John Mitchels GAA
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John Mitchels GAA are a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Tralee, County Kerry
, Ireland
. They are based in the Boherbee area of Tralee. They play in Division 3 of the county league and in the Kerry Senior Football Championship.
. As this team was so successful the Kerry County Board requested that it should be divided into three individual teams representing, Boherbee, Rock St. and Strand St, this is where the John Mitchels, Austin Stacks
and Kerins O'Rahilly's
clubs came from. The John Mitchels club since 1927 are thought to be one of the most successful clubs in Kerry. Between 1959-1963 they won five Senior Football titles in a row, the only team to do so in the history of the Kerry County Championship. John Mitchels Club are holders of 10 Senior, 1 U-21 and 3 Minor County Championships. They have played in 3 Kerry Senior Club Hurling Championship
finals in 1927 and 1928 losing both to Austin Stacks
and 1936 they lost to St. Brendan's, Ardfert
. Success has been limited of late, although John Mitchels player Brien Costello, captained Tralee CBS
to Munster Colleges Senior 'A' Corn Uí Mhuirí
Glory and in the All-Ireland Colleges Hogan Cup
Final loss to Omagh CBS in 2007. In 2008 for the first time in the club's long history they dropped out of the Senior County Championship to the Intermediate Championship
.
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 Tralee, County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. They are based in the Boherbee area of Tralee. They play in Division 3 of the county league and in the Kerry Senior Football Championship.
Club history
Before 1927 only one team represented Tralee in the Kerry Senior Football County Championship and they were Tralee John MitchelsTralee Mitchels
Tralee Mitchels were a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland before the formation of the three Tralee clubs namely John Mitchels, Austin Stacks and Kerins O'Rahilly's. They were one of the top teams in the county winning Football County Championships in 1896, 1897, 1902,...
. As this team was so successful the Kerry County Board requested that it should be divided into three individual teams representing, Boherbee, Rock St. and Strand St, this is where the John Mitchels, Austin Stacks
Austin Stacks
Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. It has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other GAA club in Ireland...
and Kerins O'Rahilly's
Kerins O'Rahilly's
Kerins O'Rahilly's are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Tralee County Kerry, Ireland. They are based in the Strand Road area of the town. They are in Division 1 of the county league which they won in 2006, and compete in the County Championship. The club won the County Championship last in...
clubs came from. The John Mitchels club since 1927 are thought to be one of the most successful clubs in Kerry. Between 1959-1963 they won five Senior Football titles in a row, the only team to do so in the history of the Kerry County Championship. John Mitchels Club are holders of 10 Senior, 1 U-21 and 3 Minor County Championships. They have played in 3 Kerry Senior Club Hurling Championship
Kerry Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship is a hurling competition played between different Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Kerry, Ireland. The competition is organized by the Kerry GAA county board. The majority of the teams competing come from a group of parishes in the north of the county. The...
finals in 1927 and 1928 losing both to Austin Stacks
Austin Stacks
Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. It has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other GAA club in Ireland...
and 1936 they lost to St. Brendan's, Ardfert
St. Brendan's, Ardfert
St. Brendan's is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club in the Ardfert area of north County Kerry, Ireland. St. Brendans play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship...
. Success has been limited of late, although John Mitchels player Brien Costello, captained Tralee CBS
St Mary's CBS (The Green)
St Mary's CBS is a Christian Brothers secondary school in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.The school has 653 students on roll.-Sport:The Green is renowned for its prowess in Gaelic football...
to Munster Colleges Senior 'A' Corn Uí Mhuirí
Corn Uí Mhuirí
Corn Uí Mhuirí is the cup presented to the winners of the Munster colleges senior football "A" championship, the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools in Munster. The holders advance to the All-Ireland colleges "A" senior football championship, where they compete for the...
Glory and in the All-Ireland Colleges Hogan Cup
Hogan Cup
The Hogan Cup 1946-48 & 1957-) is the cup presented to the winners of the colleges All-Ireland "A" senior football championship, the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools in Ireland. The competition itself is regularly referred to by reference to the trophy's name.St...
Final loss to Omagh CBS in 2007. In 2008 for the first time in the club's long history they dropped out of the Senior County Championship to the Intermediate Championship
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
This is a competition organized by Kerry GAA for clubs that are not good enough to play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The winners usually play Senior in the years after they win this competition. The winners also represent Kerry in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship....
.
Honours
- Kerry Senior Football Championship: 8
- 1929, 1947, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966
- U21 County Championship: 1
- 1983
- County Minor ChampionshipKerry Minor Football ChampionshipThe Kerry Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition organized by the Kerry GAA county board. All players need to be under the age of 18. The teams competing are either GAA clubs or divisional teams, who pick from a selection of different clubs within their district.-Roll of honour:...
: 3- 1954, 1958, 1961