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For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship. The Kildare Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Kildare Clubs The Kildare Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Kildare Clubs

Kildare GAA
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Irish: Cill Dara
Province: Leinster
Nickname(s): The Lilywhites
County colours: All White
Ground(s): St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Conneff Park, Clane
Dominant sport: Gaelic football
NFL: Division 1
NHL: Division 2
Football Championship: Sam Maguire Cup
Hurling Championship: Christy Ring Cup
Ladies' Gaelic football: Brendan Martin Cup
Camogie: O'Duffy Cup
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The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Provincial councils are organisational bodies within the Gaelic Athletic Association, each made up of several GAA counties. The Leinster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of Hurling, Gaelic football, Camogie, Rounders This is a list of Nicknames for the the traditional counties of Ireland and their inhabitants The GAA county colours and flags of a GAA county are the colours of the kit worn by that county's representative team in the Gaelic The following is a list of Gaelic Athletic Association stadia. St Conleth's Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. Newbridge (Droichead Nua is a town in County Kildare, Ireland, near the Irish midlands Conneff Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. Clane ( Claonadh in Irish) is a Village on the River Liffey and in the barony of Clane in County Kildare, Ireland. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The Sam Maguire Cup often just called Sam ( Irish: Chorn Sam Maguire) is the name of the Cup that Gaelic football -teams play for in the final The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. The Christy Ring Cup is in effect a competition for the "Division 2" Hurling teams the so-called middle-ranking hurling teams in Ireland. Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. The Brendan Martin Cup is the name of the Cup that Ladies' Gaelic football teams play for in the final of the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of The O'Duffy Cup is the prize presented to the winners of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh 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 Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Gaelic games are the traditional sports played in Ireland. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic football and Hurling, both of which are organised by the County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. The county board is also responsible for the Kildare inter-county teams.

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History

The old Kildare GAA crest, showing oak trees, acorns and lily flower. Replaced by current crest in 2005.
The old Kildare GAA crest, showing oak trees, acorns and lily flower. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin The acorn is the nut of the Oak tree (genera Quercus, Lithocarpus and Cyclobalanopsis, in the Replaced by current crest in 2005.

Gaelic games predate recorded sporting history in Kildare. Hurling on Lyons Hill was featured in the Book of Leinster, the Curragh was the venue for the fairs and festivals of ancient Ireland called the Aonach Colmáin, and local references to football go back to medieval times. The Book of Leinster ( Irish Lebor Laignech) formerly known as the Book of Noughaval ( Lebor na Nuachongbála) is a Medieval Irish The Curragh ( Irish An Currach is a flat open Plain of almost 5000 acres (20 km² of common land in County Kildare English traveler John Dundon described a hurling match in Naas in 1699. Naas (ˈneɪs Irish: Nás na Ríogh nɑːs nə riː or An Nás nɑːs is the county town of County Kildare, Ireland. A handball alley near Rathangan bears the date 1790, though the oldest known alley is located near Moone. Rathangan may refer to Rathangan County Kildare Rathangan County Wexford Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Moone ( Maen Colmcille) is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. A match at Timolin in February 1792, resulted in a riot that was reported in local newspapers. There is also a reference to an inter-county match between Kildare and Meath in 1797, which was attended by Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lord Edward FitzGerald (15 October 1763 &ndash 4 June 1798 was an Irish aristocrat and revolutionary Valentine Lawless, Lord of Cloncurry, describes how Wogan Browne, an 18th-century grandee, lost his Justice of the Peace status for kicking off a football match in the Clane area, also in 1797. Valentine Brown Lawless ( 19 August 1773 &ndash 28 October 1853) the second Baron Cloncurry, was an Irish politician and landowner

Summer athletics meetings in Kildare predate the GAA. John Wyse Power, then editor of local newspaper The Leinster Leader, attended the foundation meeting of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Thurles in 1884. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Thurles (pronounced /θɜɹlɛs/ or locally /tɜrləs/ Dúrlas Éile is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir, with a Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In February 1885, Sallins, Straffan, Naas, and the Curragh played in the first four football matches governed by the then-new GAA rules. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sallins is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Sallins, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of Kildare club of the year in 2001 Straffan is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, which played a leading role in establishing Naas is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships Suncroft is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Suncroft, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Senior Hurling championship in 1974

A county committee was established in 1887. Kildare entered the second championships in 1888, and was represented by Clane. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships Tommy Conneff from Clane, who went on to hold the world record for the mile, was among the first GAA athletic champions.

