Tralee Mitchels were 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 in
Tralee
Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
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County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
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Ireland
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before the formation of the three
Tralee
Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
clubs namely
John Mitchels,
Austin Stacks and
Kerins O'Rahilly's
Kerins O'Rahilly's are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. They are based in the Strand Road area of the town. They are in Division 1 of the county league which they won in 2006, and compete in the County Cham ...
. They were one of the top teams in the county winning
Football County Championships in 1896, 1897, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1917 and 1919. They also won three
Hurling County Championship in 1908, 1911, 1912
The first recorded meeting of Tralee Mitchels club officers was on 29 January 1888 at the Young Ireland Society Rooms.
Roll Of Honour
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Kerry Senior Football Championship
The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1 ...
Winners (9) 1896, 1897, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1917, 1919
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Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 for the t ...
Winners (3) 1908, 1911, 1912
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Munster Senior Football Championship
The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It i ...
Winners (3) 1903, 1904, 1905
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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...
Winners (2) 1903, 1904
County Championship winning captains
Football
* 1896:
* 1897: James O'Connell
* 1902: Edward Hannafin
* 1903:
Thady O'Gorman
Thady O'Gorman (30 May 1874 – 15 July 1944) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Tralee Mitchels and was an All-Ireland Championship-winning captain with the Kerry senior football team.
Playing career
Born in Tralee ...
* 1907:
Maurice McCarthy
* 1908: Tom Costello
* 1910: Con Healy
* 1917: Jack McGaley
* 1919: Martin Carroll
Hurling
* 1908: Dan Mullins
* 1911: Paddy O'Mahoney
* 1912: Tom Costello
References
Former Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Kerry
Gaelic games clubs in County Kerry
Gaelic football clubs in County Kerry
Hurling clubs in County Kerry
Mitchells
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