Laragh United are a

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

club from Laragh and Stradone,

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. They are affiliated to

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History

In 1972 two local teams Laragh and Stradone amalgamated under the name St Brigid's for the

Cavan Senior Football Championship The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners get the Oliver Plunkett Cup and qualifies to represent t ...

. They reached the final, losing to the great seven-in-a-row

Crosserlough Crosserlough, historically known as ''Cros Ar Loch'', is a large civil parish in southern County Cavan, in the province of Ulster, Ireland. It is located between Ballyjamesduff and Lough Sheelin. The parish consists of three areas. Kilnaleck, w ...

. The success united the parish and in 1973 they came together under one name Laragh United. The club has the distinction (along with another Cavan club, Ramor United) of being one of the few GAA clubs with the suffix United. It wasn't long before Laragh United delivered their first major success. In 1974 they won the

Cavan Minor Football Championship The Cavan Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between Minor Cavan Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Ir ...

and repeated the feat in 1976 and 1977. They won the

Cavan Under-21 Football Championship The Cavan Under-20 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisatio ...

in 1975 and 1976. This underage success was converted to senior success as they won their first

in 1979 defeating

. More Senior Football Championships followed and they won three-in-a-row between 1982 and 1984. In recent years Laragh United have faded from the senior scene. 10 years after their last Senior Football Championship they were victorious at intermediate level winning the Intermediate Football Championship. Soon after Laragh fell into the Junior Football Championship but in 2012 they beat Mountnugent and were back in the Intermediate Football Championship.Laragh United - History
/ref> In 2019 Laragh United once again joined the senior ranks when they defeated Belturbet in the Intermediate Football Championship final.

Kit

Laragh United's jersey is orange with white trim, white shorts with orange trim and orange socks with white trim.

Honours

(4): 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984 *

Cavan Intermediate Football Championship The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the middle-tier Gaelic football clubs organised by Cavan GAA. It was first competed for in 1915, before a lapse prior to being revived in 1 ...

(2): 1994, 2019 *

Cavan Junior Football Championship The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Cavan GAA clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in t ...

(2): 1944, 2012 *

(2): 1975, 1976 *

(2): 1974, 1976, 1977 (with Lavey)

References

External links

Official Cavan GAA WebsiteOfficial Laragh United GAA Website
Gaelic games clubs in County Cavan Gaelic football clubs in County Cavan {{Ulster-GAA-club-stub