Scartaglin is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club from
Scartaglen
Scartaglen or Scartaglin () is a village and townland in the Sliabh Luachra area of County Kerry, Ireland. It is located on the R577 regional road, close to the town of Castleisland. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Scartaglin had a popu ...
,
County Kerry
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,
Ireland
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. Founded in 1964, the club fields teams in the
East Kerry Division of the GAA county of
Kerry
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* Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name)
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. Players from the club also play in the
Kerry Senior Football Championship
The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 188 ...
with the divisional side
St. Kierans.
Divisional teams
Scartaglin players play with
St. Kierans at senior level as a divisional team in the
Kerry Senior Football Championship
The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 188 ...
. Other clubs, which contribute players to St. Kierans' teams, include Ballymacelligott, Brosna, Cordal, Currow,
Castleisland Desmonds
Castleisland Desmonds are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland. The club won its first County Championship in 1950. They won others in 1981, 1982 and 1984. They won the Munster Club Championship and All-I ...
and Knocknagoshel.
Achievements
* Munster Junior B Club Football Championship (1): 2012
* Kerry Novice Football Championship (3): 1983, 2012,
2019.
Notable players
*
Padraig Reidy
References
External links
East Kerry GAA website
Gaelic games clubs in County Kerry
Gaelic football clubs in County Kerry
1964 establishments in Ireland
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