Carrigeen GAA an Irish

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 situated in

Carrigeen Carrigeen () is a village to the south-east of Mooncoin in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Carrigeen is situated on a hillock within the Suir Valley, contains St. Kevin's Church and belongs to the parish of Mooncoin. There is a primary school and ...

in the very far south of

County Kilkenny County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...

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. The club was established in 1954 and its home grounds are at Asper Park, which were officially opened in 1991 by

Paddy Buggy Paddy Buggy (15 March 1929 – 15 May 2013) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Slieverue and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1949 until 1960. Buggy later served as the 27th president of the ...

of Slieverue, former President of the GAA. Carrigeen play in black and amber stripes.Kilkenny Cats
As of 2008, the club was reportedly spending €500,000 developing its grounds, with the National Lottery putting up €200,000, Kilkenny County Council €100,000, and the club raising the remaining €200,000.

People

Bob O'Keeffe Robert O'Keeffe (16 August 1880 – 1949) was an Irish hurler who played for the Laois senior team. O'Keeffe was a regular member of the starting fifteen during the 1914 and 1915 championship campaigns. During that time he won one All-Ireland ...

, after whom the trophy awarded for the

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

is named, was a native of Glengrant, Mooncoin. O'Keeffe became a prominent figure in the

(GAA) councils and was president of the association from 1935 to 1938. After his death, the GAA decided to donate a trophy in his memory—the Bob O'Keeffe Memorial Cup. The hurler depicted on the top of the cup is barefooted, which is significant since Bob O'Keeffe originally played in that manner.

Honours

* Kilkenny Junior 'B' Hurling League: (1) 2015 * Southern Kilkenny Junior 'B' Hurling League: (1) 2015

References

{{Kilkenny GAA clubs Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny