Killarney Legion are a Gaelic Athletic Association

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...

 club from Killarney

Killarney

Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region are home to St...

 in 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

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. The club was founded on a March evening in 1929 when a group of eleven men held a meeting in the then Temperance Hall

Temperance movement

A temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...

 in High Street, Killarney (where O'Shea's garage is today).

Recent history

In the 2007 Kerry Senior Football Championship, Legion reached the 3rd round by beating John Mitchels of Tralee 0-16 to 1-6, then losing to rivals Dr. Crokes

Dr. Crokes

Dr Crokes is a Gaelic football club based in Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Famous current players include Colm "Gooch" Cooper and Eoin Brosnan....

 1-16 to 0-9. Legion now have a new state of the art clubhouse and have just commenced the deveolpment of a stand aligning the southern side of the main pitch. The stature of the juvenile section of the club is at an all time high at present. Legion's U14 team represented Kerry in the Feile competition of 2006 held in Wicklow

Wicklow

Wicklow) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island, it has a population of 10,070 according to the 2006 census. The town is situated to the east of the N11 route between Dublin and Wexford. Wicklow is also connected to the rail...

 and again in 2009 held in Kildare

Kildare

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. Also the minor teams(U18) have reached three county finals in a row since 2007, winning two. Legion's senior team is currently in transition remaining in Division 2 this season while also maintaing there County Championship status.

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...

• Ml. Coffey 1926
• D. O’ Connor 1929-32
• Timmy O’ Leary 1937-39
• Ml. Lyne 1937-41
• Jackie Lyne 1946-53
• Denny Lyne 1946
• Donie Murphy 1953
• Mixie Palmer 1953-55
• Gerald O’ Sullivan 1953-55
• J.J. Sheehan 1953-55
• Johnny Culloty
  Johnny Culloty
  Johnny Colloty was a Gaelic football and hurling sportsperson from Killarney, County Kerry. He played with the Killarney Legion club.Intercounty Career...
  
   1955-59-62-69-70
• Diarmuid O’Donoghue 1980-84
• Peter O’ Leary
  Peter O'Leary (Kerry GAA)
  Peter O'Leary was a Gaelic football Goalkeeper from Co Kerry. He played with the Kerry senior them for 10 years manly in the National League but also played 6 Championship games. He was part of the Kerry team that were shocked by Clare in the 1992 Munster Football final. He won 2 All Ireland Senior...
  
   1997, 2000
• John Cronin 2004

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition for junior gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland. The definition of what constitutes a junior player differs from county to county. In some, the junior team is the second team after the senior team...

• Ml. Coffey 1924
• Ml. Lyne 1941
• Denny Lyne 1941
• Teddy Lyne 1941
• John Murphy 1941
• J.C. Cooper 1949
• Mixie Palmer 1949
• Tom Spillane 1954
• Johnny Culloty
  Johnny Culloty
  Johnny Colloty was a Gaelic football and hurling sportsperson from Killarney, County Kerry. He played with the Killarney Legion club.Intercounty Career...
  
   1954
• Weeshie Fogarty
  Weeshie Fogarty
  Aloysius Weeshie Fogarty is a raido broadcaster and fomour Gaelic footballer from Killarney Co Kerry. He works for Radio Kerry where he hosts his own show called Terrace Talk on Monday evenings, he also writes for the Kerryman newspaper....
  
   1967
• Diarmuid O'Donoghue
  Diarmuid O'Donoghue
  Diarmuid O'Donoghue was a Gaelic footballer from Killarney Co Kerry. He played with the Kerry senior team during the 1980s mainly in the National League when he won a medal in Kerry's 1984 win. He played 1 Championship game in 1984. He was part of the panel that won All Ireland titles in 1980, 1981...
  
   1983
• Padraig Brosnan 1983
• Sean Hegarty
  Sean Hegarty
  Sean Hegarty was a Gaelic footballer from County Kerry. He had a brief career with the Kerry senior team during the 2001 National League. Before joining the senior team he played with the Kerry minor team in 1997 and won a Munster Championship title playing at center back. He then moved on to the...
  
   2006 (Captain)

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 18 and 21 in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months...

• Denny Murphy 1975
• Padraig Brosnan 1976
• Peter O’ Leary
  Peter O'Leary (Kerry GAA)
  Peter O'Leary was a Gaelic football Goalkeeper from Co Kerry. He played with the Kerry senior them for 10 years manly in the National League but also played 6 Championship games. He was part of the Kerry team that were shocked by Clare in the 1992 Munster Football final. He won 2 All Ireland Senior...
  
   1990
• Sean Hegarty
  Sean Hegarty
  Sean Hegarty was a Gaelic footballer from County Kerry. He had a brief career with the Kerry senior team during the 2001 National League. Before joining the senior team he played with the Kerry minor team in 1997 and won a Munster Championship title playing at center back. He then moved on to the...
  
   1998

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...

