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Caragh
Cearach
County: Kildare
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Caragh is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Prosperous, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of three county senior football championships and the only club to play in five successive county finals, club of the year 1978 and home club of Larry Stanley, All Ireland medalist in 1919, Olympic athlete in 1924, first winner of the All-Time All-Star award for Gaelic Football and a member of the Kildare team of the millennium. A GAA county or County board is a geographic region of control within the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA originally based on the Counties of Ireland For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Prosperous (An Chorrchoill is a town in Ireland in County Kildare, at the junction of the R403 and R408 Regional roads Its population County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two of Kildare’s winning All Ireland captains came form the club, Larry Stanley and Mick Buckley. Mick’s grandson Niall played on the 1998 Kildare All Ireland team. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship. Another county senior football title was lost on objection over a player that was "on the run" during the Civil War. Caragh and Raheens share a parish and while the Raheens grounds are in Caragh village, the Caragh grounds are in Prosperous. Caragh is a Village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located on the R409 Regional road between the River Liffey and

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History

Digby Bridge Tim Healys were the first club in the district with officers John Dunne and Thomas Malone listed as attending the 1889 convention. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common RIC records from 1890 show that Clongorey Campaigners had 38 members with Dan Kelly, John Murphy, Pat Fullam and James Kelly listed as officers. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1897 there were three clubs from the Parish in the county championship - Caragh, Digby Bridge and Prosperous. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Blacktrench won the junior championship of 1916 with Larry Stanley as a key member of the side. Caragh and Blacktrench amalgamated for the 1918 Senior championship. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Gaelic Football

Caragh are the only club to have played in five successive county finals, 1918-1923, winning two of them losing a third on objection and a fourth to a Naas goal scored before the backs had returned to their positions. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Naas is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships They were also the first winners of the Leinster Leader cup when it was presented in 1920. Larry and Jim Stanley, Mick Buckley and Jack Dunne, a veteran of Kildare’s 1903 All Ireland team, backboned the club. For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Caragh qualified for the 1925 county final having lost two and drawn one of the three matches they played, losing a replay against Athy by 2-3 to 1-3 and the semifinal against Roseberry by 12 points. Athy GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Athy, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of five county senior football championships Yet Caragh won both matches on objections and qualified. They won their third county title in 1926. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An under-16 league and championship double in 1989, two appearances in the minor final, and Clane Community School’s All Ireland colleges victory, back-boned by Caragh players, gave cause for hope. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Caragh eventually won Junior and Intermediate titles in a three year period. Caragh and St. Kevins minor teams alamaganated for the 2000 season and won the Minor B league beating Balyna in the final. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The club's minor team were defeated in extra time in the 2007 league final while the seinors are having some succes in division 3B. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The clubs hope for silverware in the 2007 season rests solely on the minor teams shoulders with their championship trial commencing early July.

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Founded in 1955 with registered colours grey and red. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Caragh won the county championship in 1958 but were not able to field again until 1962, when they were reorganized by Betty Garry. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They won the senior league in 1964 and senior championship in 1965. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.

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