Gaelic football

Kildare first entered the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1888, and lost to Dublin by a score of 2-7 to 0-1. The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland.

Kildare made a major contribution towards the evolution of rules and tactics in football. The county was the first to abandon the tradition of playing 21 people on each team, using 16 on each team for a period. Kildare players invented the hand pass: a polished team tactic by 1903; Professor Tom Crowley of the Clane 1888 team is said to have invented it. Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships The toe-to-hand was pioneered by the Roseberry (now Newbridge Sarsfields) club. Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships A team made up of players from the two strongest clubs in the county, Roseberry and Clane, played Kerry three times for the All-Ireland Championship of 1903; the matches drew the first mass interest in a field sport in the country, had an aggregate attendance of 50,000, and were regarded as the games which “made the GAA. The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible ”

Kildare’s four All-Ireland titles were won between 1905 and 1928: over Kerry in 1905, Galway in 1919, and Kerry again in the 1927 and 1928 finals. The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible Kildare became the first team to win the Sam Maguire Cup in 1928. The Sam Maguire Cup often just called Sam ( Irish: Chorn Sam Maguire) is the name of the Cup that Gaelic football -teams play for in the final

Tactics such as the hand pass were perfected by those early Kildare teams, but they also developed what became traditional catch-and-kick football. Olympic high jumper Larry Stanley was regarded as one of the greatest fielders in the history of the game, and first winner of the all-time All Star award.

Despite winning a Leinster Senior Football Championship in 1956, reaching the National League final in 1958 and 1968, and winning the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 1965, Kildare footballers seemed to have difficulty maintaining their proud tradition. The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship (sponsored by Toyota Ulster Bank Vodafone is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Under-21 Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition The county lost six Leinster finals in the twelve years between 1966 and 1978. The Raheens club won a Leinster Senior Club Football Championship title in 1983. Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Leinster.

In 1991, former Kerry manager Mick O'Dwyer took charge of the county football team. The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible Mick O'Dwyer, (born 9 June, 1936) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player from County Kerry. Kildare lost two more Leinster finals to Dublin in 1992 and 1993, as well as the National League final of 1991. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football When Dublin came back for a draw in 1994 and won the replay, O'Dwyer was succeeded by Dermot Earley for two years. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of Lt General Dermot Earley (born 1948 the current Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, was named on the 3rd April 2007 by the Irish Government to succeed in June 2007 He returned in 1997, and guided the county to victory over Laois with 13 players and a dramatic, twice replayed series of matches with Meath that captured the imagination of the public and steeled the side for further honors. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the

In 1998, Kildare became the only team in 110 years of championship football to beat the previous three champions, disposing of Dublin, Meath and Kerry in turn only to lose to Galway in the All-Ireland final; they led by three points at half time. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards Another Leinster followed in 2000 after a comeback against Dublin, but Galway defeated them in the semi-final. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards In (2005), Kildare enjoyed mixed success and finished in the top six in the National Football League, but was knocked out of the championship by Sligo. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football The Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ( Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Sligeach) or Sligo GAA is one of the 32

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Kildare Football Squad

The following is the team that lined against Kerry in the All Ireland Qualifier on July 14, 2006:

