Aherlow GAA

Aherlow GAA
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Founded: 1885
County: Tipperary
Colours: Green and gold
Grounds: Lisvernane
Coordinates: 52°24′40″N 8°13′33″W / 52.411071°N 8.225807°W / 52.411071; -8.225807Coordinates: 52°24′40″N 8°13′33″W / 52.411071°N 8.225807°W / 52.411071; -8.225807
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Aherlow GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in County Tipperary in Ireland, established within a year of the GAA's foundation.[1] The club plays Gaelic football at senior (in a combination with a neighbouring club), under-21, junior, minor and underage levels in the West Tipperary Division and all-county competitions of Tipperary GAA. It has also become increasingly active as a hurling club, and plays Ladies' Gaelic football. The club is centred on the village Of Lisvernane and surrounding Glen of Aherlow, some eight miles east of Tipperary town. In recent years, contemporary star players include Ciaran McDonald and Barry Grogan who both played for the Tipperary senior football team. The club lost its senior football status in recent years and through a reduction in playing members joined forces with current intermediate team Lattin-Cullen for the senior football championship. This combination team known as Aherlow Gaels won the 2016 championship be defeating old foes and neighbours Galtee Rovers.

Gaelic football

The club has been Tipperary Senior Football champions on two occasions.[2] They won their first ever County title in 2006 and went on to win their second title in November 2010 after a 2-4 to 1-6 win against Loughmore-Castleiney in the final at Semple Stadium.[3][4]. The first win in 2006 was notable in that the village church bell pealed in the late afternoon of that victory Sunday to herald the news from Semple Stadium.

Honours

  • Tipperary Senior Football Championship (2)
    • 2006, 2010
  • West Tipperary Senior Football Championship (8)
    • 1968 (as St. Ailbie's with Emly), 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016 (as Aherlow Gaels with Lattin-Cullen).
  • Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (1)
    • 1995
  • West Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (5)
    • 1978, 1980, 1992, 1994, 1995
  • West Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (7)
    • 1950, 1952, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1990, 1991
  • Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship (3)
    • 1992, 1995, 1996
  • West Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship (11)
    • 1960 (with Emly), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 (with Lattin-Cullen)
  • West Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (3)
    • 1990, 2000, 2004
  • Tipperary Under-21 C Football Championship (1)
    • 2003
  • West Tipperary Under-21 C Football Championship (1)
    • 2003
  • Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (1)
    • 1994
  • West Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (5)
  • Tipperary Minor B Football Championship ()
    • 1988, 1989
  • West Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (3)
    • 1988, 1989, 2004
  • Tipperary Minor C Football Championship (1)
    • 2002
  • West Tipperary Minor C Football Championship (1)
    • 2002

Notable players

  • R.J. Frewen, first captain; Treasurer of the GAA 1887-88; commemorated by the Frewen Cup played for by Munster Colleges
  • Pat Moroney
  • Pat Coffey
  • Michael McCormack
  • Mark Hanley
  • Barry Grogan
  • Seamus Grogan
  • Ciarán McDonald
  • Bernard O'Brien
  • John Frewen
  • Eddie Moroney
  • Batty Meade
  • Badger Sideways Noonan
  • Thomas Hanley
  • Joe Donovan
  • Mark Leonard

Ladies' Gaelic football

Aherlow Ladies had their most successful year to date in 2011, winning county and provincial titles and reaching the All-Ireland final.

Honours

Hurling

Although Aherlow was long a mainly-football club, it has in recent years made considerable progress in hurling. It won the county Junior Championship in 2009, and the Intermediate title in 2011.

Honours

  • Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1)
    • 2011
  • Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (1)
    • 2009
  • Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (3)
  • West Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (4)
  • West Tipperary Under-21 C Hurling Championship (3)
    • 2003, 2008, 2011
  • West Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (5)
    • 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2004

References

  1. ↑ Club history Archived July 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Tipperary Senior Football Champions & Captains". tippgaaarchives.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Grogan kicks Aherlow to title". Irish Times. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  4. ↑ "Last-gasp Grogan point sends Aherlow faithful into raptures". Irish Independent. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
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