Coolmeen GAA
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Coolmeen GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

 club based in Coolmeen
Coolmeen
Coolmeen is a townland in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the Shannon Estuary to the south west of Kildysart. There is a local Gaelic Athletic Association club Coolmeen GAA along with a national school. -References:...

, County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. It takes part in competitions organized by the Clare GAA
Clare GAA
The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. The county board is also responsible for the Clare inter-county teams....

 county board. It fields teams in Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

.

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 Junior 'A' 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.

Intermediate

  • Clare Intermediate Football Champions
    Clare Intermediate Football Championship
    Clare Intermediate Football Championship is the second-tier gaelic football competition organized by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The competition is confined to clubs in Clare in Ireland. The winners usually will play in the senior grade the following year for the...

     (3): 1959, 1966, 1967

Junior

  • Clare Junior Football Champions
    Clare Junior Football Championship
    Clare Junior Football Championship is the third-tier gaelic football competition organized by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The competition is confined to clubs in Clare in Ireland. The winners usually will play in the intermediate grade the following year for the Clare...

     (4): 1958, 1964, 1983, 1999

Notable players

Cathal O'Connor and Noel Meaney have represented the county
Clare GAA
The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. The county board is also responsible for the Clare inter-county teams....

at senior level in the last ten years.
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