Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA is a

Tipperary GAA The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary county teams. County Tippe ...

club which is located in

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and

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are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the villages of Kilruane,

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and

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. The club was founded in 1937 and is named after

Thomas MacDonagh Thomas Stanislaus MacDonagh (; 1 February 1878 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish political activist, poet, playwright, educationalist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, a signatory of the Proclama ...

, a signatory of the 1916 Proclamation who was born and lived in Cloughjordan. The clubhouse and playing field are located in Cloughjordan. The finest day in the club's history was in 1986 when it won the Senior Hurling Club All-Ireland title, defeating Buffers Alley of

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in the final by 1-15 to 2-10. The club incorporates many of clubs that existed in the parishes at the time. A forerunner to the MacDonaghs club was the famous De Wets formed in 1900. On 30 October 2022, Kilruane MacDonaghs defeated Kiladangan 2-20 to 1-16 in the 2022 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship final after a replay to win their first

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Honours

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

: 1 **1986 *

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associatio ...

: 1 **1985 * Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship: (6) 1902 (De Wets), 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985,

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Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship The Tipperary Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Tipperary. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster ...

: 1 **1975 *

North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Hibernian Inn North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the North Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Assoc ...

: 19 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908 (De Wets), 1940, 1944, 1959, 1965, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2018 * North Tipperary Senior Football Championship 6 ** 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 *

Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1979 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Tipperary in Ireland. Th ...

2 ** 1978, 2003 *

Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

Runners-up ** 2003 * North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship 1 ** 1978 *

Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship The Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual championship of hurling for male players in the junior grade and is organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The championship has been awarded alm ...

2 ** 1960,1985 * North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship 10 ** 1913 (De Wets), 1950, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1975, 1985, 1995, 1998 * Tipperary Junior B Football Championship 1 2022 * Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship 1 ** 2004 * North Tipperary Junior B Hurling League 1 ** 2004 * North Tipperary Junior B Football Championship 1 ** 2022 * Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship 1 ** 1978 * North Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship 6 * 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 * North Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship 3 ** 1997, 1998, 2004 * North Tipperary Under-21 C Football Championship 1 ** 2002 * Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship 7 ** 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2006, 2007, 2010 * North Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship 12 ** 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 * Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship 1 ** 1993 * North Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship 1 ** 1993 * Tipperary Under-21 C Hurling Championship 1 ** 2002 * North Tipperary Under-21 C Hurling Championship 1 ** 2002 * Tipperary Minor B Football Championship 1 2017 * North Tipperary Minor A Football Championship 4 ** 1970, 1972, 1984, 2024 * North Tipperary Minor B Football Championship 2 ** 2008, 2017 * Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship 2 ** 1972, 2005 * North Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship 8 ** 1952, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 2004, 2005, 2006 * North Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship 2 ** 1975, 2018

Notable players

Dinny Cahill Dinny Cahill (born 29 December 1954) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the former manager of the Antrim senior hurling team. Cahill enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Kilruane MacDonagh's while his caree ...

Len Gaynor James Leonard Gaynor (born 1944) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Tipperary county team. Early life Born and raised in Kilruane, County Tipperary, James (More commonly known as Len)first pla ...

Brian Gaynor Brian Gaynor (born 1973) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team. Gaynor joined the team during the 1995–95 National League and was a regular member of the team for just three seasons. Dur ...

, Tipperary hurler 1994-97 * Jimmy Gibson *

Seamus Gibson Seamus may refer to: * Séamus, a Gaelic male given name Film and television * Seamus (''Family Guy''), a character on the television series ''Family Guy'' * Seamus, a pigeon in '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' * Seamus McFly, a fic ...

* Séamus Hennessy *

Tom Moloughney Thomas Moloughney (23 October 1940 – 6 March 2021) was an Irish hurler who played at club level with Kilruane MacDonagh's and at inter-county level with Tipperary. Career Born in Ardcroney, Moloughney was a member of the Kilruane MacDon ...

, Tipperary hurler 1960-63, All Ireland winner 1961 and 1962 * Mark O'Leary * Brian O'Meara *

Niall O'Meara Niall O'Meara (born 16 December 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Kilruane MacDonagh's and formerly at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-for ...

* Sean (Johnny) O'Meara * Éamonn O'Shea

References

External links

Kilruane MacDonagh's GAA Club website
Hurling clubs in County Tipperary Gaelic games clubs in County Tipperary Gaelic football clubs in County Tipperary Cloughjordan {{Tipperary-GAA-club-stub