Carlow GAA
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The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (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 football, and hurling teams. Separate county boards are responisible for the camogie and ladies football teams.
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.
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. Eire Og 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 Eire Og 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
- Leinster Senior Football Championships: 1
- *1944
- Leinster Junior Football Championships: 2
- *1923, 1933
Carlow beat Offaly in the 2005 NHL and nearly gained promotion to Division 1. Carlow's nearly day in hurling came 42 years earlier in the 1963 Leinster hurling semi-fiinal 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 were byed 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 Mount Leinster Rangers (MLR), Naomh Eoin and Carlow Town.
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior "B" Hurling Championships: 1
- *1992
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championships: 1
- *1962
- Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championships: 1
- *1962
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championships: 2
- *1906, 1970
- Leinster Minor Hurling "B" Championships: 1
- *1998
- Keogh Cup Championships: 3
- *1986, 1990, 1992
Bibliography
- Carlow GAA 1886-1927 112p, Carlow Nationalist, 1929.
- Carlow Hurling Memories by Leo McGough, 1978.
External links
- [Carlow on Hoganstand.com]
- [National and provincial titles won by Carlow teams]
- [Club championship winners]
- [Carlow GAA site]
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Carlow beat Offaly in the 2005 NHL and nearly gained promotion to Division 1. Carlow's nearly day in hurling came 42 years earlier in the 1963 Leinster hurling semi-fiinal 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 were byed 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 Mount Leinster Rangers (MLR), Naomh Eoin and Carlow Town.
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior "B" Hurling Championships: 1
- *1992
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championships: 1
- *1962
- Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championships: 1
- *1962
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championships: 2
- *1906, 1970
- Leinster Minor Hurling "B" Championships: 1
- *1998
- Keogh Cup Championships: 3
- *1986, 1990, 1992
Bibliography
- Carlow GAA 1886-1927 112p, Carlow Nationalist, 1929.
- Carlow Hurling Memories by Leo McGough, 1978.
External links
- [Carlow on Hoganstand.com]
- [National and provincial titles won by Carlow teams]
- [Club championship winners]
- [Carlow GAA site]
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.
Bibliography
- Carlow GAA 1886-1927 112p, Carlow Nationalist, 1929.
- Carlow Hurling Memories by Leo McGough, 1978.
External links
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.