Cromane is a Gaelic Athletic Association

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 from the village of Cromane, 8 miles west of Killorglin

Killorglin

Killorglin is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located on the river Laune, which has a rowing club and a new boathouse. The population of Killorglin is 4,150 although this expands considerably during Puck Fair due to visitors and returning emigrants.Killorglin is a major activity centre...

 in 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

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Kerry Novice Football Championship

Cromane are the 2007 Kerry Novice Football Championship champions for the first time in the clubs history beating Ballydonoghue in the final . This was a momentous occasion in the history of the club and shows that Cromane have the stomach for championship battle. Cromane are also the Munster junior B champions beating St. Oliver Plunketts of Cork in the final. Cromane had two players on the mid kerry team that won the county championship in 2008. These players were Sean O Sullivan and Donnacha Walsh. Donnacha Walsh also got the Man of the Match Award in that county final.

Famous players

• Pat O'Shea
• Michael O'Riordan
  Michael O'Riordan
  Michael O'Riordan was the founder of the Communist Party of Ireland and also fought with the Connolly Column in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.-Early life:...
  
  
• Bob McCarthy
  Bob McCarthy
  Bob McCarthy MBE is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales and for the Australian national side...
  
  
• Sean O'Sullivan
• Donnacha Walsh
  Donnacha Walsh
  Donnchadh Walsh is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He plays his football with the Cromane club, the Mid Kerry divisional side and the Kerry county panel.-Football career:...
  
  
• Sean Walsh
  Sean Walsh
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• Brian O' Sullivan