- Rathmore GAA
Infobox GAA club
club gaa = Rathmore
irish = Cumann Lúchtchleas Gael An Ráth Mhór
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founded= 1888
Website = http://www.bebo.com/Rathmore-GAA
province= Munster
county = Kerry
colours = Red
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socks=ff0000|Rathmore is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Rathmore, East Kerry in County Kerry. Together with 12 other football clubs (Cordal,Dr. Crokes , Currow, Firies,Fossa ,Glenflesk ,Gneeveguilla , Kilcummin, Legion,Listry ,Rathmore , Scartaglin and Spa) they form the East Kerry Division of the GAA county of Kerry. Rathmore offerHurling as well, but they do not play above intermediate level.They play in theKerry Senior Football Championship and theKerry Senior Hurling Championship .Rathmore GAA was founded just before the turn of the nineteenth century.Their original colours were green.Their former residence was known as the "lawn".The East Kerry board runs its own competitions for clubs within the division. The most important is theO'Donoghue Cup which is awarded to the winners of theEast Kerry Senior Football Championship .Kerry County Football League - Division 1
They've won the
Kerry County Football League - Division 1 once, in2002 .Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
Rathmore have won the
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship once.In1999 they defeated Glenflesk to claim their first title.Kerry Junior Football Championship
Rathmore have won the
Kerry Junior Football Championship in1998 and lost the finals in1996 and1993 .Kerry Minor Football Championship
They've never won the
Kerry Minor Football Championship once in2001 versus South Kerry playing together with Glenfleck.Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Rathmore have been in one final of the
Kerry Senior Hurling Championship ; in1932 they lost againstCauseway GAA .Kerry Under-21 Football Championship
They've also supplied a lot of players to the East Kerry teams playing in the
Kerry Under-21 Football Championship . East Kerry have been in 5 finals since1999 but only won in that year.Famous Players
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John Saunders
*Declan O'Keeffe
*Tom O'Sullivan
*Aidan O'Mahony External links
* http://www.eastkerrygaa.com/
* http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/10/05/shead.htm
* http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/10/02/shead.htm
* http://archives.tcm.ie/thekingdom/2007/06/14/story24355.asp
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