- Currow GAA
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Currow Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Currach 
Founded: 1911 County: Kerry Club colours: Black and Amber Coordinates: 52°10′49.49″N 9°30′22.27″W / 52.1804139°N 9.5061861°WCoordinates: 52°10′49.49″N 9°30′22.27″W / 52.1804139°N 9.5061861°W Playing kits 
Standard coloursCurrow is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Currow, East Kerry in County Kerry, Ireland.
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. Currow offer Hurling as well, but they do not play above intermediate level.
The East Kerry board runs its own competitions for clubs within the division. The most important is the O'Donoghue Cup which is awarded to the winners of the East Kerry Senior Football Championship. Currow GAA was founded in 1911 when the Wolfe Tones and Currans merged. During the club's early years the club was linked with close neighbours especially Scartaglin GAA when players from each club would frequently swap sides with the neighbouring club.
Currow have won the East Kerry Championship on three occasions since their formation in 1911. The first time they won was in 1945 with the Shanahan brothers to the fore. They also won in 1992 and 1998. In 1996 the club won the East Kerry League title. In 1982 the club won first of its County titles when they won the County Novice Championship with hard win over local neighbours Scartaglin. In 1988 the club won the second of their county titles when they won the Kerry Junior Football Championship.
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Kerry Junior Football Championship
Currow have won one Kerry Junior Football Championship title in 1988 beating Rathmore in the final
Kerry Senior Football Championship
They've supplied a lot of players to the St. Kierans teams playing in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. With St Kierans they have won 1 title in 1988 when Currow man Timmy Brosnan was captain and two of Currow's famous sons starred, Pa Dennehy and Mick Galwey who was also a famous Irish International Rugby Union player.
Kerry Minor Football Championship
They've also supplied a lot of players to the St Kierans teams playing in the Kerry Minor Football Championship which St. Kierans won in 1984 and 1994 giving the Kerry GAA Minor Captaincy to Tommy Brosnan in 1985 and Liam Brosnan for 1995. St. Kierans also beat South Kerry on 26 August 2009 in Killorglin on a scoreline of 0-16 to 2-9 with Currow contributing 5 players to the panel (Mike King, Michael "Buff" McCarthy, Conor Brosnan, Padraig O Shea & Seamus Brosnan.)
Kerry Under-21 Football Championship
They've also supplied a lot of players to the St Kierans teams playing in the Kerry Under-21 Football Championship. Currow-U-21's, won the 2008 East Kerry B Final. Currow Minors were the 2008 East Kerry Champions and Currow U-16 were the County League Champions 2007.
Famous players
- Séamus Scanlon
- Mick Galwey
- John McGlynn
- Moss Keane
- Liam Brosnan
- Tommy Brosnan
- Mick Fleming
- Titus Bramble
- Wayne Rooney
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Francis McAulliffe
External links
- Official Currow GAA Club website
- East Kerry GAA website
- 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
Kerry Gaelic Athletic Association Affiliated Clubs Individual club* Ardfert • Austin Stacks • Dingle • Dr. Crokes • Kerins O'Rahilly's • Kilcummin • Laune Rangers • Legion • Rathmore • St. Michael's/Foilmore • SpaEast Kerry Cordal • Dr Crokes • Currow • Firies • Fossa • Glenflesk • Gneeveguilla • Kilcummin • Legion • Listry • Rathmore • Scartaglin • SpaMid Kerry North Kerry Ballyduff • Beale • Brosna • Castleisland Desmonds • Ballydonoghue • Ballylongford • Duagh • Finuge • Knocknagoshel • Clounmacon • Listowel Emmets • Moyvane • St. Senan's • TarbertSouth Kerry Sneem • St. Mary's Cahirciveen • Reenard • St. Michael's/Foilmore • Skellig Rangers • Valentia • Dromid Pearses • Waterville • Derrynane •West Kerry Other divisions Feale Rangers • Kenmare • Shannon Rangers • St. Brendans • St. KieransFormer clubs Tralee Mitchels • Banna • Brick Rangers • O'Connells Caherciveen • Tralee Celtic • Tralee Parnells*=Competing as individual club in 2010 Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipCategories:- 1911 in Gaelic games
- Sports clubs established in 1911
- Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Kerry
- Gaelic football clubs in County Kerry
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