Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA club is located in the areas of Kilruane

Kilruane

Kilruane is a townland and civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower, North Tipperary in Ireland. It is located between Nenagh and Cloughjordan. Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA club grounds are located nearby in Cloughjordan....

, Ardcroney and Cloughjordan

Cloughjordan

Cloughjordan, officially Cloghjordan , is a town in North Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the barony of Ormond Lower, and it is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....

 in north County Tipperary

County Tipperary

County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

, 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,...

. The club is named after Thomas MacDonagh

Thomas MacDonagh

Thomas MacDonagh was an Irish nationalist, poet, playwright, and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising.-Early life:MacDonagh was born in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary...

, a signatory of the 1916 Proclamation who was born and lived in Cloughjordan.

The clubhouse and field are located in Cloughjordan and the parish also takes in the village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

s of Ardcroney and Kilruane.

The finest day in the club's history was in 1986 when they captured the Senior Hurling Club All-Ireland title, defeating Buffers Alley of Wexford

Wexford GAA

The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...

 in the final by 1-15 to 2-10.

The club was officially named and formed in 1937 bringing together many of the clubs that existed in the parish at the time. A forerunner to the MacDonaghs club was the famous Lahorna DeWets formed in 1900.

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
  The 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...
  
  : 1
  • 1986
• Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
  Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
  The Munster GAA Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the top hurling clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland...
  
  : 1
  • 1985
• Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship: 4
  • 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985
• Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship
  Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship
  The Tipperary Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Tipperary Clubs. The winners of the Tipperary Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, advance to the...
  
  : 1
  • 1975

Notable Players

- Len Gaynor

Len Gaynor

Len Gaynor is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Kilruane McDonagh's and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s...

 

- Éamonn O'Shea

Éamonn O'Shea

Éamonn O'Shea is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1979 until 1986. O'Shea also played hurling with Dublin during the same period. He is currently the coach of the Tipperary...

 

- Brian Gaynor

- Tom MacLoughney

- Jimmy Gibson

- Sean (Johnny) O'Meara

- Mark O'Leary

Mark O'Leary (hurler)

Mark O'Leary is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs and previously with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Club:O'Leary plays his club hurling with his native Kilruane McDonaghs.-Inter-county:...

 

- Brian O'Meara 

- Séamus Hennessy

Séamus Hennessy

Séamus Hennessy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kilruane McDonaghs and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Career:...

External links

• Official Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA Club website