Number Player Position Local Club
1 Enda Murphy (Capt. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Enda Murphy is the current Kildare Gaelic football goalkeeper ) Goalkeeper Leixlip
2 Andrew McLoughlin Right Full Back Ellistown
3 Kevin O'Neill Full Back Moorefield
4 Mark Hogarty Left Full Back Allenwood
5 Mick Foley Midfielder Athy
6 John Divilly * Centre Back Leixlip
7 Anthony Rainbow Left Wing Back Suncroft
8 Killian Brennan Midfielder Suncroft
9 Dermot Earley Midfielder Sarsfields
10 John Doyle Right Wing Forward Allenwood
11 James Kavanagh Left Wing Forward Ballymore
12 Ronan Sweeney Left Corner Forward Moorefield
13 Tommy Archibold Right Full Forward Ballymore
14 Tomás O'Connor Full Forward Clane
15 Pádraig O'Neill Left Corner Forward St.Laurence's
Substitutes
16 Tomás Corley Goalkeeper Moorefield
James Lonergan Left Corner Back Moorefield
Ian Lonergan Left Wing Back Moorefield
Pádraig Mullarkey Midfielder Round Towers
Eamonn Callaghan Left Wing Back Naas
David Lyons Left Wing Back Clane
Karl Ennis Left Wing Back Maynooth
' Pádraig Hurley * Midfielder Johnstownbridge
Tommy O'Neill * Midfielder St.Laurence's
Mark Fitzharris Left Wing Forward St.Kevin's
Derek McCormack Centre Forward Ballykelly
Tadgh Fennin Left Corner Forward Castlemitchel
David Jordan Left Corner Forward Leixlip
Panel Newcomers
Adrian McAndrew Right Corner Forward Allenwood
Timmy Dowling Right Wing Back Allenwood
Ger Naughton Centre Back Moorefield
Mark Scanlon Right Wing Back Round Towers
Emmet Bolton Left Wing Back Eadestown
Paddy Murray Right Corner Forward Moorefield
Management Team
John Crofton Manager Sarsfields
Pat McCarthy Selector Kilcullen
Davy Dalton Selector Kilcock

* Not On Kildare panel for 2007

Hurling

Kildare participated in the Christy Ring Cup at the inter-county level, reaching the final in 2007 where they were defeated by Westmeath. Leixlip GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland senior football finalists in 1986 club of the year Ellistown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of four county senior football championships including two under current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships Allenwood GFC is a Gaelic football club based in Allenwood, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Athy GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Athy, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of five county senior football championships John Divilly is a former Galway footballer He won the All-Ireland in 1998 and was one of the main players interviewed in the documentary A Year Til Sunday Walkin Leixlip GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland senior football finalists in 1986 club of the year Suncroft is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Suncroft, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Senior Hurling championship in 1974 Suncroft is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Suncroft, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Senior Hurling championship in 1974 Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships John Doyle may refer to John Doyle (announcer, announcer whose voice is used by the National Institute of Standards and Technology radio station WWV Allenwood GFC is a Gaelic football club based in Allenwood, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Ballymore Eustace GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of the current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships Ballymore Eustace GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of the Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships St Laurence’s is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in South County Kildare, Ireland, Kildare senior football finalists on four occasions and dominant current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships Naas is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships Maynooth GAA (Irish Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Máigh Núad is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. Johnstownbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of three county senior football championships and Kildare Tommy O'Neill (born 24 December 1955 in Bellshill) is a former Scottish football Midfielder. St Laurence’s is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in South County Kildare, Ireland, Kildare senior football finalists on four occasions and dominant St Kevin’s is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in the Kildare GAA based in Staplestown in North County Kildare, Ireland Ballykelly Gaelic Football Club is a Monasterevin based Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Castlemitchell is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland who reached senior status in the 1950s and again in the 1990s from Leixlip GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland senior football finalists in 1986 club of the year Allenwood GFC is a Gaelic football club based in Allenwood, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Allenwood GFC is a Gaelic football club based in Allenwood, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships Eadestown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland based in the smallest Parish in the Diocese of Dublin Patrick Thomas Murray (born 5 August 1954 in Dublin, Ireland is a journalist and writer current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships Blockbusters was an American game show which had two separate runs in the 1980s Kilcullen is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland, which played a leading role in developing the games Kilcock is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Kilcock, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of five county senior football championships An asterisk ( *) (Latin asteriscum "little star" from Greek ἀστερίσκος) is a Typographical symbol or Glyph In recent years, the leading clubs have been Coill Dubh, Éire Óg/Corra Coill, Ardclough and Celbridge. Ardclough is a village and community in the parish of Kill County Kildare, Ireland, two miles off the N7. Celbridge ( Cill Droichid in Irish) is a town situated on the River Liffey in County Kildare in Ireland. Kildare's youngest club, Confey, became the reigning Senior Hurling Champions in 2007, winning over Coill Dubh in the final.

