St Josephs GAA
St. Josephs GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland. It is a parish team and is made up of the four small areas represented on the club crest: Ballyadams, Luggacurren, The Swan and Wolfhill.
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| Founded: | 1955 | ||||||||
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| County: | Laois | ||||||||
| Colours: | Yellow and Blue | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Tony Byrne Park, Kellyville | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°59′21.49″N 7°05′23.15″W | ||||||||
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Founded in 1954 as an underage club, St. Josephs has progressed to win nine Laois Senior Football Championship titles (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1996 and 2000)
The club won the Laois minor and junior football titles in 1967, the minor again in 1968, the Laois Intermediate Football Championship in 1969 and a further junior in 1976. As well as this the club in an amalgamation with Barrowhouse won the Under 21 championship in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016
Famous players, past and present, include Tom Kelly, Joe Higgins, Martin Dempsey, Kieran Brennan, Dessie Brennan, and Mick Dempsey.
The club colours are yellow with blue trim and the main club grounds are located at Kellyville with a secondary grounds at Milltown.
History
Achievements
- Laois Senior Football Championships: (9) 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2000
- Laois All-County Football Leagues: (7) 1971, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2010
- Laois All-County Football League Division 3: 2005, 2010
- Laois Intermediate Football Championship 1969
- Laois Junior Football Championship 1967, 1976, 2017
- Laois Under-21 Football Championship (4) (With Barrowhouse) 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016
- Laois Minor Football Championship (2) 1967, 1968
Notable players
- Noel Garvan
- Tom Kelly