• Timmy O’Leary 1931-32-33
• Ml. Lyne 1933
• Johnny Brien 1946
• Donie Murphy 1946
• J.J. Sheehan 1946
• Marcus O’Neill 1950
• Tim Kelliher 1963
• Padraig Brosnan 1975
• Paudie Sheehan 1975
• Richard O’Brien 1980
• Peter O’ Leary
  Peter O'Leary (Kerry GAA)
  Peter O'Leary was a Gaelic football Goalkeeper from Co Kerry. He played with the Kerry senior them for 10 years manly in the National League but also played 6 Championship games. He was part of the Kerry team that were shocked by Clare in the 1992 Munster Football final. He won 2 All Ireland Senior...
  
   1988

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971, played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland. The current champions are Crossmaglen Rangers of Armagh, who defeated St. Brigid's of Roscommon on March 17, 2011 to win their...

(with East Kerry

East Kerry GAA

The East Kerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association caters for Gaelic football and hurling in the East Kerry division of the GAA county of Kerry.The East Kerry Divisional Board is made up of 13 Football Clubs and 1 Hurling Club...

)

• Ml. Lyne (Faugh) 1971
• Noel Power 1971
• Weeshie Fogarty
  Weeshie Fogarty
  Aloysius Weeshie Fogarty is a raido broadcaster and fomour Gaelic footballer from Killarney Co Kerry. He works for Radio Kerry where he hosts his own show called Terrace Talk on Monday evenings, he also writes for the Kerryman newspaper....
  
   1971

National Football League

National Football League (Ireland)

The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The prize for the winning team is the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company...

• D. O’ Connor 1928-29-30
• Johnny Culloty
  Johnny Culloty
  Johnny Colloty was a Gaelic football and hurling sportsperson from Killarney, County Kerry. He played with the Killarney Legion club.Intercounty Career...
  
   1958-60-61-63-69-71
• Peter O’ Leary
  Peter O'Leary (Kerry GAA)
  Peter O'Leary was a Gaelic football Goalkeeper from Co Kerry. He played with the Kerry senior them for 10 years manly in the National League but also played 6 Championship games. He was part of the Kerry team that were shocked by Clare in the 1992 Munster Football final. He won 2 All Ireland Senior...
  
   1997
• Diarmuid O'Donoghue
  Diarmuid O'Donoghue
  Diarmuid O'Donoghue was a Gaelic footballer from Killarney Co Kerry. He played with the Kerry senior team during the 1980s mainly in the National League when he won a medal in Kerry's 1984 win. He played 1 Championship game in 1984. He was part of the panel that won All Ireland titles in 1980, 1981...
  
   1984
• John Cronin 2004

All-Ireland Colleges Hogan Cup

Hogan Cup

The Hogan Cup 1946-48 & 1957-) is the cup presented to the winners of the colleges All-Ireland "A" senior football championship, the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools in Ireland. The competition itself is regularly referred to by reference to the trophy's name.St...

• Donie Murphy
• J.J. Sheahan
• Pat Lucey with Munster 1947
• Tommy Leahy with St. Brendan’s 1969
• Denis Doodey, Donal O’ Leary, Darren Counihan, Ted Bowler

Universities Sigerson Cup

Sigerson Cup

The Sigerson Cup is the top division of Higher Education Gaelic football in Ireland, It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...

• Jackie Lyne U.C.C.
  University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
  University College Cork is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. The university is located in Cork....
  
   1943
• John Trant U.C.G.
  National University of Ireland, Galway
  The National University of Ireland, Galway is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland...
  
   1948-50
• Donie Murphy U.C.G.
  National University of Ireland, Galway
  The National University of Ireland, Galway is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland...
  
   1948
• John Keane U.C.C.
  University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
  University College Cork is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. The university is located in Cork....
  
   1988 (Captain)
• Sean Hegarty
  Sean Hegarty
  Sean Hegarty was a Gaelic footballer from County Kerry. He had a brief career with the Kerry senior team during the 2001 National League. Before joining the senior team he played with the Kerry minor team in 1997 and won a Munster Championship title playing at center back. He then moved on to the...
  
   Tralee IT
  Institute of Technology, Tralee
  Institute of Technology, Tralee is a third-level educational institution located in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It was established in 1977 as the Regional Technical College, Tralee.-General information:...
  
   1999

Roll of honour

• East Kerry
  East Kerry GAA
  The East Kerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association caters for Gaelic football and hurling in the East Kerry division of the GAA county of Kerry.The East Kerry Divisional Board is made up of 13 Football Clubs and 1 Hurling Club...
  
   Senior League Title: 1933,36,43,44,47,50,53.
• Senior Championship O'Donoghue Cup: 1954, 1955, 1967, 1976
• East Kerry Junior League Titles :1932,1934,1946,1954,1974,1976.
• County League Division 1
  Kerry County Football League - Division 1
  The Kerry County Football League is a Gaelic football competition between all of the club teams in Kerry. The competition is divided into five divisions. All of the teams in each division play against each other once. At the end of the competition the top 2 and bottom 2 teams get promoted and...
  
  : 1993
• County Club Championship: 1994
• Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1946
• Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
  Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
  This is a competition organized by Kerry GAA for clubs that are not good enough to play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The winners usually play Senior in the years after they win this competition. The winners also represent Kerry in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship....
  
  : 2005

External links

• Official Legion Club GAA Website