Valentia Young Islanders

Oilean Dairbhre Óige

Founded:

1905

Colours:

Red and Yellow

Coordinates:

51°54′19.85″N 10°20′16.02″W / 51.9055139°N 10.3377833°WCoordinates: 51°54′19.85″N 10°20′16.02″W / 51.9055139°N 10.3377833°W

Playing kits

Standard colours

Valentia Young Islanders are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Valentia Island, South County Kerry, Ireland. They play in Division 4 of the county league and in the Kerry Novice Football Championship. The clubs most recent success has been winning the Munster Junior football championship final after beating Kildimo-Pallaskenry 12 points to 1-8 on January 25, 2015.

The Young Islanders is one of the many clubs affected by mass emigration, losing numerous players in this manner.^[1] In recent years the club has struggled to field a sufficient number of players and has at times explored the option of merging with other local clubs.^[2]

Achievements

Munster Junior B Football Champions 2015
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship Winners 1986, 1995
Kerry Junior Football Championship Winners 1981
Kerry Novice Football Championship Winners 1975, 2014
South Kerry Senior Football Championship Winners 1939, 1945, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2005

Notable players

External links

↑ O'Sullivan, Majella (2012-01-28). "Team torn apart as 14 players emigrate". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
↑ "Valentia on the brink". Hogan Stand. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.

Kerry GAA clubs
Individual club*	Austin Stacks Dingle Dr. Crokes Gneeveguilla Kerins O'Rahilly's Kilcummin Laune Rangers Legion Rathmore St. Michael's/Foilmore Spa
East Kerry	Dr Crokes Firies Fossa Glenflesk Gneeveguilla Kilcummin Legion Listry Rathmore Scartaglin Spa St. Patricks
Mid Kerry	Beaufort Cromane Glenbeigh-Glencar Keel Laune Rangers Milltown/Castlemaine
North Kerry	Ballyduff Beale Ballydonoghue Ballylongford Duagh Finuge Clounmacon Listowel Emmets Moyvane St. Senan's Tarbert
South Kerry	Sneem St. Mary's Cahirciveen Reenard St. Michael's/Foilmore Skellig Rangers Valentia Dromid Pearses Waterville Derrynane
West Kerry	Lispole Castlegregory Annascaul Dingle An Ghaeltacht
St. Brendan's	Churchill Ardfert St.Pat's, Blennerville Na Gaeil, Tralee John Mitchell's
Kenmare District	Templenoe Kenmare Shamrocks Tuosist Kilgarvan
St. Kieran's	Ballymacelligott Brosna Knocknagoshel Castleisland Desmonds Cordal Currow Scartaglin
Tralee District	Austin Stacks Ballymacelligott Churchill St.Pat's Na Gaeil Kerins O'Rahilly's John Mitchell's Tralee Parnells
Other divisions	Feale Rangers Kenmare Shannon Rangers St. Brendan's St. Kierans
Former clubs	Tralee Mitchels Banna Brick Rangers O'Connells Caherciveen Tralee Celtic
*=Competing as individual club in 2010 Senior Football Championship

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