Muckalee 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 located in Muckalee,

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. The club is solely concerned with the game of

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 ...

. It is a sister club of St. Martin's.

History

Located in the townland of Muckalee, on the

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border, Muckalee United, as the club was then known, was founded in 1917. The club was just five years old when it contested the JFC final, losing out to Barrow Rovers on that occasion. Muckalee made a breakthrough by winning the Northern JFC title in 1947, a win which was later converted into a Kilkenny JFC title. Further junior honours were claimed in 1953, 1966 and 1973. After promotion to the senior ranks, Muckalee claimed their first Kilkenny SFC title in 1968. It was the first of five titles, the last of which was claimed in 1990. The new century saw Muckalee become a dominant force, winning seven more SFC titles between 2001 and 2013.

Honours

Kilkenny Senior Football Championship The Kilkenny Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Senior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Kilkenny Coun ...

(12): 1968, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 *

Kilkenny Junior Football Championship The Kilkenny Junior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Junior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny JFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kilkenny County Bo ...

(4): 1947, 1953, 1966, 1973 *Kilkenny Under-21 A Football Championship (3): 2002, 2004, 2007 *Kilkenny Under-21 B Football Championship (3): 1990, 1996, 2001 *Kilkenny Minor B Football Championship (2): 2001, 2001

Notable players

* Canice Maher: All-Ireland MHC-winner (

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) * John Maher: All-Ireland SHC-winner (

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) * Eamon Morrissey: All-Ireland SHC-winner (

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) * John Mulhall: All-Ireland SHC-winner (

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)

References

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