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Kilrossanty GAA

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Founded:
  
1885

Nickname:
  
The Rossies

County:
  
Waterford

Colours:
  
Green And Gold

Kilrossanty GAA

Grounds:
  
Pairc Naomh Brid, Leamybrien

Kilrossanty GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located in Lemybrien, County Waterford, Ireland. The club is named for the nearby village of Kilrossanty. It plays home games at Pairc Naomh Brid. Kilrossanty is one of the oldest GAA clubs in Waterford and one of the larger Gaelic Football clubs there.

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They also play underage hurling and have fielded a number of adult hurling teams on many occasions. They won the Junior B Hurling title in 1990.and 2016 Defeating Mount Sion 1-20 to 07

Honours

  • Waterford Senior Football Championship 15
  • 1888, 1919, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
  • Waterford Junior Football Championships: 6
  • 1918, 1926, 1937, 1998, 2010, 2013
  • Waterford Minor Football Championships: 2
  • 2004, 2016(Div 3)
  • Waterford Under-21 Football Championships: 4
  • 1983, 1992, 1993, 2011
  • Waterford Junior B Hurling Championships: 2
  • 1990, 2016
  • Senior Football League - Phelan Cup: 8
  • 1956,1957,1982,1984,1987,1990,2011,2016
  • History

    Kilrossanty was founded in 1885 and took part in the first Waterford Senior Football Championship that year. The club reached its first final in 1886 and reached the finals again the following year, before winning its first title in 1888, without recording a single score against them. Kilrossanty won fifteen Waterford Senior Football Titles. They hold the distinction of being the Waterford club to have held on to their senior status the longest without relegatoion to intermediate ranks. On winning the junior title in 1937, Kilrossanty was promoted to the senior grade, where they have remained ever since.

    Notable players

  • Declan Troy
  • Mick Prendergast
  • Jimineen Power
  • References

    Kilrossanty GAA Wikipedia