An Tóchar () is a
Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
and
ladies' Gaelic football club based in
Roundwood
Roundwood, historically known as Tóchar ( , meaning 'the causeway'), is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, Roundwood had a population of 907 people.
Geography
Roundwood is located where the R755 road joins the ...
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County Wicklow
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Ireland
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History
''Tóchar'' GAA club was founded on 8 August 1885 by Laurence Murphy of Togher House. Their first game was in March 1886 against
Ashford. In 1886 they took part in a tournament at Avondale House, where six Wicklow teams played six Wexford teams; Tochar defeated
Rosslare 0-4 to 0-0.
The club declined and was replaced by a new team named ''Roundwood'', who won the
Wicklow Senior Football Championship in 1933. Later a club called ''Ballinastoe'' was dominant in the area; the two teams merged to form ''Ballinastoe/Roundwood'', reviving the name ''An Tóchar'' in 1981. In 1995, An Tóchar won the
Wicklow Senior Football Championship and advanced to the final of the
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are K ...
, losing to
Éire Óg, Carlow after a replay.
The ladies' team has won eight county titles, and twice reached the final of the
Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship.
Honours
Gaelic football
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Wicklow Senior Football Championship (2): 1933, 1995
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Wicklow Intermediate Football Championship (3): 1931, 1951, 2021
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Wicklow Junior Football Championship (4): 1950, 1987, 2001, 2019
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Leinster Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2001
Ladies' football
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Wicklow Senior Ladies' Football Championship (8): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
Notable players
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Mike Hassett (also played with Kerry and Killorglin)
References
External links
Official website
Gaelic games clubs in County Wicklow
Gaelic football clubs in County Wicklow
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