Templenoe GAA (

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: ''CLG Teampall Nua'') is a

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club from

Templenoe Templenoe () is a civil parish in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated four miles from Kenmare, on the N70 road to Sneem, which forms part of the Ring of Kerry. Templenoe is the location of the Ring of Kerry golf club. There is a Gaelic Athl ...

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. The club competes as a joint divisional side with other clubs from the Kenmare area like Tuosist GAA in the county championship and as an individual club in other competitions.

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was by far the stronger of the two codes until the 1920s. However, since then

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has taken pride of place and hurling is no longer played in the club. The club was founded in 1933 but did not affiliate to the GAA until 1938.

History

The first club meeting was held in 1933 in the Merino House. Dan O'Reilly became the club's first chairman and P.D.M. O'Sullivan became the first secretary. Joe O'Neill was elected treasurer that day and stayed treasurer until 1966. In 1958 Templenoe merged with another Templenoe club from the Blackwater area, which was founded in 1942. The club played in the 1903

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. In their only outing they suffered a big loss to Tralee Celtic. Templenoe did not have its own pitch until 1954 when they acquired a field. In the 1970s they leveled this field and dressing rooms and toilets were added in 1991. The club had many victories over the years in Kenmare district board competitions but the highlight of the playing successes was the winning the Kerry Novice Football Championship in 1973 and the Kerry Junior Football Championship in 1975. Nine Templenoe players won Senior Kerry County Championship medals with

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in 1974.

Finnegan Cup

The 4 clubs in the Kenmare District play for the Finnegan Cup in the Kenmare district board championship. The Kenmare District is the smallest such district in Kerry. The 4 clubs are Templenoe GAA, Tuosist GAA,

Kenmare GAA Kenmare GAA ( Irish: ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Kenmare in County Kerry. The club competes as a joint divisional side with other clubs from the Kenmare area like Templenoe in the underage county championship and as an individual ...

and Kilgarvan GAA.

Achievements

* Kerry Intermediate Football Championship (1) - 2019 (Runners-Up in 1988, 2016, 2017) *

Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship The Munster Football Intermediate Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2003 for the top intermediate clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland. It i ...

Winners (1) - 2019 *Kerry Junior Football Championship (2) - 1975, 2015 *

Munster Junior Club Football Championship The Munster Junior Club Football Championship, formally known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Junior Club Football Championship, is a Gaelic football competition, organized by the Munster provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

(1) - 2015 *

All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition which began in 2002 and is played by the junior club champions of each county. Prior to that a number of unofficial competitions were held. The winners of each cou ...

(1) - 2016 *Kerry Novice Football Championship (2) - 1973, 2013 *Co. Novice shield champions: (3) - 2002, 2005, 2010 *Kerry County Senior Football League Division 2 Winners - 2015 *Kerry County Senior Football League Division 3 Winners - 2014 *Kerry County Senior Football League Division 4 Winners - 1994, 2012 *Kerry County Senior Football League Division 5 Winners - 1993, 2011

Notable players

Killian Spillane Killian Spillane is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Templenoe club and the Kerry county team. Killian Spillane is the son of Tom. His uncles Mick and Pat also played for Kerry, as has his brother Adrian. Inter-county Minor Spillane f ...

, Kerry Senior Footballer *

Pat Spillane Patrick Gerard Spillane (born 1 December 1955), better known as Pat Spillane, is an Irish former Gaelic football pundit and player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned seventeen years from 1974 ...

, Kerry Senior Footballer * Tom Spillane, Kerry Senior Footballer * Mick Spillane, Kerry Senior Footballer *

Tadhg Morley Tadhg Morley ( ga, Tadhg Ó Muraile) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a centre back at senior level for the Kerry county team. Playing career Underage Morley played minor for Kerry in 2010 and 2011. He played Under-21 for Kerry in 2 ...

, Kerry Senior Footballer

References

External links

Official Templenoe GAA Club website
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