Annascaul GAA
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Annascaul GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club that plays Gaelic football
and is based in Annascaul
, County Kerry
, Ireland
. They play in Division 1 of the Senior Football League and in the County Intermediate Football Championship
. Annascaul is formed by three communities- Annascaul, Inch and Camp. Camp has the proud distinction of having the most All-Ireland medals per head of population of any village in Ireland. There are reports of Hurling
being played in the area during the early part of the 20th century.
, one County League Division 1
, four West Kerry Senior Football Championship
, and one County Club Championship
. The club played in one County Championship final, one County Intermediate Football Championship
, and two West Kerry Senior Football Championship
finals.
Since 2000, the club has won the County Junior Championship
, County Intermediate Football Championship
, Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship
, County League Division 2, a West Kerry Senior Football Championship
and two West Kerry Leagues. They have also played in two other County Intermediate Football Championship
Finals, one West Kerry Senior Football Championship
Final, two West Kerry League Finals, two West Kerry Minor Championship Finals, and one Munster Junior Club Football Championship
Final.
In 1993, the club played in the Kerry Senior Football Championship for the first time and made it to the final, where shorn of many of their star players due to injury, lost out to Laune Rangers
. There were some notable wins along the way, including a first round win over then holders Mid Kerry and over locals West Kerry
in the semi-final.
The club was the first in the county to have a weekly lottery.
The club's home ground is named after Paddy Kennedy
who played for Kerry in the 1930s and 1940s. Regarded by many as one of the all-time greats of Kerry football, he was captain of the 1946 All-Ireland winning team. The pitch was opened in 1984; the first game played there was between Kerry
and Dublin
. Since then, there have been many West Kerry League championship games and finals played there by all age groups as well as many County League championships. In 2003, the Munster Ladies Minor Football Championship final between Kerry
and Cork was played there. In 2008, a round of the Ladies National League was played between Kerry
and Mayo
four times and were losing finalists three times.
Kerry Junior Football Championship
Annascaul has won the Kerry Junior Football Championship
twice.
Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship
Annascaul has won one Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship
.
Munster Junior Club Football Championship
Annascaul has played in one Munster Junior Club Football Championship
final.
West Kerry Senior Football Championship
Annascaul has won the West Kerry Senior Football Championship
six times and played in eight other finals.
County Club Champions
Annascaul has won one County Club Championship
.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club that plays Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and is based in Annascaul
Annascaul
Annascaul or Anascaul is a village on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.Different suggestions as to the original meaning of the name include "Scáil's River" , "River of the Shadows", or "Ford of the Heroes".-Geography:The Dingle Way walking route passes through the...
, County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. They play in Division 1 of the Senior Football League and in the County Intermediate Football Championship
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
This is a competition organized by Kerry GAA for clubs that are not good enough to play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The winners usually play Senior in the years after they win this competition. The winners also represent Kerry in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship....
. Annascaul is formed by three communities- Annascaul, Inch and Camp. Camp has the proud distinction of having the most All-Ireland medals per head of population of any village in Ireland. There are reports of Hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
being played in the area during the early part of the 20th century.
History
The Annascaul team was set up in the early 1920s and it has had much success over the years; the most recent coming between 1981 and 1993 when the club won three County Intermediate Football ChampionshipKerry Intermediate Football Championship
This is a competition organized by Kerry GAA for clubs that are not good enough to play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The winners usually play Senior in the years after they win this competition. The winners also represent Kerry in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship....
, one County League Division 1
Kerry County Football League - Division 1
The Kerry County Football League is a Gaelic football competition between all of the club teams in Kerry. The competition is divided into five divisions. All of the teams in each division play against each other once. At the end of the competition the top 2 and bottom 2 teams get promoted and...
, four West Kerry Senior Football Championship
West Kerry Senior Football Championship
The West Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the West Kerry division of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-See also:*South Kerry Senior Football Championship*East Kerry Senior Football Championship...
