Camross GAA 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 ...

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

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County Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

, Ireland, located near to

Coolrain Coolrain (), is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is situated near the Slieve Bloom Mountains. The nearest town is Mountrath Mountrath () is a small town in County Laois, Ireland. The town lies on the R445 midway between Dublin and Lim ...

History

Founded in 1903, the club is the most successful

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 ...

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and the club colours are famously black and amber. In 1957 Camross amalgamated with Killanure their parish counterparts and with amalgamation came great success. In 1957 they won Junior Championship beating St Fintans, Colt, followed with Intermediate title in 1958. The Camross club did not win the

Laois Senior Hurling Championship The Laois Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois GAA, Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888. Clough–Ballacolla GAA, Clough–Bal ...

until 1959 but since then they have added a record 25 more senior hurling titles to their roll of honour (26 titles in total). They last won the

in 2018 defeating Rathdowney Errill. The last time they appeared in a county final was 2022, when defeated by Clough Ballacolla. A previous chairman Michael Lalor also held the chair of office of Laois County Council in 2006. Michael and his brother was captain of the 1959 winning team. Other former chairmen of the club have been Tommy Delaney, Sean Mortimer, Mattie Collier, Kieran Delaney and Michael Scully. Current chairman is Jack Cuddy and is secretary Ursula Dunphy. Camross has also won the

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twice. First they beat James Stephens of Kilkenny in 1976/77 and won against O'Tooles of Dublin in 1996/97. They were beaten in the 1977 club final by

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at a game played in

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. They defeated Down side Ballycran in the semi-final, Camross lost the 1997 All Ireland semi-final to St. Mary's, Athenry again at Semple Stadium in Thurles. Camross club man Michael Delaney held the full-time position as secretary of the

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Council of the GAA for well over a quarter of a century and was one of the top administrators in the sport. Many famous Camross players have represented Laois at senior hurling over the years including Tim and Frank Keenan, P.J Cuddy, Joe Dollard, Martin Cuddy, Zane Keenan, Tim Cuddy, Sean Cuddy, John Carroll, and Joe Doran. Current Laois players are Mossie Keyes and Dan Delaney. Football is very much a secondary sport in the club but Camross have won the

Laois Junior Football Championship County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medi ...

in 1980, the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship in 2005, 2016 and 2022 and the Laois Junior "C" Football Championship in 2014. Camross winning Senior Hurling Captains. 1959 Fint Lalor 1963 Fint Lalor 1965 Tim Cuddy 1966 Tim Cuddy 1967 Tim Cuddy 1968 Ger Cuddy 1969 Ger Cuddy 1971 Jimmy Lyons 1973 John Carroll 1974 Christy Donovan 1976 Martin Cuddy 1977 Paddy Dowling 1978 Sean Cuddy 1979 Michael Cuddy 1980 Richard Maloney 1985 P.J Cuddy 1986 Joe Doran 1988 Alo Delaney 1990 Patsy Carroll 1993 Fint Lalor 1994 Tommy Delaney 1996 Mattie Collier 2007 Fran Hogan 2013 Tomas Burke 2017 Zane Keenan and Joe Phelan 2018 Niall Holmes

Achievements

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

s: 0 ** 1976–77 (runner up) *

s: O Neill Cup; 2 ** 1976, 1996 *

: Bob O' Keefe Cup; 26 ** 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2018 *

Runners-up;11 ** 1945,1964, 1981, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2022 * Laois Intermediate Hurling Championships Hetherington Cup; 5 ** 1939, 1958, 1983, 2000, 2010 Runners Up 2018 *

Laois Junior Hurling Championship The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs. Ballypickas are the title holders (2021) defeating near neighbours Abbeyleix in the Final. Ballypickas are both the current hold ...

s Fr. Phelan Cup; 11 ** 1914, 1921, 1928, 1957, 1964, 1972, 1981, 1988, 2003, 2008, 2014 *

Laois Junior A Hurling Championship The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs. Ballypickas are the title holders (2021) defeating near neighbours Abbeyleix in the Final. Ballypickas are both the current holde ...

s Runners-up 5 ** 1945, 1964, 1965, 1995, 2006 *

Laois Junior B Hurling Championship The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs. Ballypickas are the title holders (2021) defeating near neighbours Abbeyleix in the Final. Ballypickas are both the current hold ...

s: Eamon MacCluskey Cup; 5 ** 1988, 1989,1994, 2001, 2011; *

s Runners-up; 5 ** 2001, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018 *

Laois Junior C Hurling Championship The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs. Ballypickas are the title holders (2021) defeating near neighbours Abbeyleix in the Final. Ballypickas are both the current holde ...

s; 2 ** 2006, 2016, *

Laois Junior A Football Championship The Laois Junior Football Championships are the lower-tier Laois Club Football Championships. The Junior A and Junior B Championships use group phases then down to eight-four-two and the Junior C Championship operates similarly to the Senior Cha ...

s Shaw Cup; 1 ** 1980 *

Laois Junior B Football Championship The Laois Junior Football Championships are the lower-tier Laois Club Football Championships. The Junior A and Junior B Championships use group phases then down to eight-four-two and the Junior C Championship operates similarly to the Senior Cha ...

s Chris Lalor Cup ; 3 ** 2005, 2016, 2022 *

Laois Junior C Football Championship The Laois Junior Football Championships are the lower-tier Laois Club Football Championships. The Junior A and Junior B Championships use group phases then down to eight-four-two and the Junior C Championship operates similarly to the Senior Cha ...

; 1 ** 2014 * Laois Division 5 Football League; 4 ** 1999, 2001, 2002, 2017 Runners-up 2018 * Laois Under 21 Hurling Championships Thomas Culliton Cup;18 ** 1965,1966,1967,1969,1970,1977,1987,1993,1994,1996,1997,1999,2005,2007,2008,2009,2010, 2018 * Laois Minor Hurling Championships Harry Grey Cup; 3 ** 2005,2017, 2021 * Laois Minor Hurling Runners-up;10 ** 1955,1962,1973,1985,1993 1996,2006,2007,2008,2010 * Laois Minor Hurling B Championships Michael Lalor Cup;3 ** 1992,2014,2015 * Laois Division 1 Hurling League O' Bradaigh Cup; 13 ** 1975,1982,1983,1984,1987,1993,1994,1995,1998,1999,2000,2001, 2006, 2017, 2018 * Laois Division 1 Hurling League Runners-up;12 ** 1974,1988,1989,1991,1992,1996,1997,2002,2005,2007, 2015, 2022 * Laois Division 2 Hurling League Freedom Fighters Cup; 4 ** 1995,1997,2002,2008 * Laois Division 3 Hurling League Phil Shanahan Cup; 7 ** 1980,1981,1988,1995,1997,2003, 2018 * Palmer Cup; 4 ** 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017

References

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