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{{Infobox GAA club , club gaa = Geraldine O'Hanrahans, crest = , irish = Gearaltaigh Uí Annracháin , county = Wexford , coordinates = {{coord, 52.40409, N, 6.933864, W, display=it, region:IE_type:landmark, province = Leinster, nickname = , colours = Blue with gold stripe , grounds =
O'Kennedy Park O'Kennedy Park (sometimes designated Kennedy Park) is a GAA stadium in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland. It is the main ground of Geraldine O'Hanrahan's Gaelic football and hurling teams and has also hosted inter-county fixtures. It was nam ...
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New Ross New Ross (, formerly ) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, on the River Barrow on the border with County Kilkenny, northeast of Waterford. In 2022, it had a population of 8,610, making it the fourth-largest t ...
, founded = , honours = 23 Senior Football Championships, , pattern_la=_tipps, pattern_b=_tipps15, pattern_ra=_tipps, pattern_sh=_adidasonwhite, pattern_so=_yellowline, leftarm=0000ff , body=0000ff , rightarm=0000ff , shorts=1054c5, socks=1054c5, f3=1, f2=0, f1=0, h3=4, h2=0, h1=0, } Geraldine O'Hanrahans is a
Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...
club based in
New Ross New Ross (, formerly ) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, on the River Barrow on the border with County Kilkenny, northeast of Waterford. In 2022, it had a population of 8,610, making it the fourth-largest t ...
in
County Wexford County Wexford () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was ba ...
, Ireland.


History

The club was founded in the 1900s and takes its name from the
FitzGerald dynasty The FitzGerald dynasty is a Hiberno-Norman noble and aristocratic dynasty, originally of Cambro-Normans, Cambro-Norman and Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman origin. They have been Peerage of Ireland, peers of Ireland since at least the 13th centur ...
and Michael O'Hanrahan, a New Ross man who was executed after the 1916
Easter Rising The Easter Rising (), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an ind ...
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Achievements

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Wexford Senior Hurling Championship The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Pettitt's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford GAA, Wexford County Board of the ...
s: Winners (2) ** 1939, 1966 *
Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship The Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as The Courtyard Ferns Intermediate Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Wexford GAA clubs. It is the 2nd tier of the Wexford GAA ...
s: 2 ** 1957, 1975, * Wexford Junior Football Championships: 2 ** 1963, 2011 *
Wexford Junior Hurling Championship The Wexford Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Permanent TSB Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Wexford GAA clubs. It is the 4th tier of the Wexford GAA hurling ch ...
s: 1 ** 1995 * Wexford Minor Football Championships: 2 ** 1971, 1972 * Wexford Minor Hurling Championships: 6 ** 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1940


Notable players

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Ned Colfer Ned Colfer (born 1940) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Geraldine O'Hanrahan's and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s. Honours ;Geraldine O'Hanrahans *Wexford ...
* Tom Neville *
Seán O'Kennedy Seán O'Kennedy (20 January 1885 – 22 June 1949) was an Irish people, Irish Gaelic footballer and hurling, hurler. His championship career with the Wexford GAA, Wexford senior teams spanned fourteen years from 1908 until 1922. Born in New Ros ...
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Shane Roche Shane Roche is a Gaelic football manager and former player. He played for the Geraldine O'Hanrahans club and at senior level for the Wexford county team and later managed Wexford. Career When Paul Galvin left Wexford in 2020, Roche, who was w ...
* Tommy Kinsella Sport in New Ross Gaelic games clubs in County Wexford Gaelic football clubs in County Wexford Hurling clubs in County Wexford