Kildare hurlers came within minutes of reaching a Leinster senior hurling final in 1976, holding a four-point lead over eventual All Ireland finalists Wexford until the closing stages of the semi-final. That performance earned Johnny Walsh a replacement all-star award. His club, Ardclough, beat Buffer's Alley in the 1976 Leinster club championship. Ardclough is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ardclough, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, whose biggest achievements include winning

The county's major hurling successes were four All Ireland Senior B titles (last in 2004), an intermediate All Ireland (1969), and two junior All-Irelands (1962 and 1966). The closest they came to playing in the top division of the hurling league was when they lost a four-point lead in the last ten minutes of a Division 1B promotion play-off against Clare in 1971.

Kildare beat Waterford in the league in two successive years, were tied at half-time against Tipperary in the 1971 National League Quarter-final, and lost to the same team by six points in the quarter-final of 1976. They also lost a promotion play-off against Waterford in 1974.

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Camogie

There is little doubt that camogie was played in Kildare soon after the sport was first organized in 1904, although records are sparse. The All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship is a Hurling competition played between the strong hurling counties of Ireland. The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a Hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship is the premier knockout competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in The Leinster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland The Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship is an inter county competition between the Intermediate Hurling county teams in the province of Leinster For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of Athy Ladies Hurling Club advertised a members reunion in July 1909. Newbridge, Naas, Blacktrench, Prosperous and Ballymore applied unsuccessfully for affiliation to Kildare GAA board in 1921. Kildare sent delegates to the camogie congress of 1932, and a county board was formed in 1934 with Fr Byrne CC of Caragh as President, Mrs B McCarthy as vice-president, William Fisher of Newbridge as secretary, and Polly Smyth of Newbridge as treasurer. Caragh is a Village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located on the R409 Regional road between the River Liffey and Camogie was reorganized at a county convention in 1954, and has been played in Kildare continuously since.

After a series of successes at the junior level, Kildare was defeated by Cork in the National League semi-final of 1992, despite their best performance at senior level. Kildare teams played in navy and white (1930s), brown and white (1955-60) and blue and white (sporadically since the 1960s). White was adopted as the county color in April 1963.

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Ladies' Gaelic football

The Kildare County Board was set up in March 1992 under the Chairmanship of Catherine Donohoe. At that time there were two clubs playing in the County, Kilcock and Leixlip, and these were joined by the newly formed Eadestown club. Michael Delaney of Leixlip was elected chairman on 10 February 1993, which enabled Kildare's promotion from division three of the National League in 1999. They won the Leinster Junior championship in 2000, beating Laois by 2-13 to 2-5. Kildare contested three All Ireland junior finals before eventually beating Sligo to qualify for senior status in 2004. Grangenolvin dominated club competition in the sport, in which they won five in a row at the time the championship was elevated to senior status. Brianne Leahy became the first female All Star from Kildare in 1999.

