Naas GAA
Encyclopedia
Naas is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
club in Naas
, County Kildare
, Ireland
, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships, six senior hurling championships, three senior camogie championships and Kildare club of the year in 1981.
on February 15, 1885 to become one of eight clubs which share the distinction of being the first to play in a Gaelic football
match. The GAA club was revived on October 16, 1887 by Ronan Cadogan. RIC records from 1890 show that Naas Ronan Cadogan had 50 members with officers listed as Ronan Cadogan, Ronan Cadogan and Ronan Cadogan. Naas Sunbursts and Naas Crom-A-Boo were listed as unaffiliated clubs in 1896 while nearby Thomastown was an affiliated club. Naas moved to Spooner's Field opposite the racecourse grandstand in 1913. Father Brennan park was opened in 1930. Naas GAA grounds are now situated on the Sallins Rd, the amenities include three new floodlight pitches and a brand new clubhouse.
, senior Kildare
player and All Star Nominee 2010.
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 in Naas
Naas
Naas is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. With a population of just over twenty thousand, it is also the largest town in the county. Naas is a major commuter suburb, with many people residing there and working in Dublin...
, County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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, winner of eight Kildare county senior football championships, six senior hurling championships, three senior camogie championships and Kildare club of the year in 1981.
History
Naas played the CurraghCurragh Camp GAA
Curragh Camp were prominent participants in County Kildare GAA championships, significant in Kildare GAA history, and winners of the county senior football championships in 1948. They were defeated by Ardclough in a famous replayed final in 1949....
on February 15, 1885 to become one of eight clubs which share the distinction of being the first to play in a Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
match. The GAA club was revived on October 16, 1887 by Ronan Cadogan. RIC records from 1890 show that Naas Ronan Cadogan had 50 members with officers listed as Ronan Cadogan, Ronan Cadogan and Ronan Cadogan. Naas Sunbursts and Naas Crom-A-Boo were listed as unaffiliated clubs in 1896 while nearby Thomastown was an affiliated club. Naas moved to Spooner's Field opposite the racecourse grandstand in 1913. Father Brennan park was opened in 1930. Naas GAA grounds are now situated on the Sallins Rd, the amenities include three new floodlight pitches and a brand new clubhouse.
Hurling
Naas have won the kildare senior hurling championship six times. The first of these titles came in 1951 and Naas successfully defended the title the following year. The club then entered a barren spell and it was not until some 42 years later in 1994 that the Naas men, captained by Richie Coyle, reclaimed the crown by defeating Coill Dubh. This was the beginning of a golden spell for the club, with further titles following in 1997, 2001, and 2002. The current Naas outfit, managed by Pat English, Damien Scallan and Conal Boran, is backboned by a couple of successful underage teams that emerged in the early 2000sNotable players
Eamonn CallaghanEamonn Callaghan
Eamonn Callaghan is a Gaelic football player from County Kildare, Ireland. He plays for the Kildare senior inter county football team.In 2011, Callaghan was part of the Ireland team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia by 130 to 65....
, senior Kildare
Kildare GAA
For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
player and All Star Nominee 2010.
Controversies
The 2011 senior hurling championship game against Ardclough was marred by an unsavory incident involving Michael Purcell. Charges have been pressed.Honours
- Kildare Senior Football Championship Winners: 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1990.
- Kildare Senior Hurling Championship winners: 1951, 1952, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002
- Intermediate F Champions 1984.
- Jack Higgins Cup 1952.
- Junior F Champions 1913, 1919.2009
- Junior A F Champions 1981.
- Junior H Champions 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1964, 1972, 1993.
- Minor F Champions 1981.
- Minor H champions 1981, 2007, 2009, 2010.
- Under 21 H Champions 2009.
- Kildare Senior Camogie ChampionshipKildare Senior Camogie ChampionshipCamogie was played in Kildare shortly after the sport was first organized in 1904. However due to sparse records it is not certain when the first senior camogie championship was held.The earliest record of Camogie appears in an advertisement by Athy Ladies Hurling Club advertised a members reunion...
1942, 1959, 1960. - Senior Camogie League 1942, 1955, 1957
- The Sean Evans Cup 1984, 1985
- All Ireland U-14 Féile Football Div 2 Winners, 2006,
- All Ireland U-14 Féile Hurling Div 3 Winners, 2006,
- Ronan Cadogan inagurial trophy 2011,