O'Raghallaighs GFC is a

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club from

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, County Louth, Ireland. The club fields

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teams in competitions organised by

Louth GAA The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae an Lú) or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The co ...

. The club has

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teams and the ladies football team is an amalgamation with the Slane Road team Oliver Plunketts GFC, forming the O'Raghallaighs/Oliver Plunketts Ladies GAA. The club plays home fixtures in the Louth county grounds, situated beside

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- the home of

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. As of 2023, the O'Raghallaighs currently compete in the Intermediate Championship and in Division 1 of the county's football leagues.

History

The club was founded on 12 July 1957 and is named after the Irish writer, activist and IRB member

John Boyle O'Reilly John Boyle O'Reilly (28 June 1844 – 10 August 1890) was an Irish poet, journalist, author and activist. As a youth in Ireland, he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenians, for which he was transported to Western Australi ...

, who had links to the town of

Honours

Louth Senior Football Championship The Louth Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Louth GAA among the top Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster ...

(1): 1965 *

Cardinal O'Donnell Cup The Cardinal O'Donnell Cup is an annual senior league competition organised by Louth GAA for the Division 1 teams in Gaelic football in County Louth. Format All 12 teams play each other once, with the top four traditionally qualifying for the ...

(1): 1973 *

Louth Intermediate Football Championship The Louth Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA, among the intermediate grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. History The competition, introduced as a bri ...

(1): 2011 *

Louth Junior Football Championship The Louth Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA and contested by the junior One/A grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the c ...

(3): 1963, 1991, 2001 *

Louth Junior 2B Football Championship The Louth Junior 2B Football Championship is an annual knockout gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA, contested by the second teams of Intermediate and Junior clubs in County Louth. Prior to 1994, the Louth Junior 2A Champion ...

(1): 2017 *

Louth Minor Football Championship The Louth Minor Football Championship is an annual competition organised by Louth GAA between the premier teams in minor (under-17) Gaelic football in County Louth. Trophy The winning team is presented with the Father Larry Murray Cup, named a ...

(4): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 * Old Gaels/Paddy Sheelan Cup (3): 1964, 1977, 2010 * Kevin Mullen Shield (3): 1988, 1998, 2001 *

Louth Intermediate Football League The Louth Intermediate Football League is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA for Division 2 teams in County Louth. Format At the end of the league programme, the team with the most points is automatically promoted t ...

(3): 2011, 2018, 2022 * Louth Intermediate Football League Division 2B (1): 2005 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 6) (1): 2017

Notable players

*Martin "Jack" McKenna *Shane Toal *Darren Cowley *Gary O'Rourke *Ciaran Brassil *Cathal McGinty *Tom O'Driscoll *Anthony Briscoe *Andrew Rogan *Alan McEneaney *Paul Farrelly *Kevin King *Aidan Lambe *Derek Toal *Darren Boyle *Alan 'Click' Clarke *Peter Moore *John O'Reilly *Tommy McKenna *Danny O'Brien *Gordon Yorke *Keith Hughes *Muckle McKeown *Shane Mulroy *Joey McLoughlin *Mickey Leech *Barry 'Big Baz' Lynch *Lukie O'Dowd *Robert McKenna *Ruairí Moore

References

Gaelic games clubs in County Louth Gaelic football clubs in County Louth {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Raghallaighs GFC)