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Teams of the Millennium

Football Team of the Millennium

Ollie Crinnigan (Carbury), Davy Dalton (Kilcock), Matt Goff (Leixlip), Pa Connolly (Clane), Glenn Ryan (Round Towers), Jack Higgins (Naas), Mick Carolan (Athy), Larry Stanley (Caragh), Pat Mangan (Carbury), Jack Donnelly (Ellistown), Paddy "Boiler" White (Sarsfields), Larry Tompkins (Eadestown), Pat Dunny (Raheens), Tommy Carew (Clane), Paul Doyle (Suncroft). Carbury GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 11 Kildare county senior football championships and participants Kilcock is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Kilcock, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of five county senior football championships Matt Goff (born Matthew Gough in Leixlip, County Kildare, July 5, 1901, died March 19, 1956) was a Gaelic footballer Leixlip GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland senior football finalists in 1986 club of the year Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships Naas is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships Athy GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Athy, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of five county senior football championships Caragh is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Prosperous, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of three county senior football Carbury GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 11 Kildare county senior football championships and participants Ellistown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of four county senior football championships including two under Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships Eadestown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland based in the smallest Parish in the Diocese of Dublin Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships Suncroft is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Suncroft, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Senior Hurling championship in 1974

Hurling Team of the Millennium

Jimmy Curran (Castledermot), Tommy Burke (Naomh Bríd), Richard Cullen (Ardclough), Seamus Malone (Coill Dubh), Tommy Christian (Ardclough), Pat Dunny (Éire Og), Tony Carew (Coill Dubh), Bobby Burke (Ardclough), Jack O'Connell (Naomh Bríd), Johnny Walsh (Ardclough), Tommy Carew (Coill Dubh), Pat White (Naomh Bríd), Mick Dwane (Ardclough), Mick Moore (Broadford), Mick Mullins (Éire Og). Castledermot is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of three senior hurling championships Ardclough is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ardclough, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, whose biggest achievements include winning Coill Dubh is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight senior hurling championships Ardclough is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ardclough, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, whose biggest achievements include winning Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship Coill Dubh is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight senior hurling championships Ardclough is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ardclough, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, whose biggest achievements include winning Ardclough is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ardclough, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, whose biggest achievements include winning Coill Dubh is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight senior hurling championships Ardclough is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ardclough, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, whose biggest achievements include winning Broadford is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winners of two senior Hurling and 16 senior Camogie Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship

Camogie Team of the Century

Anna Dargan (Broadford), Geraldine Dwyer (Athy, Prosperous & Clane), Teresa Lynch (Rathcoffey & Prosperous), Bridget Cushen (Celbridge & Ardclough), Nuala Malone (Rathcoffey & Prosperous), Melanie Treacy (Ballyboden St Endas & Bishopstown, Cork), Phyllis Hurst (Broadford), Miriam Malone (Broadford), Eileen Reilly (Rathcoffey & Prosperous), Michelle Aspell (Kilcullen & St Laurence’s), Bernie Farrelly (Crumlin & Broadford), Patricia Keatley (St Laurence’s & Broadford), Marianne Johnson (Prosperous & Clane), Clare Monahan (Naas & Two Mile House), Gloria Lee (Naas). Broadford is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winners of two senior Hurling and 16 senior Camogie Athy GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Athy, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of five county senior football championships Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships Rathcoffey is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland. Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship Celbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. Ardclough is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ardclough, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, whose biggest achievements include winning Rathcoffey is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland. Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship Broadford is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winners of two senior Hurling and 16 senior Camogie Broadford is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winners of two senior Hurling and 16 senior Camogie Rathcoffey is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland. Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship Kilcullen is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland, which played a leading role in developing the games St Laurence’s is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in South County Kildare, Ireland, Kildare senior football finalists on four occasions and dominant Broadford is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winners of two senior Hurling and 16 senior Camogie St Laurence’s is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in South County Kildare, Ireland, Kildare senior football finalists on four occasions and dominant Broadford is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winners of two senior Hurling and 16 senior Camogie Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships Naas is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships Two Mile House is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland. Naas is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships

Managerial history

  • 1905 Joe Rafferty
  • 1919 Joe McDonald (coach)
  • 1958 Mick O'Reilly (coach)
  • 1965 Jim Clarke
  • 1968 Mick O'Reilly (coach)
  • 1972 Frank Murphy (coach)
  • 1974 Pat Mangan
  • 1975 Eamonn O'Donoghue
  
