Gaultier GAA Club is a

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club located on the outskirts of

Dunmore East Dunmore East () is a popular tourist and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland. Situated on the west side of Waterford Harbour on Ireland's southeastern coast, it lies within the barony of Gaultier (''Gáll Tír'' – "foreigners' land" ...

(An Dún Mór Thoir in Irish) which is a popular tourist and fishing village in

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. Situated on the west side of Waterford Harbour on Ireland's southeastern coast, it lies within the barony of Gaultier (Gáll Tír – "foreigners' land" in Irish): a reference to the influx of firstly Viking (Norwegian) and then Norman settlers in the area. The club is exclusively concerned with

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Football

History

The Barony of Gaultier consists of the townlands of Passage East, Ballymacaw, Ballygunner, Killea and village of

. The present GAA club of the areas concerned came into existence through the amalgamation of Ballymacaw Ramblers and Pierce McCann's of Dunmore. In its inaugural season the club succeeded in winning the county Junior Football Championship. Right through the 1930s and 1940s Gaultier Football Club continued to flourish, even though it failed to get into the ultimate honours arena. In the beginning of the 1950s and in tune with the sweeping under age resurgence taking place in the city, especially the highly successful Juvenile Streets League, Gaultier people turned their attentions more and more in this direction. In the early 1980s the underage section of the club really took off in a big way, and for the next decade or so, were rarely, if ever out of the limelight. From a rather humble commencement with the winning of the 1983 County Under 14B title, In 1990,Gaultier won the County Under 21A title at the expense of

Kilrossanty Kilrossanty () is a small village and parish in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies between the Comeragh Mountains and the R676 road between Dungarvan and Carrick-on-Suir, close to the Mahon Falls. Amenities Local leisure facilities include ...

. Gaultier gained a new status and reputation as an exceptionally talented underage team. In 1988 saw the start of an exceptional period for Gaultier when we beat Kilrossanty to claim the first Minor A title. This was followed by further successes in this grade in 89 & 90. The club had achieved the coveted three in a row. At adult level, outright title wins came their way in 1958, when the juniors claimed the second title at the expense of

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. The club suffered two County Intermediate defeats at the hands of

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and Ballinameela before finally making the breakthrough in 1988. Senior status was our reward for a hard earned victory over

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at Walsh Park on a score line of 5-06 to 2-04. In 1994 the club reached its first ever senior county final, losing to a strong Nire team. It was another proud day in 1996 when both our seniors and minors contested county finals on the same day. While the seniors went down to

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, the minors went on to claim another title for the club by overcoming Ardmore in a dramatic end to win by just a point. The club was relieved of its senior status after a replay against Ardmore in 2000. For the next few years the club struggled to regain its senior status, coming close on a number of occasions. But in 2004 the club not only won the county intermediate title but also reached the Munster final, where it played

Carbery Rangers Carbery Rangers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland. The club is solely concerned with the game of Gaelic football. History Located in Rosscarbery in West Cork, Carbery Rangers was ...

Roll of honour

Waterford Intermediate Football Championship Waterford Intermediate Football Championship is a second tier Gaelic Athletic Association competition between Gaelic football clubs organised by Waterford GAA. The winning club is eligible to play in the senior grade the following year for the W ...

: 2004, 1988 * Waterford Junior Football Championship: 1929, 1958, 2012, 2020 * Waterford Under-21 Football Championship: 1990, 2016, 2022 *

Waterford Minor Football Championship The Waterford Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played by GAA teams in Waterford in Ireland. All players have to be under the age of 18 in the year in which they take part here. The competition is organized by the two ...

: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022 * Waterford Under-16 Football Championship: 1994, 1996, 2008 * Waterford Under-14 Football Championship: 1985 * Waterford Under-12 Football Championship: 1992, 2006

Recent times

The club has contested two Minor A Finals in 2002 and 2005 losing to

Ballinacourty Ballinacourty, officially Ballynacourty (), is a rural area and townland on the southern coast of Ireland near Dungarvan, County Waterford. Transport A magnesite factory in the area was served by the last remaining part of the Waterford-Ma ...

and

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respectively. In 2003 the club surprised many by reaching an Under 21 A Final losing to Ballinacourty. The club went through a very successful 2003 season reaching the Munster Intermediate Football Final in 2004 losing to Carbery Rangers. On the way beating Limerick champions

Mungret Mungret () is a village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located close to Limerick City on the N69 national secondary road. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 277 people. The local church, which is dedica ...

and Tipperary champions

Killenaule Killenaule () is a small town and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Killenaule and Moyglass, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and the barony of Slievardagh. It is east of ...

. In the club's first season 2005 in the Waterford Senior Football Championship they reached the Semi-Finals only barely losing out to eventual champions Stradbally. 2006 resulted in a similar defeat to Stradbally at the Quarter Final Stage. The club won the Under 16 A Championship in 2008 beating Dungarvan by a point in Walsh Park for the first time since 1996.

Progress

External links

Gaultier Official Website
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