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John Locke's GAA

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Founded:
  
1889

Colours:
  
Saffron and Blue

County:
  
Kilkenny

Hurling:
  
0

Grounds:
  
John Locke's Park, Callan.

John Locke's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1889 and almost exclusively fields teams in hurling.

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History

The club was founded in 1889 and is named after poet and Fenian activist John Locke. He was born in Callan in 1847 and was exiled in the United States.

Honours

  • Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1957
  • Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2010
  • Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (3): 1935, 1993, 1999
  • Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship (4): 1911, 1952, 1987, 2010
  • Kilkenny U-21 Hurling 'B' Championship (1) 2010
  • Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1950, 1984,
  • Kilkenny Minor Hurling 'B' Championship (2) 1997, 2015
  • Kilkenny Minor Hurling 'A' League (1) 1984
  • Kilkenny Minor Hurling 'B' League (7) 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2008,2013, 2015

    • Famous Hurlers

  • Richard Kelly
  • Joe Mansfield
  • Paddy Moore
  • John Power
  • Shane "Chalky" Byrne
  • Martin "the outlet" Power

    • References

    John Locke's GAA Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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