Camross
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Camross GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
hurling
and gaelic football
club in County Laois
, Ireland
.
clubs in County Laois
and club colours are black and amber.
The Camross club did not win the Laois Senior Hurling Championship until 1959 but since then they have added a record 22 more senior hurling titles to their roll of honour (23 titles in total). They last won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship in 2007 defeating Portlaoise
.
A previous chairman Michael Lalor also held the chair of office of Laois County Council in 2006. Michael and his brothers were involved in the 1959 winning team.
Camross has also won the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
twice, in 1976/77 and 1996/97. They were beaten in the 1977 club final by Glen Rovers
at a game played in Thurles
. They defeated Down
side Ballycran in the semi final, Camross lost the 1997 All Ireland semi final to Athenry again at Semple Stadium
in Thurles.
Camross club man Michael Delaney has held the full time position as secretary of the Leinster
Council of the GAA for well over a quarter of a century, and is one of the top administrators in the sport.
Football is very much a secondary sport in the club but Camross did win the Laois Junior Football Championship in 1980 and the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship in 2005.
Many famous Camross players have represented Laois at senior hurling over the years including Tim and Frank Keenan, PJ Cuddy, Joe Dollard, Martin Cuddy and Tim Cuddy.
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...
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...
and gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
club in County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
, 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,...
.
History
Founded in 1903, the club is the most successful hurlingHurling
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...
clubs in County Laois
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...
and club colours are black and amber.
The Camross club did not win the Laois Senior Hurling Championship until 1959 but since then they have added a record 22 more senior hurling titles to their roll of honour (23 titles in total). They last won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship in 2007 defeating Portlaoise
Portlaoise GAA
% !!!5 TIMES COUNTY CHAMPIONS!!!Portlaoise GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland....
.
A previous chairman Michael Lalor also held the chair of office of Laois County Council in 2006. Michael and his brothers were involved in the 1959 winning team.
Camross has also won the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual Hurling tournament played between the winners of the senior club hurling championships of the counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ballyhale Shamrocks from Kilkenny. The first Leinster senior club hurling...
twice, in 1976/77 and 1996/97. They were beaten in the 1977 club final by Glen Rovers
Glen Rovers GAA
Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Ballyvolane and Blackpool areas of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.-Colours:...
at a game played in Thurles
Thurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...
. They defeated Down
Down GAA
The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down...
side Ballycran in the semi final, Camross lost the 1997 All Ireland semi final to Athenry again at Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium, located in Thurles, North Tipperary, Ireland, is the home of hurling for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. It is the second largest stadium in Ireland with a capacity of 53,500....
in Thurles.
Camross club man Michael Delaney has held the full time position as secretary of the Leinster
Leinster GAA
The Leinster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council has been partnered with the European County Board to help develop Gaelic Games in Europe...
Council of the GAA for well over a quarter of a century, and is one of the top administrators in the sport.
Football is very much a secondary sport in the club but Camross did win the Laois Junior Football Championship in 1980 and the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship in 2005.
Many famous Camross players have represented Laois at senior hurling over the years including Tim and Frank Keenan, PJ Cuddy, Joe Dollard, Martin Cuddy and Tim Cuddy.
Achievements
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipAll-Ireland Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between hundreds of senior hurling clubs in Ireland. The Tommy Moore Cup is awarded to the winners. The current champions are Clarinbridge...
s: 0- 1976-77 (runner up)
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipLeinster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipThe Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual Hurling tournament played between the winners of the senior club hurling championships of the counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ballyhale Shamrocks from Kilkenny. The first Leinster senior club hurling...
s: 2- 1976, 1996