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Abbeydorney GAA

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County:
  
Kerry

Colours:
  
Black and Amber

Ground
  
Abbeydorney

Nickname:
  
Odorney

Grounds:
  
Abbeydorney

Date founded
  
1885

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Abbeydorney GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association is a hurling club from North County Kerry near Tralee

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History

Abbeydorney are one of the oldest clubs in Kerry. The club was founded in 1885. They have won Senior County Championships in 1893, 1895, 1913, 1974. The official opening of the Abbeydorney GAA Club sportsfield took place on 15 May 1977 were Kerry played Galway in Hurling and Austin Stacks played Caltra in Football. In 2009 the club hosted the first Hurling game in Kerry to be played under lights in a North Kerry League game with Ballyheigue

Championships won

  • Senior County Championship 4: 1893, 1895, 1913, 1974
  • County Minor Championship 6: 1954, 1956, 1957, 1971, 1999, 2008
  • County Junior Championship 7: 1938, 1947, 1951, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • North Kerry Senior Hurling Championship 6: 1926, 1928, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1968

    • County Championship Winning Captains

  • 1893: Davy Fitzgerald
  • 1896: Davy Fitzgerald
  • 1913: Maurice Treacy
  • 1974: Tony Behan

    • References

    Abbeydorney GAA Wikipedia
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