Causeway GAA
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Causeway GAA are a hurling
team in north County Kerry
, Ireland
. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship, North Kerry Championship and Div 1 County League. The club is primarily concerned with the game of 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...
team in north County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, 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,...
. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship, North Kerry Championship and Div 1 County League. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.
Honours
- Kerry Senior Hurling Championship 7: 1932, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 19981998 Kerry Senior Hurling ChampionshipFirst RoundKenmare 3-16 Austin Stacks 1-07St. Brendan's, Ardfert 2-12 St. Patricks East Kerry 0-07Crotta O'Neill's 2-17 Lixnaw 1-07Quarter FinalsCauseway4-07 Abbeydorney 1-08Ballyheigue 2-21 Kenmare 0-04Ballyduff 4-10 Kilmoyley 3-11...
- Kerry Minor Hurling ChampionshipKerry Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe Kerry Minor Hurling Championship is a hurling championship for players under 18 in Co Kerry.The Seán Lovett Memorial Cup is presented to the winners, it was presented by Kilmoyley hurling club in 1990 for the County Minor hurling championship...
2: 1968, 1977 - Kerry U21 Hurling ChampionshipKerry U21 Hurling ChampionshipThe Kerry U21 Hurling Championship is a hurling championship for players under 21 in Co Kerry.-Roll of honour:...
1: 1979 - North Kerry Senior Hurling ChampionshipNorth Kerry Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe North Kerry Hurling Championship is played between the clubs in North Kerry the main Hurling area of Kerry.-Roll of honour:...
3: 1988,2003,2010
County Championship Winning Captains
- 1932: Neilus FlynnNeilus FlynnNeilus Flynn was a hurler who played hurling with Causeway in Co Kerry. He was the club's first Kerry Senior Hurling Championship-winning captain in 1932. He also captained St Brendan's to County Championship success in 1936. In 1987 his family donated a cup to the Kerry County Board...
- 1979: Roger Hussy
- 1980: Roy Dineen
- 1981: Maurice LeahyMaurice LeahyMaurice Leahy is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Causeway and with the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1989. Leahy later served as manager of the Kerry senior inter-county team on six separate occasions.-Club:Leahy played...
- 1982: Gerald O'Grady
- 1987: Anthony O'Connor
- 1998: Maurice O'Carroll