St Rynagh's ( ga, Naomh Raghnach) is the name of two

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sister clubs that encompass the towns of Cloghan and

Banagher Banagher ( or ''Beannchar na Sionna'') is a town in Ireland, located in the midlands, on the western edge of County Offaly in the province of Leinster, on the banks of the River Shannon. It had a population of 3,000 at the height of its econ ...

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 ...

, in

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. The St Rynagh's Football Club is based in Cloghan and wear green and white hooped jerseys; the St Rynagh's Hurling Club is based in Banagher and wear blue and gold jerseys. Formed in 1961, to represent the parish of Cloghan and Banagher, the club gained almost immediate success - winning the senior hurling championship in 1965. The St Rynagh's Hurling Club went on to appear in three All-Ireland club hurling finals during the next 30 years. St Rynagh's has also supplied three of Offaly's four All-Ireland Hurling Championship winning captains, namely Padraig Horan, Martin Hanamy and Hubert Rigney. Other noted players in the club's history include

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pundit Michael Duignan, Pad Joe Whelahan,

Aidan Fogarty Aidan Fogarty (born 20 July 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Fogarty first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he fir ...

and Declan Fogarty, David Hughes, Tom and Mícheál Conneely, and first ever all-star

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Damien Martin Damien Martin (born 2 October 1946) is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Offaly senior hurling team. Born in Banagher, County Offaly, Martin first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Off ...

. All the previously mentioned players plus Seanie White, John Ryan, Paudie Mulhare, Eunan Martin and Michael Rigney are holders of All Ireland Senior Hurling Medals. In 2017, Padraig Horan was inducted into the GAA Hall of Fame. In football, Greg Hughes and Dinny Wynne won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Offaly in 1971 and 1982, respectively. The club enters teams for all major codes, and continues to have players which represent Offaly on both the hurling and football county teams. St Rynagh's have won the Minor, Under 16, and Under 14 Offaly championships in 2007, while also reaching the Semi-Final at the 2007

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. The Under 14 football squad captured the Division 3 title at Feile Peil na nÓg also.

Honours - Hurling

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conte ...

s: 4 ** 1970, 1972, 1982, 1993 * Offaly Senior Hurling Championships: 20 ** 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 * Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship: 1 ** 1989 *

Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship The Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Offaly GAA The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí) or Offaly GAA ...

: 4 ** 1978, 1987, 1992, 1993 *

Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship The Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1907. The national media covers the competitio ...

: 7 ** 1934 (Banagher), 1940 (Banagher), 1942 (Cloghan), 1963, 1975, 2004, 2011 * Offaly Minor Hurling Championship: 20 ** 1942 (Banagher), 1946 (Banagher), 1947 (Banagher), 1948 (Banagher), 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1986, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010

Honours - Football

* Offaly Senior Football Championships: 3 ** 1903 (Cloghan), 1910 (Banagher), 1945 (Cloghan) * Offaly Senior B Football Championship: 1 ** 1988 * Offaly Intermediate Football Championship: 11 ** 1910 (Banagher), 1913 (Banagher), 1915 (Cloghan), 1929 (Cloghan), 1934 (Cloghan), 1939 (Cloghan), 1980, 1986, 2005, 2010, 2020 * Offaly Junior Football Championship: 2 ** 1974, 1975 * Offaly Minor Football Championship: 5 ** 1931 (Cloghan), 1940 (Cloghan), 1941 (Cloghan), 1961, 1968

Honours - Camogie

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Camogie Championship The All-Ireland Club Camogie Championship is a competition for club teams in the Irish women’s field sport of camogie. It is contested by the senior club champions of the leading counties and organised by An Cumann Camógaíochta. Trophy The t ...

: 2 ** 2020, 2021 * Offaly Senior Camogie Championships: 5 ** 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 * Offaly Junior A Camogie Championship: 1 ** 1997 * Offaly Junior B Camogie Championships: 3 ** 2010, 2019, 2020 * Offaly Minor A Camogie Championships: 2 ** 2012, 2013 * Offaly Minor B Camogie Championship: 1 ** 2008 * Offaly Minor C Camogie Championship: 1 ** 2019

Honours - Ladies Football

* Offaly Senior Ladies Football Championship: 1 ** 2012 * Offaly Minor Ladies Football Championship: 1 ** 2010

Notable players

* Tom Conneely * Michael Duignan *

* Declan Fogarty * Martin Hanamy * Padraig Horan *

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* Shane McGuckin *

Barney Moylan Barney Moylan (born 1943) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Offaly senior hurling team. Moylan made his first appearance for the team during the 1965 championship and was a regular member of the starting fi ...

* Pat Moylan * Sean Moylan

References

External links

Official St. Rynaghs GAA Club website
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