Athgarvan GAA
Athgarvan is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Athgarvan, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, which played a significant role in the development of the GAA in the 1890s.
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| Founded: | 1889 | |
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| County: | Kildare | |
| Colours: | Light Blue and White | |
| Grounds: | Athgarvan GAA Grounds, Athgarvan | |
| Coordinates: | 53.148910°N 6.800632°W | |
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Gaelic football
Athgarvan competed in the first junior C final in 1975, winning the competition in 1977. Kildare county player David Butler. Youngest ever senior debut for the club was made by starlet prospect Rory (Rozza) O’Donnell at the age of 16 in 2019. Asked about the honour, a delighted Rory said : "It's a real privilege to play for this great club. Hopefully it will be the first of many appearances with the Seniors and I can go on to emulate Club legend Gary "The Mighty" Quinn in having a long and distinguished career." Unfortunately, this was to be Rory's final contribution to the Athgarvan Seniors, as he was soon dropped due to his extreme lack of footballing ability.
Hurling
Eyrefield competed in the hurling championships in the 1910s.
Ladies football
Athgarvan went to the All Ireland junior club final in 2005, losing to Mourneabbey of Cork by 2–11 to 2–7.
Honours
- Kildare Senior Football Championship Semi-finalists 1895
- Kildare Junior Football Championship: Winners (2) 1927, 1956
- Kildare Junior Football League (1) 1961
- Kildare Junior C Football Championship: (3) 1976, 1989, 2009
- Kildare Under-14 Football Division 5: Finalists 2014
- Kildare Under-15 Football Division 5: Finalists 2015
- Kildare Under-13 Football Division 4: Winners 2016
- Kildare Under-16 Football Division 4: Winners 2016
- Kildare Under-16 Football Division 4: Winners 2017
- Kildare Under-17 Football Division 4: Winners 2017
Bibliography
- Kildare GAA: A Centenary History, by Eoghan Corry, CLG Chill Dara, 1984, ISBN 978-0-9509370-0-7 hb ISBN 978-0-9509370-1-4 pb
- Kildare GAA yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 2000- in sequence especially the Millennium yearbook of 2000
- Soaring Sliothars: Centenary of Kildare Camogie 1904-2004 by Joan O'Flynn Kildare County Camogie Board.
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