Thomastown 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 in

Thomastown Thomastown (), historically known as Grennan, is a town in County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster in the south-east of Ireland. It is a market town along a stretch of the River Nore which is known for its salmon and trout, with a number of ...

County Kilkenny County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The club was founded in 1905 and fields teams in both

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 ...

Honours

Hurling Titles * Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: (1) 1946 *

Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board ...

: (1) 1983 *

Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship The J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Premier Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1905 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Kilkenny in ...

: (5) 1927, 1945, 1962, 2005, 2012 *

All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2002-03 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their pe ...

: (1) 2013 *

Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship ''For the senior hurling equivalent see: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship'' The Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling com ...

: (1) 2012 Runners-Up 2005 * Southern Junior Hurling Championship (7) 1924, 1927, 1945, 1959, 1962, 2004, 2005 * Southern U21B Hurling Championship (1) 2009 * Cahill Cup (Junior): (1) 2005 * Open Draw Championship: (1) 1985 * Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship: (6) 1941, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1975, 1981 * Kilkenny Under-16 Hurling Championship: (9) 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1981, 2009 * Kilkenny Under-16 Ollie Bergin Memorial Tournament: (1) 2003 * Kilkenny Under-15 Hurling Feile: (1) 2022 * Kilkenny Under-14 Hurling Championship: (16) 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1991, 1993 * Kilkenny Under-14 Hurling League: (1) 2005 Football Titles *

Kilkenny Senior Football Championship The Kilkenny Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Senior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Kilkenny Cou ...

: (5) 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2021 *

Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship The Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship (also known for sponsorship reasons as the ''JJ Kavanagh & Sons Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship'') is an annual Gaelic football competition which has been organised by the Kilkenny C ...

: (1) 2010 * Kilkenny Junior Football Championship: (2) 1963, 2004 * Open Draw Football: (1) 1984 * Kilkenny U-21 Football Championship: (3) 1980, 1981, 1983 * Minor Football Championship: (9) 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2006, 2007, 2008 * Kilkenny U-16 Football Championship: (8) 1958, 1959, 1963, 1972, 1973, 1981, 2003, 2004 * Kilkenny U-15 Football Championship: (1) 2022 * Kilkenny U-14 Football Championship: (8) 1954, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1993, 2010 * Kilkenny U-14 Roinn B Football League: (1) 2009 * Kilkenny U-14 Football Feile: (2) 2005, 2006

Notable players

Jonjo Farrell Jonjo Farrell (born 28 September 1988) is an Irish people, Irish Hurling, hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny senior team. Born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Farrell first played competitive hurling during his s ...

* Dan Kennedy * Paudie Lannon *

Tommy Maher Monsignor Thomas Maher (25 April 1922 – 25 March 2015) was an Irish Catholic priest and Irish Hurler who played as left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Maher first played competitive hurling during ...

Dick O'Hara Dick O’Hara (born 28 May 1957) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Thomastown and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as one of Kilkenny's greatest ...

* Peter Prendergast *

Ollie Walsh Patrick Oliver Walsh (13 July 1937 – 9 March 1996) was an Irish hurler and hurling manager. His career included All-Ireland Championship victories as a player and later as a manager with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. After beginning ...

* Tom Walsh *

Cha Whelan Jarlath "Cha" Whelan (7 September 1939 – 22 March 1996) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny and London senior teams. Born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Whelan first played hurling without success during his sch ...

* John Donnelly

References

External links

Thomastown GAA website
Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny Gaelic football clubs in County Kilkenny {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub