Kerins O'Rahilly's GAA
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| Céirín Uí Rathaile | |||||||||
| Founded: | 1927 | ||||||||
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| County: | Kerry | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Narriepickers, The Narries | ||||||||
| Colours: | Blue & White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Strand Road, Ballyrickard | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°16′01.07″N 9°42′57.50″W / 52.2669639°N 9.7159722°W | ||||||||
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Kerins O'Rahilly's' Gaelic Athletic Association club from Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. They are based in the Strand Road area of the town. They are in Division 1 of the county league which they won in 2006, and compete in the Intermediate Championship.
History[edit]
The club was founded in 1927[1] and was named for The O'Rahilly, a Kerryman killed in the Easter Rising, and Charlie Kerins of the later IRA, executed during the Second World War.[2][3][4]
Notable players[edit]
- John Dowling 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning captain.
- Jas Murphy 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning captain.
- Dan Spring 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning captain.
- Dan O'Keeffe Seven time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner. Member of GAA Team of the Century and Millennium.
- Seán Walsh Seven time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner and two time All-Star.
- David Moran Three time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner and two time All-Star.
- Tommy Walsh Two time All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner and 2008 GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year.
Achievements[edit]
- Kerry Senior Football Championship Winners (6) 1933, 1939, 1953, 1954, 1957, 2002
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship Winners (1) 2022
- Kerry Club Football Championship Winners (3) 2009, 2010, 2022
- Kerry County League Div 1: Winners (4) 1985, 1999, 2006, 2013 [5]
- Kerry Under-21 Football Championship: Winners (1) 2015[6]
- Kerry Under 21 Club Championship Winners (2) 2013, 2009
- Kerry Minor Football Championship Winners (1) 2006
- Kerry Minor County League Division 1 Winners (2) 2007, 2008
References[edit]
- ^ "Kerins O'Rahillys | GAA". Kerins O'Rahillys.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Sean (5 November 2015). James Connolly: My Search for the Man, the Myth and his Legacy. Random House. ISBN 9781473519572 – via Google Books.
- ^ "My Club: David Moran - Kerins O'Rahilly's". www.gaa.ie.
- ^ Galvin, Anthony (4 July 2013). Ring of Death: Famous Kerry Murders. Random House. ISBN 9781780577081 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Moran's moment to savour". Irish Examiner. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Cormac Coffey causes a stir as impressive Kerins O'Rahillys claim first U21 crown". Irish Examiner. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.