Laois GAA

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The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county football and hurling teams. Separate county boards are also responsible for the camogie and ladies football teams.

Contents

1 History
2

2.1 Honours
2.2 Famous Players

3.1 Honours

4 Bibliography
5 Clubs of Laois
6 External links

History

One of a select group of counties to have contested All Ireland finals in both football and hurling, Laois have recently enjoyed a football revival associated with the success of their minor teams from 1996 on and the winning of the Leinster football championship in 2003.

After winning minor All Ireland titles in 1996 and 1997 Laois became a field study to show if the minor championship really works as a breeding ground for success, topping up with an appearance in the All Ireland under-21 final with a breakthrough Leinster football championship in 2003 with former Kerry and Kildare manager Mick O’Dwyer. Laois won another minor All Ireland in 2003, beating Dublin in the final. A great display by midfielder Liam Irwin helped Laois beat Monaghan by a point in the 1986 National Football League final.They have been to the National League semi-final three times in the 1990s

Honours

All-Ireland Senior Football Finalists: 2
*1889, 1936.
All-Ireland Minor Football Championships: 3
*1996, 1997, 2003

All-Ireland Junior Football Championships: 1
* 1973

All-Ireland ‘B’: 1
*1993

National Football Leagues: 2
*1926, 1986
*Semi-finalists: 1952, 1978, 1994, 1995, 1997.
Leinster Senior Football Championships: 6
*1889, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 2003

Leinster Under 21 Football Championships: 6
*1964, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1998

Leinster Minor Football Championships: 8
*1932, 1966, 1967, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005

Leinster Junior Football Championships: 5
*1907, 1941, 1968, 1973, 1993

All Stars: 5
*1986 (Colm Browne, Liam Irwin), 2003 (Fergal Byron, Joe Higgins, Tom Kelly)
'''All Ireland Senior B Football in 1993.
'''O'Byrne Cup F in 1978, 1987, 1991 and 1994.
'''Womens MF in 1992.
'''Portlaoise won All Ireland Club F in 1983.

Famous Players

Bobby Miller

Tommy Murphy

Tom Prendergast

Beano McDonald

Fergal Byron

Laois's one All-Ireland was back in the 1915 hurling Championship when the day was so wet the team played the second half in their overcoats.
The hurlers reached League semi-finals in 1981 and 1983 before losing the Centenary Cup hurling final to Cork in 1984, and were back in the League semi-final in 1996. Laois's last big championship win, over Wexford in 1985, was followed by a disappointing Leinster final against Offaly.

Honours

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 1
*1915

National Hurling Leagues: 1
*2002
*semi-finalists 1981, 1983, 1996.
*Div 2 Hurling in 1960 and 1965.

All-IrelandSenior B Hurling: 2
*1977 and 1979,

Leinster Senior Hurling Championships: 3
*1914, 1915, 1949

Leinster Under 21 Hurling Championships: 1
*1983

Leinster Minor Hurling Championships: 4
*1934, 1940, 1941, 1964

Leinster Junior Hurling Championships: 3
*1910, 1914, 1933

All Stars: 1
*1985 (P. Critchley)

'''Walsh Cup H in 1980 and 1991,
'''Keogh Cup H in 1982.

Bibliography

A Hundred Years Of The GAA In Laois by Teddy Fennelly, 1984.

Clubs of Laois

Abbeyleix
Annanough
Ballyfin
Ballylinan
Ballyroan
Barrowhouse
Courtwood
O'Dempseys

External links

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