, and one County Club Championship
Kerry County Club Championship
The kerry club championship was a football championship played between senior clubs in kerry. The last final was played in 2005 were An Ghaeltachtbeat Kerins O'Rahilly's. The competition was restarted in 2009.-2009 Championship:-Roll of honour:...
. The club played in one County Championship final, one County Intermediate Football Championship
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
This is a competition organized by Kerry GAA for clubs that are not good enough to play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The winners usually play Senior in the years after they win this competition. The winners also represent Kerry in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship....
, and two West Kerry Senior Football Championship
West Kerry Senior Football Championship
The West Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the West Kerry division of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-See also:*South Kerry Senior Football Championship*East Kerry Senior Football Championship...
finals.
Since 2000, the club has won the County Junior Championship
Kerry Junior Football Championship
The Kerry junior championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played in County Kerry, Ireland by Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to Kerry GAA. It is a grade below Kerry Intermediate Football Championship and the winners move up to that grade the year after winning it...
, County Intermediate Football Championship
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
This is a competition organized by Kerry GAA for clubs that are not good enough to play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The winners usually play Senior in the years after they win this competition. The winners also represent Kerry in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship....
, Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship
Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship
The Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate Championship winner from each county in Munster...
, County League Division 2, a West Kerry Senior Football Championship
West Kerry Senior Football Championship
The West Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the West Kerry division of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-See also:*South Kerry Senior Football Championship*East Kerry Senior Football Championship...
and two West Kerry Leagues. They have also played in two other County Intermediate Football Championship
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
This is a competition organized by Kerry GAA for clubs that are not good enough to play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The winners usually play Senior in the years after they win this competition. The winners also represent Kerry in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship....
Finals, one West Kerry Senior Football Championship
West Kerry Senior Football Championship
The West Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the West Kerry division of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-See also:*South Kerry Senior Football Championship*East Kerry Senior Football Championship...
Final, two West Kerry League Finals, two West Kerry Minor Championship Finals, and one Munster Junior Club Football Championship
Munster Junior Club Football Championship
Munster Junior Club Football Championship was first played officially in 2003 when Annascaul from Kerry and Carbery Rangers from Cork played each other. An unofficial championship had taken place in the previous year...
Final.
In 1993, the club played in the Kerry Senior Football Championship for the first time and made it to the final, where shorn of many of their star players due to injury, lost out to Laune Rangers
Laune Rangers
Laune Rangers is a Gaelic football and Hurling club based in Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland. The club is affiliated to Kerry GAA. Rangers won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1996.-History:...
. There were some notable wins along the way, including a first round win over then holders Mid Kerry and over locals West Kerry
West Kerry GAA
West Kerry is a Divisional Gaelic football team in Kerry. The teams involved are Lispole,Castlegregary. Annascaul,Dingle and An Ghaeltacht are also part of the area but play alone in the Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipHistory...
in the semi-final.
The club was the first in the county to have a weekly lottery.
The club's home ground is named after Paddy Kennedy
Paddy Kennedy (Gaelic footballer)
Paddy Kennedy was a Gaelic footballer from Kerry, active in the 1930s and 1940s.Kennedy is regarded as one of the greatest Med Fielders of all time. He was a member of the Garda Síochána for a time, but later became a sales representative for a mineral water company and managed the Crystal Ballroom...
who played for Kerry in the 1930s and 1940s. Regarded by many as one of the all-time greats of Kerry football, he was captain of the 1946 All-Ireland winning team. The pitch was opened in 1984; the first game played there was between Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
and Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
. Since then, there have been many West Kerry League championship games and finals played there by all age groups as well as many County League championships. In 2003, the Munster Ladies Minor Football Championship final between Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
and Cork was played there. In 2008, a round of the Ladies National League was played between Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
and Mayo
Mayo GAA
The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.-History:...
