Abbeyleix GAA
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Abbeyleix St Lazerians is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club in Abbeyleix
, County Laois
, Ireland
.
The club plays at senior level in hurling
and has no less than 8 Laois Senior Football Championship titles to its credit, the last of which came in 1919.
Hurling is the main game in the club and Abbeyleix is also the proud holder of 8 Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles, the most recent of which came in 1949.
In 2006, a number of Abbeyleix players were part of the Ballyroan Gaels squad that won the Laois Senior Football Championship. Ballyroan Gaels was an amalgamtion of the two neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix and Ballyroan
.
The club grounds are called Fr. Breen Park and the club colours are primrose and blue.
Abbeyleix won the 2007 Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
and returned to the senior grade in 2008.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club in Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois, Ireland about from Portlaoise and located on the N77 national secondary route. Formerly the N8 National Primary Route ran through the centre of the town, making Abbeyleix an infamous bottleneck on the Dublin-Cork corridor with up to 15,000 vehicles passing...
, County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
, Ireland
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The club plays at senior level in hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
and has no less than 8 Laois Senior Football Championship titles to its credit, the last of which came in 1919.
Hurling is the main game in the club and Abbeyleix is also the proud holder of 8 Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles, the most recent of which came in 1949.
In 2006, a number of Abbeyleix players were part of the Ballyroan Gaels squad that won the Laois Senior Football Championship. Ballyroan Gaels was an amalgamtion of the two neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix and Ballyroan
Ballyroan GAA
Ballyroan GAA was a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Ballyroan, County Laois, Republic of Ireland.Founded in 1887, the club colours were sky blue and navy having originally been royal blue with a dominant white V on the front...
.
The club grounds are called Fr. Breen Park and the club colours are primrose and blue.
Abbeyleix won the 2007 Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois hurling clubs. The winners of the championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship and in turn, go on to the...
and returned to the senior grade in 2008.