St Martin's GAA is 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 based in the Ballyfoyle/Coon/Muckalee area of

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. The catchment area is roughly comprehended by the ancient barony of

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. The team colour is red with a green sash. The club grounds are

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, Coon The club won the

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 ...

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History

The club was formed in 1982 following an amalgamation of the clubs in the parishes Muckalee, Ballyfoyle, and Coon.() () () The club's first officers were: chairman, Billy Costigan; vice-chairman, John Walsh; joint secretaries Patsy Murphy, Paul Kinsella; joint treasurers, Tom Dowling and Jimmy Maher; senior selectors: Billy Costigan, Patsy Murphy, Dinny Carrigan, Mick Somers, Tom Dowling. Former

Laois senior hurling team The Laois county hurling team represents Laois in hurling and is governed by Laois GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Ch ...

manager

Séamus Plunkett Séamus "Cheddar" Plunkett (born 1961) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward for the senior Laois county team. Plunkett made his first appearance for the team during the 1980-81 National League and was a semi-regular member ...

took over as manager of St Martin's in November 2022.

Honours

s: 1 ** 1985 *

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conte ...

s: 1 ** 1985 *

Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the St Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of ...

s: 1 ** 1984 *

Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board ...

s: 3 ** 1973, 1975, 2002 *

Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship The J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Premier Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1905 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Kilkenny in ...

s: 2 ** 1967, 1974 * Kilkenny Special Junior A Hurling Championships: 2 ** 1984, 2007 * Kilkenny Special Junior B Hurling Championships: 1 ** 2009 * All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championships: 1 ** 2010 * Kilkenny Under 21 Hurling Championships: 1 ** 2007 * Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships: 1 ** 2005

All Stars

* Eamon Morrisey **1990

Notable players

* Dermot Lawler * Mick Lawler *

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* Eamon Morrissey * John Mulhall

All Ireland Champions

''The following is the team that lined out for St. Martin’s in the

final on March 24, 1985:''

References

Sources

* O'Neill, Gerry. (2005), Kilkenny GAA Bible. Produced by Kilkenny GAA Yearbook Committee. * Somers, Michael. (2006), The Club. Produced by Kilkenny Voice. *

External links

* * * {{Kilkenny GAA clubs Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny 1982 establishments in Ireland