Tinahely Gaelic Athletic Association is a

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and ladies' Gaelic football club based in

Tinahely Tinahely () is a village in County Wicklow in Ireland. It is a market town in the valley of the River Derry, a tributary of the River Slaney. Location and access It is located on the R747 road which links the west Wicklow town of Baltingla ...

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History

GAA activity in Tinahely is first recorded in 1886. The club was revived as ''St. Patricks'' in 1911 and won their first senior county title in 1917. The club lapsed out of existence around 1924, being revived in 1961, which is the date on the current club crest. Tinahely won the county championship in 1984 and advanced to the final of the

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, losing to St Vincents.

Honours

Gaelic football

* Wicklow Senior Football Championship (3): 1917, 1919, 1984 * Wicklow Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2005 * Wicklow Junior Football Championship (1): 1969

Notable people

*Eoin Darcy * Luke O'Toole, Secretary-General of the

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 ...

1901–29

References

External links

Official website
Gaelic games clubs in County Wicklow Gaelic football clubs in County Wicklow {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub