CARLOW GAA

:''For more details of Carlow GAA see Carlow Senior Club Football Championship or Carlow Senior Club Hurling Championship.''
The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (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 teams.

Contents

Gaelic football

Honours

Hurling

Honours

Camogie

Ladies' Gaelic football

External links

Gaelic football

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. Éire Óg 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 "Micharl 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 Éire Óg 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

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★ 1944

★ 'Leinster Junior Football Championships:' 2

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★ 1923, 1933

Hurling

Carlow beat Offaly in the 2005 National Hurling League and nearly gained promotion to Division 1. Carlow's nearly day in hurling came 42 years earlier in the 1963 Leinster hurling semi-final 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 go a by 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. In 2006 Carlow reached the Christy Ring cup final only to go down to a strong Antrim side. Carlow minors reached the leinster final this year for the 1st time ever.

Honours

★ 'All-Ireland Senior "B" Hurling Championships:' 1

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★ 1992

★ 'All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championships:' 1

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★ 1962

★ 'Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championships:' 1

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★ 1962

★ 'Leinster Junior Hurling Championships:' 2

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★ 1906, 1970

★ 'Leinster Minor Hurling "B" Championships:' 1

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★ 1998

★ 'Keogh Cup Championships:' 3

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★ 1986, 1990, 1992

Camogie

Ladies' Gaelic football

Carlow Ladies play in wellies

External links

★ Carlow on Hoganstand.com

★ National and provincial titles won by Carlow teams

★ Club championship winners

★ Carlow GAA site

★ Gaelic Survival - Player Profiles Every Inter County Hurler and Footballer, Fantasy GAA Game