Rhode 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 just outside the Village of
Rhode in
County Offaly
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...
,
Ireland
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. With
30 Senior Football wins they are the most successful team in Offaly GAA football history.
History
The first recorded football match played by Rhode was on 17 March 1889 against
Portarlington GAA
Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic football club in Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland.
Portarlington GAA have won 14 Laois Senior Football Championship titles, the most recent of which was in 2021.
Famous past players include Steve Allen, Col ...
. The outcome was a defeat for Rhode. The first appearance for Rhode in an Offaly football final was in 1891, however the match was unofficial and the facts about the match are unclear. Rhode's first official finals appearance was on 21 July 1900. It was also Rhode's first Championship win with the match ending Rhode 0−7, Daingean 0−2.
Handball
Fahy's Cross handball Club is located a mile north of Rhode, and is the Gaelic handball team of
Rhode. The club, though small, has been successful over the years, with numerous Irish titles being won by Paddy Hope, David Hope and Nolie Murphy.
Notable players
*
Anton Sullivan
Anton Sullivan (born 1991/1992) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Rhode and at senior level for the Offaly county team.
Sullivan is a peacekeeper and has experienced service in the Lebanon. He was appointed as Offaly captain in 2018, short ...
, appointed Offaly
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
in 2018
Honours
*
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ba ...
Runners-Up 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016
*
Offaly Senior Football Championships: 30
** 1900, 1918, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1949, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
2017
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2018, 2020
* Offaly Intermediate Football Championships: (1)
** 2011
*Offaly Junior A Football Championships: (4)
** 1917, 1994, 2003, 2008
* Offaly Junior B Football Championships: (2)
* Offaly Junior B Hurling Championships: (1)
References
External sources
External links
Rhode GAA official website
Gaelic games clubs in County Offaly
Hurling clubs in County Offaly
Gaelic football clubs in County Offaly
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