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Coolderry GAA

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Founded:
  
1880

Colours:
  
Green and white

Hurling:
  
0

County:
  
Offaly

Grounds:
  
Coolderry

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Coolderry GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Coolderry in County Offaly, Ireland. The club is the most successful side in the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship with a record 30 titles. Its facilities include a clubhouse with four dressing rooms, floodlights, ball wall, two pitches, a running track and a small gym. Its most recent win was 2015 beating St Rynaghs 2-15 to 1-16.

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History

The club was founded in the early 1880s. Coolderry's first victory was in 1890 when Coolderry beat Kilcormac, but Offaly was not at that time affiliated to the central body,the win was not officially recognised. The team's first Senior Final winning team was in 1899. Between 1899 and 1916 Coolderry won 10 Senior Titles, and in the 10 Championship Finals they only conceded 2 goals. Coolderry have appeared in 48 Offaly Senior Hurling Finals. In 2011, Coolderry won their first ever Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship title.

Honours

  • Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2011
  • Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (30): 1899, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1926, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1977, 1980, 1986, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2015
  • Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship (5): 1985, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2005
  • Offaly Junior Hurling Championship

    • (6)1908,1909,1913,1914,1918,1931

    Famous Hurlers

  • Joe Brady
  • Pat Carroll
  • Brian Carroll
  • Pat McLoughney
  • Cathal Parlon
  • Vincent Teehan

    • References

    Coolderry GAA Wikipedia
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