St Laurence's GAA
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St Laurence’s is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club in south County Kildare
, Ireland
. The Larries are current Kildare Senior Football Champions having beat Moorefield in the 2009 final. Before this historic win they had been senior football finalists on four occasions. St Laurence's is the most dominant camogie club in the county having won 13 senior championships. The club is based in the parish of Narraghmore, encompassing Kilmeade, Booley, Calverstown
, Kilgowan, Brewel, Ballymount, Ballitore and Mullaghmast
.
played on country teams in the 1930s. St Laurence’s were founded in 1957. John Joe Walshe was their most noted player of the 1960s, before they rose from Junior B to senior status in five year 1975-80. They defeated defending Leinster champions Raheens in the first round of 1982 Kildare Senior Football Championship and went through to the final despite the fact they had held Sarsfields to a draw the previous year they lost heavily. St Laurence’s contested three further finals in 1992, 2004 and 2005.
Age: 25
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Weight: 16 st 0 lbs
Position: Half Forward
Nickname: Podge
Honours: Kildare Senior Club Football Championship
2009 with St Laurence's
Age: 22
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Position: Goalkeeper
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Honours: Kildare Senior Club Football Championship
2009 with St Laurence's
In 2009 the team won their 15th County Championship which is an amazing feat considering the club is only 30 years old in 2010.
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 in south County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. The Larries are current Kildare Senior Football Champions having beat Moorefield in the 2009 final. Before this historic win they had been senior football finalists on four occasions. St Laurence's is the most dominant camogie club in the county having won 13 senior championships. The club is based in the parish of Narraghmore, encompassing Kilmeade, Booley, Calverstown
Calverstown
Calverstown is a small village in County Kildare, Ireland. It lies south of the town of Kilcullen and about from each of the towns of Athy, Kildare, Naas and Newbridge. It is an old settlement located close to the archaeological sites of Dún Ailinne and Old Kilcullen. The village has a stream...
, Kilgowan, Brewel, Ballymount, Ballitore and Mullaghmast
Mullaghmast
Mullaghmast , is a hill in the south of County Kildare, Leinster, near the village of Ballitore. It was an important site in prehistory, in early history and again in more recent times...
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History
St Laurence’s were formed with the amalgamation of Narraghmore and Ballitore in 1957. RIC records from 1890 show five clubs in the area. Ballitore O'Moores had 25 members with officers listed as Pat Cullen, Pat Hendy and William Fennell. Narraghmore Feach Phadraig had 50 members with Thomas Hickey, Thomas Waters and James Hayden listed as officers. Bruel had 50 members with Andrew Fay, Henry Fay, John Cousin and Pat Keenan listed as officers. (Brewel Independents were listed as an unaffiliated club in 1896). Inchaquire had 25 members, with P J Finn, Richard Archibald and William Hickey listed as officers. Killelan membership not recorded, officers recorded as William Byrne, Edward Lawler and Michael Nolan. Ballitore and Narraghmore both reformed in the late 1920s and Narraghmore were first winners of the new Junior b championship in 1947. The club grounds were purchased in 1975 and dressing rooms opened in 1992 and 1999.Adam Doyle played a stormer in the under 15s county final 2010.in 2011Gaelic Football
Michael Lawlor of Ballitore and Balitore-born James ByrneJames Byrne
James Byrne may refer to:*James Byrne of Clone, County Wexford* James Byrne , Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross...
played on country teams in the 1930s. St Laurence’s were founded in 1957. John Joe Walshe was their most noted player of the 1960s, before they rose from Junior B to senior status in five year 1975-80. They defeated defending Leinster champions Raheens in the first round of 1982 Kildare Senior Football Championship and went through to the final despite the fact they had held Sarsfields to a draw the previous year they lost heavily. St Laurence’s contested three further finals in 1992, 2004 and 2005.
Padraig O'Neill - Star Player
Name: Padraig O'NeillPadraig O'Neill
Padraig O'Neill is a Gaelic football player from County Kildare, Ireland. He plays for the Kildare senior inter county football team and for his club St Laurence's.- External links :*...
Age: 25
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Weight: 16 st 0 lbs
Position: Half Forward
Nickname: Podge
Honours: Kildare Senior Club Football Championship
Kildare Senior Club Football Championship
The Kildare Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Kildare Clubs. The winners of the Kildare Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior...
2009 with St Laurence's
Shane Connolly - Goalkeeper
Name: Shane ConnollyShane Connolly
Shane Connolly is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club St Laurence's & has been a member of the Kildare senior inter county team since 2011.- External links :...
Age: 22
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Position: Goalkeeper
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Honours: Kildare Senior Club Football Championship
Kildare Senior Club Football Championship
The Kildare Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Kildare Clubs. The winners of the Kildare Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior...
2009 with St Laurence's
Camogie
Sheila Norton founded the Ballitore camogie club in March 1934 with the Kilkenny colours, black and amber, and the club were defeated junior finalists in 1940. Revived in 1980, the club won the junior championship and league in the first year, the Intermediate championship in 1989, and a victory over Broadford which prevented 11 in-a-row. Eight of the Laurence’s team were under 18. Two 14-year-olds played on the Laurence’s team that day, twins Ruth and Naomi Treacy. Melanie Treacy, Michelle Aspell and Patricia Keatley were selected on the Kildare camogie team of the century.In 2009 the team won their 15th County Championship which is an amazing feat considering the club is only 30 years old in 2010.
Honours
- Kildare Senior Club Football ChampionshipKildare Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe Kildare Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Kildare Clubs. The winners of the Kildare Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior...
2009 - Kildare Senior Football Finalists 1982, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2009.
- Intermediate F Champions 1980.
- Junior A Champions 1978.
- Junior B Champions 1975. Under-16 F champion 1995.
- Narraghmore were Junior B F Champions in 1947.
- Leinster junior camogie club champions 1996, 2004.
- Kildare Senior Camogie ChampionshipKildare Senior Camogie ChampionshipCamogie was played in Kildare shortly after the sport was first organized in 1904. However due to sparse records it is not certain when the first senior camogie championship was held.The earliest record of Camogie appears in an advertisement by Athy Ladies Hurling Club advertised a members reunion...
1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009. - Junior camogie champions 1981.
- Senior camogie league 1996, 1997, 199, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
- Aldridge Cup 2007.