Cappagh GAA
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Cappagh is a Gaelic Athletic Association
(GAA) club in County Kildare
, Republic of Ireland
. It was the Kildare club of the year in 1998.
in the 1938 All Ireland final. They amalgamated with Kilcock 1938-41 and 1955-62 Jim Daly and Pat Lyons played on the Kildare
team in 1950.
- Kildare Junior Camogie Championship double.
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...
(GAA) club in 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...
, 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,...
. It was the Kildare club of the year in 1998.
History
Cappagh was founded by Paddy Butler and John Murray in the aftermath of the Easter Rising. They played Kilcock on Gaelic Sunday. A match between Cappagh and Kilcock in the 1921 championship had to be postponed when the Cappagh captain and four players were arrested beforehand by the British. Their grounds in Ballyvauneen were purchased in 1971 and their dressing room complex opened in 1995.Gaelic Football
Kerryman Tadhg Downey played at corner forward on the 1939 Kildare championship team. At Downey’s behest, Cappagh adopted the red jerseys of the Dingle club, worn by KerryKerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
in the 1938 All Ireland final. They amalgamated with Kilcock 1938-41 and 1955-62 Jim Daly and Pat Lyons played on the Kildare
Kildare GAA
For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
team in 1950.
Camogie
Founded on October March 5, 1972 by Molly O’Donoghue and Lena Downey winners of 20 titles at under-age level and are the only camogie club to have their own pitch. The original club colours were grey and white, now grey red and white. Cappagh hosted the National League Division 2 final of 1980. In 1978 they became the first club in Kildare to achieve the Kildare Senior Camogie ChampionshipKildare Senior Camogie Championship
Camogie was played in Kildare shortly after the sport was first organized in 1904. However due to sparse records it is not certain when the first senior camogie championship was held.The earliest record of Camogie appears in an advertisement by Athy Ladies Hurling Club advertised a members reunion...
- Kildare Junior Camogie Championship double.
Honours
- Intermediate champions 1946.
- Finalists 1944.
- Leinster Leader Cup finalists 1946.
- Junior B champions 1975, 1990.
- Junior finalists 1942.
- Junior B finalists 1978.
- Division 3 champions 1977.
- Junior C champions 1975.
- Junior 7 aside champions 2005
- The Leinster Leader Junior Club CupThe Leinster Leader Junior Club CupThe Leinster Leader Junior Club Cup is a gaelic football competition for junior clubs organised by the Kildare GAA.Founded in 1995, it is sponsored by the Leinster Leader and it has gained mild support at county level...
1997, 2006. - Bord na nÓg Under 13s Div4 League Champions 2009.