Coolmeen GAA
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| Founded: | 1887 | ||||||||
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| County: | Clare | ||||||||
| Nickname: | the black and amber | ||||||||
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Coolmeen GAA Grounds, Clondrina cranny , Coolmeen | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°40′0.5″N 9°13′19.5″W / 52.666806°N 9.222083°WCoordinates: 52°40′0.5″N 9°13′19.5″W / 52.666806°N 9.222083°W | ||||||||
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Coolmeen GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Coolmeen, County Clare, Ireland. It takes part in competitions organized by the Clare GAA county board. It fields teams in Gaelic football.
History
Coolmeen GAA club has been around since 1887. Since then the club has won numerous Gaelic Football championship titles at adult and underage level. Throughout the last century Coolmeen has won two senior football championships, as well as having success at intermediate and junior levels. The club's adult football team are currently at intermediate status. The last Junior 'A' championship came to Coolmeen in 1999 with a one-point victory over Clondegad in the final. The most recent success came to the club in 2010 when the U21s beat O'Currys/Naoimh Eoin to win their second Under-21 "C" championship in a row. In 2015 the club won the county junior championship after 16 years and then went on to contest the Munster junior football championship final where they lost to Templenoe of Kerry .
Honours
Senior
- Clare Senior Football Champions (2): 1919, 1922
- Cusack Cup (1): 1944
Intermediate
- Clare Intermediate Football Championship (3): 1959, 1966, 1967
Junior
- Munster Junior Club Football Championship Runners-Up 2015[1]
- Clare Junior Football Championship (6): 1922, 1958, 1964, 1983, 1999, 2015
Under-21
Clare Under-21 "C" Football Champions (4): 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016.
Notable players
Cathal O'Connor and Noel Meaney have represented the county at senior level in the last ten years. Stevie Murphy also with a record breaking 4 u21 c county championship medals.
References
- ↑ "Temple of doom for Coolmeen as Templenoe inflict hammering". Irish Examiner. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.