Kilcotton 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...

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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...

 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...

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Republic of Ireland

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The club colours are green with gold trim and a white sash.

History

Kilcotton's glory years were in the early part of the 20th century when they won 10 Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles between the years 1904 and 1929.

Honours

Kilcotton has enjoyed success at underage and intermediate levels in recent years with Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship

Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship

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

 titles won in 1984, 1991 and 2002.

2004 saw the club win the O'Bradaigh Cup for the Laois All-County Hurling League

Laois All-County Hurling League

The Laois All-County Hurling League is a hurling competition run annually by Laois GAA as a secondary competition to the local championships.There are five divisions and teams are promoted and relegated according to their league standing each year....

 Division One title.

A junior "B" hurling title was added in 2005.

Recent Kilcotton players to have played for Laois at senior level include Paul Drennan, Owen Bergin, Owen Coss and John Fitzpatrick.

At underage grades the club combines with its neighbouring club Borris-in-Ossory

Borris-in-Ossory GAA

Borris in Ossory GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club in the small town of Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland.The club colours are red and white and the club grounds are called O'Keefe Park....

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