Kyle GAA
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Kyle GAA is 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...

 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 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
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,...

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Located near Ballaghmore
Ballaghmore
Ballaghmore is a small village situated on the western side of County Laois, Ireland, southwest of Portlaoise....

 on the County Laois-County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

 border, Kyle won its only Laois Senior Hurling Championship title in 1951.

After a memorable 2006 campaign, Kyle won the Laois Junior Hurling Championship beating neighbours Camross
Camross
Camross GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland.-History:Founded in 1903, the club is the most successful hurling clubs in County Laois and club colours are black and amber....

in the final to end a spell of 29 years without a championship title.

The club colours are blue and white.
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