Aherlow GAA
| Founded: | 1885 | ||||||||
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| County: | Tipperary | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and Gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Lisvernane | ||||||||
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Aherlow GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in County Tipperary in Ireland, established within a year of the GAA's foundation.[1] The club plays Gaelic football at senior, under-21, junior, minor and underage levels in the West Tipperary division and all-county competitions of Tipperary GAA. It has also become increasingly active as a hurling club, and plays Ladies' Gaelic football. The club is centred on the village and Glen of Aherlow, some eight miles east of Tipperary town.Star players including Ciaran McDonald and Barry Grogan went on to play for Tipperary senior football
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Gaelic football
The club has been Tipperary Senior Football champions on two occasions.[2] They won their first ever County title in 2006 and went on to win their second title in November 2010 after a 2-4 to 1-6 win against Loughmore-Castleiney in the final at Semple Stadium.[3][4]
Honours
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship (2)
- 2006, 2010
- West Tipperary Senior Football Championship (7)
- 1968 (as St. Ailbie's with Emly), 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
- Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (1)
- 1995
Notable players
- R.J. Frewen, first captain; Treasurer of the GAA 1887-88; commemorated by the Frewen Cup played for by Munster Colleges
- Barry Grogan
Ladies' Gaelic football
Aherlow Ladies had their most successful year to date in 2011, winning county and provincial titles and reaching the All-Ireland final.
Honours
- All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Club Football Championship
- Runners-up 2011
- Munster Junior Ladies' Club Football Championship (1)
- 2011
- Tipperary Ladies' Football Championship (1)
- 2011
Hurling
Although Aherlow was long a mainly-football club, it has in recent years made considerable progress in hurling. It won the county Junior Championship in 2009, and the Intermediate title in 2011.
Honours
- Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1)
- 2011
- Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (1)
- 2009
References
- ↑ Club history
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External links
- Aherlow GAA website
- Tipperary GAA website
