Aherlow GAA
| Founded: | 1885 | ||||||||
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| County: | Tipperary | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Lisvernane | ||||||||
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Aherlow GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in County Tipperary in Ireland, established within a year of the GAA's foundation.[1] The club plays Gaelic football at senior, under-21, junior, minor and underage levels in the West Tipperary division and all-county competitions of Tipperary GAA. It has also become increasingly active as a hurling club, and plays Ladies' Gaelic football. The club is centred on the village and Glen of Aherlow, some eight miles east of Tipperary town. Star players including Ciaran McDonald and Barry Grogan went on to play for Tipperary senior football. The club lost its senior football status in recent years and through a reduction in playing members joined forces with current intermediate team Lattin-Cullen for the senior football championship. The combination team known as Aherlow Gaels won the 2016 championship be defeating old foes and neighbours Galtee Rovers.
Gaelic football
The club has been Tipperary Senior Football champions on two occasions.[2] They won their first ever County title in 2006 and went on to win their second title in November 2010 after a 2-4 to 1-6 win against Loughmore-Castleiney in the final at Semple Stadium.[3][4]
Honours
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship (2)
- 2006, 2010
- West Tipperary Senior Football Championship (7)
- 1968 (as St. Ailbie's with Emly), 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
- Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (1)
- 1995
- West Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (5)
- 1978, 1980, 1992, 1994, 1995
- West Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (7)
- 1950, 1952, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1990, 1991
- Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship (3)
- 1992, 1995, 1996
- West Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (3)
- 1990, 2000, 2004
- Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (1)
- 1994
- West Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (5)
- 1960 (with Emly), 1978 (with Solohead), 1900, 1994, 2012 (with Lattin-Cullen)
- Tipperary Minor B Football Championship ()
- 1988, 1989
- West Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (3)
- 1988, 1989, 2004
- Tipperary Minor C Football Championship (1)
- 2002
- West Tipperary Minor C Football Championship (1)
- 2002
Notable players
- R.J. Frewen, first captain; Treasurer of the GAA 1887-88; commemorated by the Frewen Cup played for by Munster Colleges
- Pat Moroney
- Pat Coffey
- Michael McCormack
- Barry Grogan
Ladies' Gaelic football
Aherlow Ladies had their most successful year to date in 2011, winning county and provincial titles and reaching the All-Ireland final.
Honours
- All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Club Football Championship
- Runners-up 2011
- Munster Junior Ladies' Club Football Championship (1)
- 2011
- Tipperary Ladies' Football Championship (1)
- 2011
Hurling
Although Aherlow was long a mainly-football club, it has in recent years made considerable progress in hurling. It won the county Junior Championship in 2009, and the Intermediate title in 2011.
Honours
- Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1)
- 2011
- Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (1)
- 2009
- Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (3)
- 1990 (with Sean Treacy's), 1992, 2009
- West Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (4)
- 1990 (with Sean Treacy's), 1992, 1996, 2009
- West Tipperary Under-21 C Hurling Championship (3)
- 2003, 2008, 2011
- West Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (5)
- 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2004
References
- ↑ Club history Archived July 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Tipperary Senior Football Champions & Captains". tippgaaarchives.com. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ↑ "Grogan kicks Aherlow to title". Irish Times. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ↑ "Last-gasp Grogan point sends Aherlow faithful into raptures". Irish Independent. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
External links
- Aherlow GAA website
- Tipperary GAA website