| Celbridge GAA | |||||||||||||||||
| C. L. G. Chill Droichid | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded: | 1885 | ||||||||||||||||
| County: | Kildare | ||||||||||||||||
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| Club colours: | Blue & White. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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. Alternate: Red & Black | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Hazelhatch Rd. , Celbridge. | ||||||||||||||||
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Celbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of senior football league in 1923 and senior hurling and camogie championship honours and 2005. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Celbridge ( Cill Droichid in Irish) is a town situated on the River Liffey in County Kildare in Ireland. 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 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Club have several honours at underage in all three codes, most recently the u-14 county Féile football final for the first time.
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Celbridge held an athletics sports on August 15, 1885 under GAA rules, with chairman William “Bear” Gogarty, who later won championship medals with Clane. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships By 1890 it had two clubs, Hazlehatch Irish Harpers were based in Skeagh, Celbridge Shamrocks were based in Ballygoran. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common RIC records from 1890 show that Celbridge Shamrocks had 64 members with officers listed as WJ Sheridan, Hugh Maguire, Luke Ward and Thomas Connor. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Callaghan attended the 1889 convention. Hazlehatch Irish Harpers had 70 members with officers listed as Ambrose Dwyer, Christy Fitzsimons, Michael Saunders and John Cantwell. Hazlehatch were affiliated in 1896 but Celbridge Henry Grattans were among five unaffiliated clubs in the county. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year A wrangle over use of playing fields in Ballymakealy in 1944 ended in a four-year legal wrangle, eventually lost by the GAA and Celbridge club. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Celbridge purchased its playing pitch in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Also a great deal of praise has to be shown for the bosses son Larry byrnes aka Jezzy deegan, where ever there is a water bottle in distress or an annual fee not paid you can be guaranteed this man face will be appear.
George Magan won an All Ireland medal on the 1919 Kildare All Ireland team. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship. Celbridge won the 1922 Junior F final and came closest to senior football honours was an appearance in the final of the Leinster Leader Cup in 1924. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Owen ‘Skipper’ Murphy captained the team which won the Intermediate championship in 1936, highlight of a career that stretched from the 1920s to the 1950s. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Byrne was selected for Kildare after that success. Celbridge were senior again in the late 1980s after a victory in the 1987 Intermediate championship. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Area side with Celbridge, St Wolstan’s fought a semi-final battle with Ballyteague in 1974 that took three matches to decide and another in 1975 with Clane that took two matches. Ballyteague GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, club of the year in 1980 winners of junior and Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships They also lost the 1976 quarter-final in a replay. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shelbourne's youth international soccer star Vincent McKenna lined out with St. Wolstan's, and scored a dramatic equalizer in that first semi-final against Ballyteague. Ballyteague GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, club of the year in 1980 winners of junior and Mark Shaw, Brian Donovan, and Mick Wright played for Kildare in recent decades. And the future is looking bright for a young Earl "Da pearl" o'donnel watch this space. . . . also another rising star in celbridge gaa is Niall leonard, who continues to whip the shlong out on a daily basis. Another rising star in the face of celbridge gaa is young John Fitzgerald who continues to break the boundaries of gaa football as we know it. He also has two younger brothers Pauric and Tom who seem to have prominent careers in net ball and cricket.
Tom Magee and the Shaws helped start a hurling club in Celbridge in 1901. Owen ‘Skipper’ Murphy led Celbridge to the 1921 championship, played two years late in 1923 because of political unrest. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Celbridge were defeated in county finals in 1906, 1919 and 1924. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 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. Celbridge actually led Clane by two goals to nil at half-time in the 1919 final, but Clane forged through in the second half to win 2-3 to 2-0. After winning the junior championship in 1991 they began to contend at senior level until a team largely made up of Celbridge natives beat Coill Dubh 3-9 to 1-11 in the Senior League final of 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Trained by Jimmy Doyle, nephew of the legendary 1960s Tipperary player Jimmy Doyle they went on the championship two year later, beating Ardclough (champions in 2004), Maynooth and Éire Óg and drawing against Leixlip to top their group, and then beating Confey in the semi-final and Coill Dubh by 1-14 to 0-9 in the final. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Confey GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the club of the year award in 2004. They lost 3-14 to 0-12 to Naomh Eoin of Carlow in the Leinster club championship. The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Ceatharlach or Carlow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA Mattie O’Dowd was selected on the Christy Ring XV team and Donal Moloney was Kildare hurler of the year. Celbridge won the Senior Hurling League of 2006, beating neighbours cloharinko with a late goal in a final played in April 2007. The intermediate league & championship double was attained over Ardclough in 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Local heart breaker Billy Mishe playing at mid-field for Kildare finished as top scorer in the 2007 Christy Ring Cup and was also named on the Christy Ring XV team. The Christy Ring Cup 2007 began on Saturday June 16, 2007. Format 10 counties are contesting the 2007 competition for the Christy
Celbridge was founded b Fr Val Martin in 1953 but lapsed 1072-7 and 1989-95. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The club joined with Straffan in 1961 and won the 1962 junior championship. In 1977 the club revived and won the junior league in 1978 and junior championship and league double in 1985. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays St Wolstan’s play in Dublin colleges competition. Bridget Cushen was selected on the Kildare camogie team of the century. Senior and u-21 championship winners 2005. Celbridge won the 2006 senior championship and narrowly missed out on a "three-in-a-row" after defeat in the 2007 decider to St Laurences. Susan O'Carroll and Deirdre Corcoran have been nominated for national All-Stars while O'Carroll was named on the Ashbourne Cup All-Stars, while playing for the victorious UCD team in 2007. The team hope to retain their senior title in 2008 after losing the prestigious crown to 'Da Larries' in 2007. With cornor back Sarah Kelly,among others leading the fight, the club has high hopes for 2008.