Clogherinkoe GAA

Clogherinkoe

Cloch an Rince
County:	Kildare
Club colours:	Yellow and Black
Coordinates:	53°23′26″N 6°59′48″W / 53.390521°N 6.996789°W / 53.390521; -6.996789Coordinates: 53°23′26″N 6°59′48″W / 53.390521°N 6.996789°W / 53.390521; -6.996789
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Clogherinkoe GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in County Kildare, Ireland, the first junior C champions to qualify for the Jack Higgins Cup final. They formed an area team with Johnstownbridge, St John's, which reached the semi-final of the senior football championship in 1978. Padraig Gravin was corner-forward on the 1998 Kildare All Ireland final team. Pat Tyrrell was a noted Kildare forward in the 1960s. John Lowry was a major player for the team throughout the 80's and 90's. He also played on the Kildare senior team for several seasons.

History

Clogherinkoe was founded in 1954 by Davey Doran and won a Junior B championship within three years. They played in McSweeney’s field until 1980, when they combined with Broadford hurlers to purchase a field. Although the hurlers do not contribute financially to the upkeep or expenses that comes with a club.

Gaelic Football

Clogherinkoe were the first junior C champions to qualify for the Jack Higgins Cup final in 1977 when they beat Clane's Junior B team in the semi-final, having previously been the second team to lose the Jack Higgins Cup final as Junior A champions, and lost the final again in 1984 as Junior A champions before eventually succeeding at the fourth attempt in 1998. They won an Intermediate League double in 1962-'63.

Hurling

Clogherinkoe players play hurling with Broadford.

Honours

• Jack Higgins Cup winners 1998.
• Junior A champions 1963, 1984, 1998.
• Junior B Champions 1957.
• Intermediate F league winners 1962, 1963.

Bibliography

• Kildare GAA: A Centenary History, by Eoghan Corry, CLG Chill Dara, 1984, ISBN 0-9509370-0-2 hb ISBN 0-9509370-1-0 pb
• Kildare GAA yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 2000- in sequence especially the Millennium yearbook of 2000
• Soaring Sliothars: Centenary of Kildare Camogie 1904-2004 by Joan O'Flynn Kildare County Camogie Board.

External links

• Clogherinkoe GAA site
• Kildare GAA site
• Kildare GAA club sites
• Kildare on Hoganstand.com