Coolderry GAA
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| Founded: | 1880 | ||||||||
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| County: | Offaly | ||||||||
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| Coordinates: | 53°05′29.32″N 7°50′27.76″W / 53.0914778°N 7.8410444°W | ||||||||
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Coolderry GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Offaly County Board and is exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.
History
Located in the village of Coolderry, close to the Offaly–Tipperary border, Coolderry GAA Club can trace it's origins back to the years just before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884. Their first victory was recorded in 1890 when the club received a trophy from the Council of the Kings & Queens County GAA for a hurling championship played that year.[1]
Coolderry quickly became the dominant team in hurling in Offaly. The club won 11 Offaly SHC titles, without losing a final, between 1899 and 1917.[2] A relatively fallow period followed, however, Coolderry claimed further Offaly SHC titles in 1926, 1931 and 1939. The club once again returned as a dominant force and collected nine Offaly SHC titles from 14 final appearances in the 21-year period between 1942 and 1963.[3]
After winning their 26th Offaly SHC title with a defeat of St Rynagh's in 1986, Coolderry waited 18 years before claiming the title once more in 2004.[4] Coolderry beat Oulart–The Ballagh by 1–15 to 1–11 to win the Leinster Club SHC title in 2011[5]. They later faced defeat by Loughgiel Shamrocks in the 2012 All-Ireland Club SHC final. This was followed by further Offaly SHC title wins in 2015 and 2018.[6][7]
Honours
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2011
- Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (31): 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, 2018
- Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship (6): 1985, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2005, 2024
- Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship (6) 1908, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1931
Notable hurlers
- Pat Carroll: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1981, 1985)[8]
- John Miller: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1994)[9]
- Pat O'Connor: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1994)[10]
References
- ↑ "A brief history". Coolderry GAA website. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Coolderry HC". Club Info. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Birr shocked by Coolderry". Irish Times. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Parlon puts Coolderry on path to glory". Irish Independent. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ↑ "Brady's late strike revives Coolderry". Irish Independent. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "Connolly goal puts icing on cake for Coolderry". Irish Independent. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (15 March 2026). "Offaly hurling heroes gather for emotional tribute to mark 40th anniversary of death of Coolderry legend". Offaly Live. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ "Meet the Offaly panel for Sunday's hurling final". Offaly Independent. 2 September 1994. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (4 September 2014). "Twenty years since the famous 'five-minute final'". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 2 December 2012.