Cooley Kickhams G.F.C.
Cooley Kickhams Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based on the Cooley Peninsula, County Louth, Ireland.[1]
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| Founded: | 1887 | ||||||||
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| County: | Louth | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green, Gold and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Father McEvoy Park, Monksland, Carlingford | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54.010116°N 6.169247°W | ||||||||
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History
The club was founded in 1887 and is named after the Cooley Peninsula on which it stands. It bears the Brown Bull of Cooley on the club crest and is also named after the nationalist and writer Charles Kickham (1828–1882).[2]
The club grounds, named Fr. McEvoy Park, are near to Haggardstown, Greenore and Carlingford. They were opened in 1969 by GAA President Séamus Ó Riain.[3]
In 1973 and 1976 they reached the final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.
The ladies' team reached the final of the 2001 Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship.
Honours
Gaelic football
- Louth Senior Football Championship (9): 1935, 1939, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1990
- Louth Senior Football League (Cardinal O’ Donnell Cup) (14): 1936, 1937, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007
- Senior subsidiary winners (ACC Cup) (4): 1984, 1987, 1998, 2003
- Senior subsidiary winners (Old Gaels Cup) (7): 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974
- Senior subsidiary winners (Paddy Sheelan Cup) (4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014
- Louth Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1907
- Louth Junior Football Championship (4): 1916, 1934, 1947, 1964
- Louth Minor Football Championship (6): 1968, 1979, 1984, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2020[4]
Notable players
- Eddie Boyle[5]
- Con Cottrell, also a Cork hurler
- Joseph Ferguson, executed during the Irish Civil War[6]
- Neil Gallagher
- Rob Kearney, former professional rugby player[7]
- Jimmy Magee, commentator and journalist (honorary member)[8]
- Sean O'Neill
- Stephen White
- Brian White
- Peadar McParland
- Peadar Gallagher
- Terry Brennan
- Gerry Farrell
References
- "Cooley Kickhams Club Notes – Louth GAA". louthgaa.ie.
- "Members list". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "About | Cooley Kickhams G.F.C."
- "Club Honours | Cooley Kickhams G.F.C."
- Scally, John (1 April 2011). 100 GAA Greats: From Christy Ring to Joe Canning. Random House. ISBN 9781845969431 – via Google Books.
- Hall, Donal; Martin, Maguire (10 April 2017). County Louth and the Irish Revolution: 1912–1923. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 9781911024590 – via Google Books.
- "Rob Kearney returns to GAA with Cooley Kickhams". RTÉ. 11 August 2021.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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