Emo GAA 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...

 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 Emo

Emo, County Laois

Emo is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located near Portlaoise on the R422 regional road just off the M7 Dublin–Limerick motorway.The late 18th century village of Emo originally sprang up around the gates of Emo Court...

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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,...

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The club was founded in the 1950s and club colours are white with a red hoop.

Famous players past and present include Gabriel Lawlor, Mick Lawlor

Mick Lawlor

Mick Lawlor is a gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland.He played for Laois senior football team, primarily in attack, throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s...

 and Billy Sheehan

Billy Sheehan (Gaelic football)

Billy Sheehan is a Gaelic football player from Ireland.He usually plays as a forward for the Laois county team.He began his career with the Austin Stacks club in Tralee and after they copped on to him, County Kerry and graduated to the Kerry senior football team, appearing in the National Football...

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Emo won their only Laois Senior Football Championship title in 1972 when Paddy Lawlor captained his team to victory over Graiguecullen

Graiguecullen

Graiguecullen GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club that plays in County Laois, Ireland.The club were winners of thirteen Carlow Senior Football Championship Titles and twelve Laois Senior Football Championship titles, the last of which was in 1965.The Club won the Laois Intermediate Football...

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Emo won the Laois Junior Football Championship in 1962, the Laois Intermediate Football Championship

Laois Intermediate Football Championship

The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois Clubs. The winners of the Laois Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to...

 in 1964, the Laois Minor Football Championship

Laois Minor Football Championship

The Laois Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 18 players of Laois clubs. The 2011 minor football champions are Portlaoise who defeated St Josephs/Barrowhouse in the final by a scoreline of 2-12 to 0-6.A subsidiary competition the...

 in 1964 and 1965 and the Laois Under 21 Football Championship

Laois Under 21 Football Championship

The Laois Under 21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 21 players of Laois Clubs. The 2011 Under 21 football champions are St Josephs/Barrowhouse who defeated Mountmellick/Ballyfin in the final to secure their second title in the grade.A...

 in 1966 and 1967.

Players from the other club in the parish Courtwood

Courtwood

Courtwood GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football and hurling club, located in the north east corner of County Laois in Ireland. The club is located in the eastern half of Emo parish with a small catchment area around the village of Ballybrittas and the local school Rath NS.The...

 played on the minor and Under 21 winning teams and the two clubs also combined to win the Under 21 title again in 1989 and 1990 as Courtwood

Courtwood

Courtwood GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football and hurling club, located in the north east corner of County Laois in Ireland. The club is located in the eastern half of Emo parish with a small catchment area around the village of Ballybrittas and the local school Rath NS.The...

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Emo/Courtwood returned to the county roll of honour in 2008 winning the Laois Minor "B" Football Championship

Laois Minor Football Championship

The Laois Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 18 players of Laois clubs. The 2011 minor football champions are Portlaoise who defeated St Josephs/Barrowhouse in the final by a scoreline of 2-12 to 0-6.A subsidiary competition the...

, having lost out in the 2007 final of the same competition.