Kilcavan
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Kilcavan GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
gaelic football
club in County Laois
, Ireland
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Founded in 1946, the club colours are maroon and white. The club grounds are situated near the villages of Killeigh and Geashill which are on the other side of the Offaly border.
Derek O'Connell in 1995 became the only Kilcavan player to play for Laois at senior championship level.
Kilcavan has won three Laois Junior Football Championship titles (1960, 1993 and 2004) as well as the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship title in 1984.
Underage players of the club play their football with the Mountmellick
club.
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 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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Founded in 1946, the club colours are maroon and white. The club grounds are situated near the villages of Killeigh and Geashill which are on the other side of the Offaly border.
Derek O'Connell in 1995 became the only Kilcavan player to play for Laois at senior championship level.
Kilcavan has won three Laois Junior Football Championship titles (1960, 1993 and 2004) as well as the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship title in 1984.
Underage players of the club play their football with the Mountmellick
Mountmellick GAA
Mountmellick GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football and hurling club in the town of Mountmellick in County Laois, Ireland.In 2006, Mountmellick bridged a 38 year gap to win the Laois Intermediate Football Championship for just the second time ever, beating Annanough in the...
club.