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Barrowhouse GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
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 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...

 located in the Townsland of Barrowhouse which is close to the border with County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...

 near the town of Athy
Athy
The town developed from a 12th century Anglo-Norman settlement to an important British military outpost on the border of the Pale.The first town charter dates from the 16th century and the town hall was constructed in the early 18th century...

 in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

  was established in 1919. The club currently has a new pitch in the townsland of Cowpark.

Barrowhouse won numerous Laois county championships in the past. The roll of honour includes three Laois Intermediate Football Championship
Laois Intermediate Football Championship
The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois Clubs. The winners of the Laois Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to...

s (1980, 1985 and 1992), two Laois Junior Football Championships (1946 and 1974), division 2 and 4 league titles. Barrowhouse have also qualified for the quarter-finals of the Laois Senior Football Championship as well as playing in numerous county finals at junior and intermediate level.

The most recent of their championship successes occurred in 1992 when they won both the Laois Intermediate Football Championship
Laois Intermediate Football Championship
The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois Clubs. The winners of the Laois Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to...

 and the Division 2 league. Barrowhouse
Barrowhouse
Barrowhouse GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Laois located in the Townsland of Barrowhouse which is close to the border with County Kildare near the town of Athy in the Republic of Ireland was established in 1919. The club currently has a new pitch in the townsland of...

 have also won the Division 4 league in 2006 and Division 3 League in 2007.

In 2006, the St Joseph's
St Josephs GAA
St. Josephs GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland. It is a parish team and is made up of the four small areas represented on the club crest: Ballyadams, Luggacurren, The Swan and Wolfhill....

-Barrowhouse
Barrowhouse
Barrowhouse GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Laois located in the Townsland of Barrowhouse which is close to the border with County Kildare near the town of Athy in the Republic of Ireland was established in 1919. The club currently has a new pitch in the townsland of...

 underage combination team won the Laois Minor "B" Football Championship
Laois Minor Football Championship
The Laois Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 18 players of Laois clubs. The 2011 minor football champions are Portlaoise who defeated St Josephs/Barrowhouse in the final by a scoreline of 2-12 to 0-6.A subsidiary competition the...

 and in 2008 the Minor "A" league title and Laois Under 21 Football Championship
Laois Under 21 Football Championship
The Laois Under 21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 21 players of Laois Clubs. The 2011 Under 21 football champions are St Josephs/Barrowhouse who defeated Mountmellick/Ballyfin in the final to secure their second title in the grade.A...

 The club won its second such title in 2011 . The St Joseph's
St Josephs GAA
St. Josephs GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland. It is a parish team and is made up of the four small areas represented on the club crest: Ballyadams, Luggacurren, The Swan and Wolfhill....

-Barrowhouse
Barrowhouse
Barrowhouse GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Laois located in the Townsland of Barrowhouse which is close to the border with County Kildare near the town of Athy in the Republic of Ireland was established in 1919. The club currently has a new pitch in the townsland of...

 combination fields teams from Under 12 to Under 21

In 1995 they qualified for the quarter finals of the Laois Senior Football Championship defeating Ballylinan
Ballylinan GAA
Ballylinan GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football and hurling club in Ballylinan, County Laois, Ireland. The club was founded in 1926 and has colours of green and gold....

 in a replay before being eventually knocked out by Stradbally
Stradbally GAA
Stradbally GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland.The club was founded in 1889 and its colours are green and white...

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