St. Martin's are 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 based in the Ballyfoyle/Coon/Muckalee area of County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

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Republic of Ireland

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History

The club was formed in 1982 following an amalgamation of the clubs in the parishes Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers and Coon. The club's first officers were: chairman, Billy Costigan; vice-chairman, John Walsh; joint secretaries Patsy Murphy, Paul Kinsella; joint treasurers, Tom Dowling and Jimmy Maher; senior selectors: Billy Costigan, Patsy Murphy, Dinny Carrigan, Mick Somers, Tom Dowling.

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...
  
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  • 1985
• Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
  Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
  The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual Hurling tournament played between the winners of the senior club hurling championships of the counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ballyhale Shamrocks from Kilkenny. The first Leinster senior club hurling...
  
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  • 1985
• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships: 1
  • 1984
• Kilkenny Intermediate Club Hurling Championships: 3
  • 1973, 1975, 2002
• Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championships: 2
  • 1967, 1974
• Kilkenny Special Junior A Hurling Championships: 2
  • 1984, 2007
• Kilkenny Special Junior B Hurling Championships: 1
  • 2009
• All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championships:
  • 2010

All Ireland Champions

The following is the team that lined out for St. Martin’s in the 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...

final on March 24, 1985:

Number	Player	Position
1	Bobby Shore	Goalkeeper
2	Jimmy Kelly	Right Corner-Back
3	Tony Maher	Full-Back
4	John James Dowling	Left Corner-Back
5	Tom Walsh	Right Wing-Back
6	Jim Moran	Centre Back
7	Mikey Maher	Left Wing-Back
8	John Moran	Midfield
9	John Morrissey	Midfield
10	Paddy Lawlor	Right Wing-Forward
11	Patsy Moran	Centre Forward
12	Johnny Brennan (Captain)	Left Wing-Forward
13	Danny Coonan	Right Corner-Forward
14	Tom Moran	Full Forward
15	Richard Maloney	Left Corner-Forward