Roll of honour
- Senior Football Championship(Runners Up):1993
- Munster Intermediate Club Football ChampionshipMunster Intermediate Club Football ChampionshipThe Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate Championship winner from each county in Munster...
: 2007 - County Intermediate Football ChampionshipKerry Intermediate Football ChampionshipThis is a competition organized by Kerry GAA for clubs that are not good enough to play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The winners usually play Senior in the years after they win this competition. The winners also represent Kerry in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship....
:1982,1987,1992,2007 - County Junior ChampionshipKerry Junior Football ChampionshipThe Kerry junior championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played in County Kerry, Ireland by Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to Kerry GAA. It is a grade below Kerry Intermediate Football Championship and the winners move up to that grade the year after winning it...
: 1979,2003 - County Club ChampionsKerry County Club ChampionshipThe kerry club championship was a football championship played between senior clubs in kerry. The last final was played in 2005 were An Ghaeltachtbeat Kerins O'Rahilly's. The competition was restarted in 2009.-2009 Championship:-Roll of honour:...
: 1989 - County League Division 1Kerry County Football League - Division 1The Kerry County Football League is a Gaelic football competition between all of the club teams in Kerry. The competition is divided into five divisions. All of the teams in each division play against each other once. At the end of the competition the top 2 and bottom 2 teams get promoted and...
: 1991 - County League Division 2: 2003
- County League Division 3:1976
- West Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipWest Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipThe West Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the West Kerry division of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-See also:*South Kerry Senior Football Championship*East Kerry Senior Football Championship...
: 1957,1988,1989,1990,1992,2009
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
Annascaul has won the Kerry Intermediate Football ChampionshipKerry Intermediate Football Championship
This is a competition organized by Kerry GAA for clubs that are not good enough to play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The winners usually play Senior in the years after they win this competition. The winners also represent Kerry in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship....
four times and were losing finalists three times.
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 2007 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship The 2007 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship saw Annascaul win the title for 4th and their first in 15 yearsRound 1Annascaul 0:16 V Ballymacelligott1:06Gneeveguilla 0:07 V 0:08 St... |
Annascaul | Listowel Emmets |
| 2006 | Ardfert | Annascaul |
| 2004 | Dingle Dingle GAA Dingle GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Kerry, Ireland.The club competes in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The club play hurling but only up to the under 14 age group.-Kerry Senior Football Championship:... |
Annascaul |
| 1992 | Annascaul | St.Marys |
| 1987 | Annascaul | Spa Spa GAA Spa GAA is a Gaelic football club based in Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland.The club gets its name from the Spa Well, a source of water with health giving properties, which is situated on the road side in the town land of Tullig, approximately three miles from Killarney town centre... |
| 1986 | Valentia Valentia Young Islanders GAA Valentia Young Islanders are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Valentia Island, South County Kerry, Ireland. They play in Division 5 of the county league and in the Kerry Junior Football Championship.-History:... |
Annascaul |
| 1982 | Annascaul | Beale |
Kerry Junior Football ChampionshipKerry Junior Football ChampionshipThe Kerry junior championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played in County Kerry, Ireland by Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to Kerry GAA. It is a grade below Kerry Intermediate Football Championship and the winners move up to that grade the year after winning it...
Annascaul has won the Kerry Junior Football ChampionshipKerry Junior Football Championship
The Kerry junior championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played in County Kerry, Ireland by Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to Kerry GAA. It is a grade below Kerry Intermediate Football Championship and the winners move up to that grade the year after winning it...
twice.
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Annascaul | Currow Currow GAA Currow is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Currow, East Kerry in County Kerry, Ireland.Together with 12 other football clubs they form the East Kerry Division of the GAA county of Kerry.Currow offer Hurling as well, but they do not play above intermediate... |
| 1979 | Annascaul | St.Marys |
Kerry Senior Football Championship
Annascaul has played in one Kerry Senior Football Championship final.| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Laune Rangers Laune Rangers Laune Rangers is a Gaelic football and Hurling club based in Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland. The club is affiliated to Kerry GAA. Rangers won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1996.-History:... |
Annascaul |
Munster Intermediate Club Football ChampionshipMunster Intermediate Club Football ChampionshipThe Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate Championship winner from each county in Munster...
