Croagh-Kilfinny 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 ...

club based in County Limerick, Ireland. Located near the village of

Croagh Croagh () is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located between Rathkeale and Adare just off the N21 national primary road, south west of Limerick City. The village was originally part of this route before construction of the ...

, and in the Catholic parish of Croagh-Kilfinny, it is a member of the west division of

Limerick GAA The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Luimneach) or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Li ...

. The club was founded in 1903 as Croagh GAA and caters exclusively for the sport of

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 ...

. As of 2023, the club play at Intermediate level.

Location

The club is based in the villages of

and Kilfinny, situated in mid-Limerick, roughly 22 km south west of

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, on the N21 national primary road. Located at Adamswood, Croagh, Pairc an Chrocaigh is the club's home grounds.

History

Croagh-Kilfinny's first team played at Junior level until 2021, when they won the Covid-delayed 2020 Limerick Junior Hurling Championship, beating

Patrickswell Patrickswell, historically known as Toberpatrick (), is a small town in County Limerick, Ireland. It is primarily a commuter village for people working in Limerick, particularly the nearby industrial suburb of Raheen. The population was 847 at ...

in the final by 2–22 to 0–8. In their debut season at Intermediate level, the club reached the 2021 Intermediate Championship final, losing out to

Effin Effin () is a townland and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is on the R515 road, midway between Kilmallock and Charleville. The population of the parish is about 1,000. Effin is partly in the barony of Costlea, but chiefly in that ...

on a scoreline of 0–22 to 0–15. Croagh-Kilfinny reached the final for a second successive year in 2022, but were again defeated, on this occasion by

Na Piarsaigh Na Piarsaigh are a hurling and Gaelic football club based in the north side of Cork City, Ireland. History Formation In 1943 a group of idealistic young men drawn mostly from the hurling nursery of North Mon laid the foundations of Cumann I ...

, losing out 1–19 to 0-14.

Honours

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 games ...

(0): (runners-up: 2021, 2022) * County Intermediate League (1): 2021 * West Intermediate League (1): 2021 * County Junior A Championship (1): 2020 * West Junior A Championship (2): 1994, 2005 (runners-up: 1986, 1992) * West Junior B Championship (1): 1970 * West U21 Championship (1): 1994, 2019* * County Minor 'A' Championship (2): 1997, 2017* * West Minor Championship (1): 1938** :''*as Croagh Kilfinny/Rathkeale'' :''**as Kilfinny''

Notable players

* Mick Neville *

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References

External links

Official Croagh-Kilfinny GAA Club website
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