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Straffan
Teach Srafáin
Founded: 1885
County: Kildare
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Club colours: White with Blue sash
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Straffan is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, which played a leading role in establishing the games in the county. 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. Straffan ( Teach Srafáin in Irish) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland situated on the banks of the River Liffey, 25 km upstream The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Straffan ( Teach Srafáin in Irish) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland situated on the banks of the River Liffey, 25 km upstream 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.

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History

GAA official Tom Cribben claimed in 1934 that Straffan had kicked the first ball in county Kildare, the ball being brought over from Clongowes by Tom ‘Rabbit’ Delaney. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Local tradition records games on Straffan estate, now the K Club, between insiders (estate workers) and outsiders (the villagers). Cribben also says the first man to throw in a ball to set two teams in motion under the GAA code was a Straffan man, Edward Kelly. Straffan is one of eight clubs, four in Kilkenny and four in Kildare, to participate in the first series of Gaelic football matches ever played on February 15, 1885. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Straffan JL Carews played Sallins. RIC records indicate Straffan had 45 members in 1890, with officers listed as James Ennis, Edward Melia, James Pitts and Pat Leonard. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Gaelic Football

Straffan’s greatest achievement was the Intermediate Championship of 1966, with Tony Kane and Thomas “Cub” Walsh featuring on a team that was promoted to senior. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 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. Celbridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. 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. 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.

After being beaten in two successive finals, Straffan managed to win the Junior B Championship in 1986. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) A lean period followed, however with the club having no notable successes in the 1990s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 A revival occurred with the appointment of Billy Farrell as first team manager in 1999, and the team won the Junior B championship in 2001. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 2005 was a reasonably successful year for the club, with the first team gaining promotion to division 2 of the Kildare Senior Football League, while the second team also won promotion to division 2 of the Junior Football League. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The hunt for a Junior A Championship is ongoing, though, and current manager Kieran McManmon will be hopeful for a successful season in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Straffan fields 2 adult teams at the moment and forms St Edward’s along with Ardclough and Rathcoffey for underage purposes and St Edwards fields teams at all levels from Under 9 to Under 21. St Edward’s Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA is an amalgamation consisting of Ardclough, Rathcoffey and Straffan GAA clubs for the purposes 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.

Camogie

Anne Kearney-Hughes and Fiona Farrell revived camogie in Straffan in 1984 (the previous club ceased in 1955) with the registered colours tangerine and black. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Liz Kane, Patricia O’Brien and Yvonne Farrell, members of the 1994 junior championship winning team, played for Kildare. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

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