Division 1

They've won the Kerry County Football League - Division 1 once, in 2002.

East Kerry Senior Football Championship

Winners 2014, 2015[1]

Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Rathmore have won the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship once. In 1999 they defeated Glenflesk to claim their first title.

Kerry Junior Football Championship

Rathmore have won the Kerry Junior Football Championship in 1998 and lost the finals in 1996 and 1993.

Rathmore Ladies club has also followed through the years with the men's club. The ladies decided in the year 2000 that they would go out on their own and not under the men's club anymore. This continued to be a great success for Rathmore winning many challenges throughout the years at all ages.the pat lawlor,the co championship division A 2005 defeat over Castleisland, players including Aoife O'Sullivan, Ashling Desmond, Jacinta Murphy, Noreen and Eileen Murphy, Marie Kelleher, Michelle Knee, Amy Murphy, Sheilann Moynihan, Jodie O Sullivan and many more and many under age levels won.

Kerry Minor Football Championship

They've never won the Kerry Minor Football Championship but made the final once in 2001 versus South Kerry playing together with Glenflesk.

U21 East Kerry Championship

Rathmore won the East Kerry in 2009 beating Dr.Crokes with a last minute point by Eoin Lawlor in 2009.


Kerry Under-21 Football Championship

They've also supplied a lot of players to the East Kerry teams playing in the Kerry Under-21 Football Championship. East Kerry have been in 5 finals since 1999 but only won in that year.


Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Rathmore have played in one Kerry Senior Hurling Championship in 1932.

Famous players

References

  1. ↑ "Rathmore retain cup as Legion’s wait continues". Irish Examiner. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

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