Errill GAA
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Errill GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
gaelic football
club in Errill
in County Laois
, Ireland
.
The club colours are green and white. The club grounds on the Roscrea
Road are called Pairc Eireil.
The club currently amalgamates at all levels of hurling
with neighbouring club Rathdowney
and in 2006 the Rathdowney-Errill
team won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship for the first time ever.
The Errill club has twice won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship, (1938 and 1952) and won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
in 1981. It also won the Laois U-21B Hurling Championship in 1997.
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...
gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
club in Errill
Errill
Errill is a village in southwest County Laois, Ireland, near to the County Tipperary and County Kilkenny borders. It is centred on a village green around which sit the 2 local shops; one of which contains the local post office, and 2 pubs...
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...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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.
The club colours are green and white. The club grounds on the Roscrea
Roscrea
Roscrea is a small heritage town in North Tipperary, Ireland. The town has a population of 4,910. Its main industries include meat processing and pharmaceuticals. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ikerrin...
Road are called Pairc Eireil.
The club currently amalgamates at all levels 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...
with neighbouring club Rathdowney
Rathdowney GAA
Rathdowney GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Rathdowney, County Laois, Ireland.The club colours are green and red and the club grounds are called Kelly O'Daly Park....
and in 2006 the Rathdowney-Errill
Rathdowney-Errill
Rathdowney-Errill GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club in County Laois, Ireland. The club colours are green and red.The club was created in 2005 by the complete amalgamation at all levels of hurling of neighbouring clubs Errill and Rathdowney...
team won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship for the first time ever.
The Errill club has twice won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship, (1938 and 1952) and won the 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...
in 1981. It also won the Laois U-21B Hurling Championship in 1997.