Clonaslee–St Manman's GAA

Clonaslee–St Manman's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and Gaelic football club in Clonaslee, County Laois, Ireland.

Clonaslee–St Manman's
Founded:1888
County:Laois
Colours:Green and White (football)
Red and White (hurling)
Grounds:Father Kehoe Park
Coordinates:53°09′04.50″N 7°31′31.79″W
Playing kits
football
hurling
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions		 Laois
champions
Hurling: - - 3

The club colours are green and white for football and red and white for hurling.

History

Clonaslee GAA club catered for football and hurling until 1974 when St Manman's Gaelic Football Club was founded and catered exclusively for football. St Manman's reached the 1977 Laois Junior Football Championships final, losing to Portlaoise.[1]

Clonaslee Hurling Club and St Manman's Football Club amalgamated in 2001.

In 1999 Clonaslee–St Manman's joined with Rosenallis to form a joint senior hurling, minor and underage hurling and football teams. This club was called Tinnahinch after the old barony name Tinnahinch which included the parishes of Kilmanman, Reary and Rosenallis. Tinnahinch was in 3 Senior Hurling County Hurling finals, 2002, 2003, 2006. In 2009, it won Division 3 Féile na nGael (Under 14 Hurling) national hurling title.

Achievements

Hurling
  • Laois Senior Hurling Championship: (4) 1890, 1891, 1910, and 1975 Beaten finalists in 1908, 1909, 1911, 1970, 1974 and 1976.
  • North Laois Senior Hurling Championship (1) 1974
  • Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship 1936, 1943, 1955, 1962, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1997
  • Laois Junior Hurling Championship: in 1933, 1968, 1978, 1985(B), 2002(B)
  • Laois Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1) 1993
  • Laois Minor Hurling Championship Finalists 1975

Football

Clonaslee–St Manman's or St Manman's have won the following football county titles;

Notable players

Darren Rooney, a former club member, represented Laois at senior hurling and football level. His brothers Mark and Declan also played hurling and football for their county, while James Young is also a former Laois senior hurler.

References
  1. "1977 – Laois Junior Football Final". 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. "Clonaslee lead the way on the 2020 intermediate football Team of the Year". 22 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2022.


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