Annascaul has won one Munster Intermediate Club Football ChampionshipMunster Intermediate Club Football Championship
The Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate Championship winner from each county in Munster...
.
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Annascaul | Mallow Mallow GAA Mallow GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the town of Mallow, Cork, Ireland. The club plays in Cork GAA competitions, and is part of the Avondhu divisional board.-Roll of honour:* Cork Senior Hurling Championship Runners-Up 1928... |
Munster Junior Club Football ChampionshipMunster Junior Club Football ChampionshipMunster Junior Club Football Championship was first played officially in 2003 when Annascaul from Kerry and Carbery Rangers from Cork played each other. An unofficial championship had taken place in the previous year...
Annascaul has played in one Munster Junior Club Football ChampionshipMunster Junior Club Football Championship
Munster Junior Club Football Championship was first played officially in 2003 when Annascaul from Kerry and Carbery Rangers from Cork played each other. An unofficial championship had taken place in the previous year...
final.
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Carbery Rangers Carbery Rangers Carbery Rangers is a Gaelic football club in Rosscarbery in County Cork, Ireland.It plays in games organized by Cork county board. It is one of the oldest clubs in Cork, having been founded in 1887. It currently competes in the Cork Senior Football Championship, and in the West Cork or Carbery GAA... |
Annascaul |
West Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipWest Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipThe West Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the West Kerry division of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-See also:*South Kerry Senior Football Championship*East Kerry Senior Football Championship...
Annascaul has won the West Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipWest Kerry Senior Football Championship
The West Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the West Kerry division of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-See also:*South Kerry Senior Football Championship*East Kerry Senior Football Championship...
six times and played in eight other finals.
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Annascaul | An Gaeltacht |
| 2008 | An Gaeltacht | Annascaul |
| 2004 | Lispole | Annascaul |
| 1998 | An Gaeltacht An Ghaeltacht GAA An Ghaeltacht is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Kerry. The club competes as an individual club in the Kerry Senior Football Championship.-Honours:* Kerry Senior Football Championship Winners: 2001,2003... |
Annascaul |
| 1995 | Dingle Dingle GAA Dingle GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Kerry, Ireland.The club competes in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The club play hurling but only up to the under 14 age group.-Kerry Senior Football Championship:... |
Annascaul |
| 1992 | Annascaul | |
| 1991 | An Gaeltacht An Ghaeltacht GAA An Ghaeltacht is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Kerry. The club competes as an individual club in the Kerry Senior Football Championship.-Honours:* Kerry Senior Football Championship Winners: 2001,2003... |
Annascaul |
| 1990 | Annascaul | |
| 1989 | Annascaul | Dingle Dingle GAA Dingle GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Kerry, Ireland.The club competes in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The club play hurling but only up to the under 14 age group.-Kerry Senior Football Championship:... |
| 1988 | Annascaul | Dingle Dingle GAA Dingle GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Kerry, Ireland.The club competes in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The club play hurling but only up to the under 14 age group.-Kerry Senior Football Championship:... |
| 1981 | Dingle Dingle GAA Dingle GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Kerry, Ireland.The club competes in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The club play hurling but only up to the under 14 age group.-Kerry Senior Football Championship:... |
Annascaul |
| 1979 | Lispole | Annascaul |
| 1977 | Castlegregory | Annascaul |
| 1957 | Annascaul |
County Club ChampionsKerry County Club ChampionshipThe kerry club championship was a football championship played between senior clubs in kerry. The last final was played in 2005 were An Ghaeltachtbeat Kerins O'Rahilly's. The competition was restarted in 2009.-2009 Championship:-Roll of honour:...
