Kiladangan GAA is a

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

club which is located in

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...

, Ireland.

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 ...

is the main sport which is played in the "North Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the village of

Puckane Puckane, officially Puckaun (), is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The village is located 10 km north of Nenagh along the R493 and close to Lough Derg and Dromineer. It ...

but includes the areas of Ballycommon,

Monsea Monsea (''Maigh Saotha'' in Irish) is a civil parish and townland in the Baronies of Ormond Lower and Owney and Arra in County Tipperary, Ireland. Nine of the townlands within the civil parish (including Monsea townland) are located in Ormond Lo ...

and

Dromineer Dromineer The earliest form of the name dating from 1302 was Dromynwyr 4() is a small village and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is situated on the shores of Lough Derg on the River Shannon. The village is located 10 km north ...

near

Nenagh Nenagh (, ; or simply ''An tAonach'') meaning “The Fair of Ormond” or simply "The Fair", is the county town and second largest town in County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the ...

. Kiladangan was formerly known as Kildangan GAA, however in January 2016 the club reverted to its former name of Kiladangan GAA. At the present time both club names are used interchangeably.

Hurling club history

From the foundation of the club in 1915, teams competed in the various championships in County Tipperary – Senior, Intermediate and Junior under various guises, namely Kiladangan, Kildangan, Ballycommon, Carney,

Knigh Knigh (''An Chnaoi'' in Irish) is a townland and civil parish in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located between Nenagh and Puckaun. Knigh is in the Dáil constituency of Offaly County Offaly (; ...

and Lahorna. In 1930, Kiladangan and Kilbarron combined to win the intermediate championship, the amalgamation competed at senior level then until they won the senior championship in 1934. From then Kiladangan went on their own competing at senior level from 1935 to 1965 inclusive. In 1966, Kiladangan went down to intermediate again before swiftly returning to the senior ranks in 1967. However, a return to intermediate ranks in 1968 before amalgamating with Burgess to form Na Piarsaigh and compete in the senior ranks in 1970. Kiladangan competed on their own in the senior ranks once again in 1972 before returning to the intermediate ranks again in 1976 where they remained, except for 1996 when they competed in the junior championship, until 2005. The return to the senior ranks in 2005 was preceded by capturing the county intermediate title, Munster intermediate cup and the all-Ireland intermediate cup beating Carrickshock of

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...

in a dramatic final in

Thurles Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles (Roman Catholic parish), Thurles. The cathedral ch ...

. The club confirmed the return to top tier by capturing the clubs first North Senior title in 65 years in 2008. Kildangan reached the final of the 2016 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship where they lost to

Thurles Sarsfields Thurles Sarsfields is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred in the town of Thurles at Semple Stadium ...

by 1–15 to 0–27. It was their first final since 1938. They were back in the final again in 2019 but again lost out to Borris-Ileigh 1-15 to 1-12. On 20 September 2020, Kiladangan won the 2020 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship after a 1-28 to 3-20 extra-time defeat of

Loughmore-Castleiney Loughmore-Castleiney is an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. It is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. The area is made up of the villages of Loughmore and Castleiney and their hinterland. Loughmore ...

in the final at

Semple Stadium The Semple Stadium is the home of hurling and Gaelic football for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. Located in Thurles, County Tipperary, it is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland (after Croke Park), with a capacity of 45,690. ...

. A late goal by Bryan McLoughney in extra-time won he game with Kiladangan one point behind at that stage. This was their first ever championship title. Over the years, many players from the club have represented Tipperary at various grades and the following is a list of players that have won All- Ireland medals in the blue and gold: Senior Hurling: * Marin Kennedy 1925, 1930 * * Jimmy Kennedy 1949, 1950, 1951** * Billy McLoughney 1961 * Seamus Hogan 1971 *

Darragh Egan Darragh Egan (born 5 February 1986) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who has managed the Wexford senior hurling team since 2021. He is a former player with club side Kiladangan and the Tipperary senior hurling team. Playing car ...

2010 **Martin also collected 6 railway cup medals in 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934 and 1935 and was selected at full forward on the Tipperary team of the millennium. **Jimmy also won a

Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...

medal in 1950 Intermediate Hurling: * Jim Egan 1972 * John D’Arcy 1972 * Nicky Flannery 1972 * Paddy Kelly 1972 * Ollie Killeen 1972 * Terry Moloney 1972 * William Moloney 1972 * Noel Seymour 1972 * Dan Hackett 2000 Junior Hurling: *

Éamonn Kelly Éamonn Kelly (born 1968) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Tipperary junior hurling team. Born in Puckane, County Tipperary, Kelly first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up w ...

1989, 1991 * Donal Flannery 1989 * Colm Egan 1989 Under 21 Hurling: * Seamus Hogan 1967 * Colm Egan 1989 *

1989 * Brian Flannery 1995 * Joe Gallagher 2010 Minor Hurling: * Neddy McLoughney 1952 * Joe Gallagher 2007

Notable Footballers

* Willie Connors

Achievements

Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the FBD Insurance Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Associati ...

Winners:

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, Runners-up 2016, 2019 *

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

Winners 2005 *

Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ...

Winners 2004 *

Munster Junior Club Football Championship The Munster Junior Club Football Championship, formally known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Junior Club Football Championship, is a Gaelic football competition, organized by the Munster provincial council of the Gaelic Athleti ...

Runners-Up 2011 *

North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Hibernian Inn North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the North Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...

Winner 1934 (with Kilbarron), 1938, 1943, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019,2021 *

Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1979 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Tipperary in Ireland. Th ...

Winner 2004 * North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners 1930 (as Kilbarron-Kildangan), 1966, 1971, 1977, 1980, 2001, 2002, 2004 * North Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship Winners 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008 *

Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship The Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual championship of hurling for male players in the junior grade and is organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ...

: Winners 1971 * North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship: (1) 1944 * Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship: (1) 2006 * North Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship: (3) 2001, 2006,2021 * North Tipperary Junior C Hurling Championship : (1) 2021 * Tipperary Junior A Football Championship: (2) 1990, 2011 * North Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (4) 1990, 1998, 2011, 2022 * Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 1997 * North Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 1997 * North Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship (3) 1999, 2000, 2011 * North Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (3) 1987, 1988, 1996 * Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship (2) 1970, (with

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as Naomh Padraig), 1971 (with

as Naomh Padraig) * North Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship (4) 1959, 1970 (with

as Naomh Padraig), 1971 (with

as Naomh Padraig), 2014 * Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (2) 2004, 2010 * North Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (5) 1999, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012 * North Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (2) 1996, 2008 * North Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (4) 1987, 1992, 2011, 2013 * North Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship (1) 2015 * Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (2) 1998, 2014 * North Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (4) 1982, 1998, 2003, 2014

Camogie History

The re-established Kildangan Camogie Club first fielded an U/12 team in the championship in 2002. An U/14 team found their feet that year playing challenge games for experience. From 2003 the club affiliated teams in the U/12 and U/14 league and championship. In 2006 we affiliated 5 teams at u/10s, u/12s, u/14s, and Junior B level. Currently the team compete at Junior A level

ACHIEVEMENTS

Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship: (1) 2009 Tipperary Junior A Hurling League: (1) 2022

References

External links

Tipperary GAA siteOfficial Kiladangan GAA Club website
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