  • 1981 Bobby Burns
  • 1984 Eamonn O'Donoghue
  • 1989 Pat Fitzgerald
  • 1990 Mick O'Dwyer
  • 1995 Dermot Earley
  • 1997 Mick O'Dwyer
  • 2003 Padraig Nolan
  • 2005 John Crofton
  • 2007 Kieran McGeeney

Kildare club football

Kildare is very much a footballing county, with 105 teams from 40 clubs competing in the Senior and Junior Football Leagues. The highest-achieving club is Clane who have won a total of 17 titles. Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships Raheens won 15; Sarsfields, 12 titles; Carbury, 11; Round Towers from Kildare Town, 10 (counting three won as Kildare Town and one as St Patrick’s); Roseberry won 9; Naas, 8; Athy, 5; Kilcock, 5; Ellistown, 4 (counting 2 won as Mountrice); Moorefield (Newbridge), 4; Johnstownbridge, 3; Caragh, 3; Monasterevin, 3; Maynooth, 2; and Allenwood, Ardclough, Ballymore, Curragh, Eadestown, Military College, Rathangan and Newbridge CYMS club St Conleth’s (on objection) won one each. Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships Carbury GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 11 Kildare county senior football championships and participants Roseberry was a GAA club based in Newbridge in County Kildare significant in Kildare GAA history winner of nine county senior football championships Naas is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships Athy GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Athy, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of five county senior football championships Kilcock is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Kilcock, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of five county senior football championships Ellistown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of four county senior football championships including two under current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships Johnstownbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of three county senior football championships and Kildare Caragh is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Prosperous, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of three county senior football Monasterevin GFC is a Gaelic football (GFC club based in Monasterevin, County Kildare, Ireland. Maynooth GAA (Irish Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Máigh Núad is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. Allenwood GFC is a Gaelic football club based in Allenwood, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Ardclough is a village and community in the parish of Kill County Kildare, Ireland, two miles off the N7. Ballymore Eustace GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of the Curragh Camp were prominent participants in County Kildare GAA championships significant in Kildare GAA history and winners of the county senior football championships in 1948 Eadestown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in County Kildare, Ireland based in the smallest Parish in the Diocese of Dublin Military College GAA was a prominent participant in County Kildare GAA competition significant in Kildare GAA history winners of the Kildare county senior football championships Rathangan is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland, winners of the Kildare county senior football Raheens and Moorefield are the only Kildare sides to win a Leinster club title (in 1981 and 2007). Raheens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship Moorefield may refer to In geography: Moorefield area of Newbridge County Kildare Moorefield Arkansas The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971 played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland

Kildare Senior Football Championship Finals

(year, winner, score, defeated finalists, score, venue)

(Match played during Irish Civil War, St. The Irish Civil War ( June 28 1922 &ndash May 24 1923) pitted supporters of the Anglo-Irish Treaty against its opponents Conleth’s awarded title on objection because one of the Caragh players C. McCarthy gave a false name as he was 'on the run' from Free State troops at the time)

County board structure

The Kildare County Board, which meets once a month in St Conleth's Park, is the highest authority within the county. Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships Athy GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Athy, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, winner of five county senior football championships Clane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 17 Kildare county senior football championships Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships Allenwood GFC is a Gaelic football club based in Allenwood, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships current panel Moorefield is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Kildare, Ireland winner of five county senior football championships Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships It is responsible for running all adult football competitions, the Under 21 championships, and minor leagues and championships. Every club sends one delegate. There is a separate board responsible for hurling, which is a subsidiary board to the county board.

Juvenile hurling and football is administered by Bord na nÓg which runs Under 14, 15 and 16 competitions. Under 13 and younger grades are separated into a North Board and South Board.

The current chairman of the county board is Syl Merrins (Nurney), secretary is Kathleen O'Neill (Rathcoffey) and the vice chairman is Pádraig Ashe (Straffan).

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