Hollywood GAA

Hollywood GAA is a Gaelic football club in Hollywood, County Wicklow, Ireland. The club competes in Wicklow GAA competitions.

History

Hollywood GAA club was founded shortly after the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, in the community of Hollywood, County Wicklow. The club was formerly known as Hollywood Shamrocks. In recent years, the club have undertaken development of the club, purchasing land at Rathattin, Hollywood, County Wicklow, and building dressing rooms, offices, and sports hall, at the as of yet unnamed grounds.

Tom Dunne is regarded as the clubs all time great having represented both the men and women's wicklow team during the early 1920's.

Infobox GAA club
club gaa = Hollywood GAA
irish = Seamróga Cillín Caoimhín
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founded = 1886
province=Leinster
county = Wicklow
nickname = The Village/The Wood
colours = Green and Gold with black trim
grounds =unnamed, Hollywood
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Achievements

Hollywood GAA club compete in Wicklow Senior Football Championship at senior level, the principal competition for Gaelic football in Co. Wicklow. A second adult team competes at the Junior B level. Children from the club, play with St. Kevins GAA club up to the age of u-18(minor), in a joint venture with neighbours, Valleymount GAA Club.

Hollywood have competed in the Wicklow Senior Football Championship Final on few occasions. In the year 2000 and in 1976, Hollywood did in fact reach the championship final, however, on both occasions they lost out by one single point, in 1976, to Baltinglass GAA club, by a score of 0-05 (5 points) to 0-04 (4 points), and in 2000, to Rathnew GAA club. The records show that Hollywood also competed in the final in 1931 and 1939, but were unsuccessful on each occasion.

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