Annascaul has won one County Club ChampionshipKerry County Club Championship
The kerry club championship was a football championship played between senior clubs in kerry. The last final was played in 2005 were An Ghaeltachtbeat Kerins O'Rahilly's. The competition was restarted in 2009.-2009 Championship:-Roll of honour:...
.
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Annascaul | St.Senans |
Inter-County Players
- Tommy DoyleTommy Doyle (Gaelic Footballer)Tommy Doyle was an Irish sportman who played Gaelic football with Annascaul GAA club and the Kerry senior football team in the 1970s and 1980s. He had a brief spell with John Mitchels in the early 90s. Doyle was an army private at one time, and so had the nickname "Private"...
: Vocational Schools, Minor, U21, Senior - Paddy KenndyPaddy Kennedy (Gaelic footballer)Paddy Kennedy was a Gaelic footballer from Kerry, active in the 1930s and 1940s.Kennedy is regarded as one of the greatest Med Fielders of all time. He was a member of the Garda Síochána for a time, but later became a sales representative for a mineral water company and managed the Crystal Ballroom...
: Minor, Senior - David Farrell: Kerry Minor;Kerry u21;Kerry Senior
- Kieran O'Driscoll: Minor, U21, Senior
- Genie Farrell: Minor, U21, Junior, Senior
- Bingo O'DriscollGene "Bingo" O DriscollGene "Bingo" O Driscoll was a Gaelic Footballer who played with Annascaul and Kerry during the late 1980s and 1990s he also played with New York.HonoursIntercounty* All Ireland U21 Championship 1: 1990* Munster U21 Championship 1: 1990...
: U21, Senior(Kerry), Senior(New York) - Johnny O'Driscoll: Minor, U21, Senior(Kerry), Senior(New York)
- Neil Sheehy: Junior, Senior
- Johnny Doyle: Junior
- Eamonn Hickson: Minor, U21,Junior
- Jason Hickson: Minor,
- Mark Moynihan: Minor, U21, Senior
- Keith Moynihan: Minor, U21
- Jaime O'Driscoll: Senior(New York)
- Dermot "Weeshie" Lynch: U21
- John Kennedy: Vocational Schools
- Tomas O'Connor: Vocational Schools
- Vincent Knightly: Minor, U21, Junior
- Colm Barry: Vocational Schools
- Gearoid O'Shea: Junior
- Sean O'Driscoll: Kerry Minor;Kerry u21
- Joey McCormack: Kerry Minor
- John Herlihy: Vocational Schools
- Brendan Falvey: Vocational Schools
- Padraig Kennedy: Vocational Schools
Famous players
- Kieran O'Driscoll
- Tommy DoyleTommy Doyle (Gaelic Footballer)Tommy Doyle was an Irish sportman who played Gaelic football with Annascaul GAA club and the Kerry senior football team in the 1970s and 1980s. He had a brief spell with John Mitchels in the early 90s. Doyle was an army private at one time, and so had the nickname "Private"...
- Paddy KennedyPaddy Kennedy (Gaelic footballer)Paddy Kennedy was a Gaelic footballer from Kerry, active in the 1930s and 1940s.Kennedy is regarded as one of the greatest Med Fielders of all time. He was a member of the Garda Síochána for a time, but later became a sales representative for a mineral water company and managed the Crystal Ballroom...
- Genie Farrell
- Bingo O'DriscollGene "Bingo" O DriscollGene "Bingo" O Driscoll was a Gaelic Footballer who played with Annascaul and Kerry during the late 1980s and 1990s he also played with New York.HonoursIntercounty* All Ireland U21 Championship 1: 1990* Munster U21 Championship 1: 1990...
- Johnny O'Driscoll
- Sean MurphySeán Murphy (footballer)Dr. Seán Murphy is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1953 until 1961. Murphy is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.-Football career:Born in County Kerry, Murphy played...