Kilmessan GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in

Kilmessan Kilmessan () is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is situated 10/15 minutes away from Dunshaughlin, Trim and Navan, 6 km from the M3 motorway. The village has a primary school, shop, post office and several pubs. The Station House Hot ...

, in

County Meath County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the ...

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. The club fields both underage and adult hurling teams. It competes in

Meath GAA The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste na Mí) or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for ...

competitions. Kilmessan are the most successful hurling team in Meath having won the senior championship 29 times.

History

The club was founded in 1902.

Achievements

Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship ''For the senior hurling equivalent see: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship'' The Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between the county champions on intermediate level within the provin ...

Winner 2008 *

Meath Senior Hurling Championship The Meath Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Meath GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Meath, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Intermediate Clu ...

: 29 Including 2013 *

Meath Senior Football Championship The Meath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Meath, Ireland. Qualification for subsequent competitions The winners of the Meath Senior Football Champio ...

: 3 * Meath Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners 1960 Runners - Up 1997, 1998 * Meath Junior Hurling Championship Winners 1926, 1932, 1972, 1977, 1983, 2008, 2016, 2021 Runner-Up 1959, 1988, 2000, 2007

Notable players

Nicky Horan Niochalas Horan is a retired hurler from County Meath. He played with the Meath intercounty team. He won a Kehoe Cup and the Leinster Junior Hurling Championship in the 90's , and 00's, and the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship in 2004. H ...

Stephen Clynch Steven Clynch (born 1984) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a left wing-forward for the Meath senior team. Clynch joined the panel and 2002 and made his first appearance for the senior team during the 2003 Walsh Cup and immediately ...

References

Outside Sources

Gaelic games clubs in County Meath {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub