Shanahoe GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

and

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 in the village of

Shanahoe Shanahoe () is a small village in County Laois, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, situated in the centre of the county, 8 km west of Abbeyleix and 7 km south of Mountrath. History and development Evidence of ancient settlement in the area ...

County Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

, Ireland, whose pitches are located about 2 km outside the village.

History

The current club was founded as recently as 1980 and is located in the parish of

Raheen, County Laois Raheen () is a small village south of Portlaoise in County Laois, Ireland. History The Gothic revival Roman Catholic parish church of Raheen is dedicated to St. Fintan and dates from 1857. The first Catholic church, a thatched chapel, was built ...

and amalgamates with St Fintan's, Colt to play underage football and hurling although there is still a very strong sense of rivalry between the two clubs. An older Shanahoe hurling club won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship back in 1951, having won the Laois Junior Hurling Championship three years previously. In 1999, the current Shanahoe club enjoyed its most memorable day when Declan Cuddy captained them to a 4-7 to 0-6 win over Ballypickas in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship final. Football is very much a secondary sport in the club but in 2005 Shanahoe won the All-County Football League Division 5 title and also reached the

Laois Junior C Football Championship The Laois Junior Football Championships are the lower-tier Laois Club Football Championships. The Junior A and Junior B Championships use group phases then down to eight-four-two and the Junior C Championship operates similarly to the Senior Cha ...

final. The club colours are red and black.

Achievements

* Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners 1951 * Laois Junior Hurling Championship: Winners 1948, 1999 * Laois All-County Football League Div. 5: (1) 2005

References

External links

Shanahoe GAA Official Website

Laoistalk - Laois GAA News Website
Gaelic games clubs in County Laois Hurling clubs in County Laois Gaelic football clubs in County Laois {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub