Bruff is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
club based in
Bruff
Bruff () is a town in east County Limerick, in the midwest of Ireland, located on the old Limerick–Cork road ( R512). The town lies on the Morning Star river, with two bridges in the town itself. The horseshoe lake of Lough Gur is nearby ...
,
County Limerick
"Remember Limerick"
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,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. The club was founded in 1887 and fields teams in both
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
and
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
.
Overview
Honours
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Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by t ...
: (1) 2014,
Runners-Up 2018, 2022
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Munster Club Intermediate Hurling Championship: Runners-Up 2014
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Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Limerick in Ireland.
The series of game ...
: (2) 1989, 2008
* Limerick Intermediate Football Championship: Runners-Up 1988
* Limerick Junior Football Championship: Winners 1987, 2008... Runners-Up 1979
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Munster Club Junior Football Championship
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following th ...
: Runners-Up 2008
* Limerick Premier Under-21 Hurling Championship: Winners 1992... Runners-Up 1985, 1994
* Limerick Premier Under-21 Football Championship: Winners 2008... Runners-Up 2007, 2010
* Limerick Premier Minor Hurling Championship: Winners 1941, 1983, 2022
* Limerick Premier Minor Football Championship: Winners 1984
* Limerick Premier U16 Hurling Championship: Winners 1966, 1982
* Limerick Premier U16 Football Championship: Winners 1989
Notable players
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Paul Browne
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George Clancy
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Anthony O'Riordan
Anthony O'Riordan (born 1966 in Bruff, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an Irish people, Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Bruff GAA, Bruff and was a member of the Limerick GAA, Limerick senior ...
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Seán Finn
See also
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Bruff R.F.C., rugby union club
References
External links
Clubs: South Division Clubs
Gaelic games clubs in County Limerick
Hurling clubs in County Limerick
Gaelic football clubs in County Limerick
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