Fr. Sheehys GAA
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Fr. Sheehys GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
gaelic football
and Hurling
club located in Clogheen
in South Tipperary in Ireland
. The club is part of the South division of Tipperary GAA
and represents the areas of Clogheen and Burncourt
. In 1972 the club were renamed Fr Sheehy's combining Burncourt Football Club and Clogheen Hurling Club which were both formed in the 1930s. The club are named after Nicholas Sheehy
who was a Parish priest in the Clogheen and Burncourt area at the time of his death in 1766.
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...
and 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...
club located in Clogheen
Clogheen, County Tipperary
Clogheen is a village in South Tipperary, Ireland. The latest census of 2006 recorded the population of Clogheen at 509.-Location:It lies in the Galtee-Vee Valley with the Galtee Mountains to the north and the Knockmealdowns in close proximity to the south. The River Tar which is a tributary of...
in South Tipperary in 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,...
. The club is part of the South division of Tipperary GAA
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...
and represents the areas of Clogheen and Burncourt
Burncourt
Burncourt is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland with an approximate population of 138 people.-Location:It lies in the Galtee-Vee Valley with the Galtee Mountains to the north and the Knockmealdowns to the south. It is located 1.7 kilometres from the former main Dublin to Cork road now...
. In 1972 the club were renamed Fr Sheehy's combining Burncourt Football Club and Clogheen Hurling Club which were both formed in the 1930s. The club are named after Nicholas Sheehy
Nicholas Sheehy
Nicholas Sheehy was an 18th century Irish Roman Catholic priest who was executed on charge of accessory to murder. Father Sheehy was a prominent opponent of the British Penal Laws, which persecuted Catholics in Ireland.- Family :...
who was a Parish priest in the Clogheen and Burncourt area at the time of his death in 1766.