Kilruane MacDonagh's GAA
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| Founded: | 1937 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Tipperary | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | White and Black | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | MacDonagh Park, Cloughjordan | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°56′30.49″N 8°02′31.42″W / 52.9418028°N 8.0420611°WCoordinates: 52°56′30.49″N 8°02′31.42″W / 52.9418028°N 8.0420611°W | ||||||||||||
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Kilruane MacDonagh's GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the villages of Kilruane, Ardcroney and Cloughjordan. The club was founded in 1937 and is named after Thomas MacDonagh, a signatory of the 1916 Proclamation who was born and lived in Cloughjordan. The clubhouse and playing field are located in Cloughjordan.
The finest day in the club's history was in 1986 when it won the Senior Hurling Club All-Ireland title, defeating Buffers Alley of Wexford GAA in the final by 1-15 to 2-10.
The club incorporates many of clubs that existed in the parishes at the time. A forerunner to the MacDonagh's club was the famous Lahorna DeWets formed in 1900.
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1
- 1986
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1
- 1985
- Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship: 4
- 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985
- Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship: 1
- 1975
Notable players
- Len Gaynor
- Éamonn O'Shea
- Brian Gaynor, Tipperary hurler 1994-97
- Tom Moloughney, Tipperary hurler 1960-63, All Ireland winner
- Jimmy Gibson
- Seamus Gibson
- Sean (Johnny) O'Meara
- Mark O'Leary
- Brian O'Meara
- Séamus Hennessy
- Niall O'Meara