Lorrha-Dorrha GAA
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Lorrha-Dorrha GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club in the parish of Lorrha
& Dorrha
, in North County Tipperary
, Ireland
. The club is most famous for Hurling Team of the Millennium
goalkeeper Tony Reddin
, who played with the club from 1947 to 1957. Ken Hogan
who is a former manager and goalkeeper of Tipperary
, also played with Lorrha as did heroes of the 1971 All-Ireland Championship team, Liam King and Noel Lane. In more recent times, John Madden was the club's representative on the Tipperary team which won All-Ireland honours in 1989 and 1991 also Patrick 'Bonner' Maher from 2009-present, he is the only lorrha player to win both All-Ireland and Munster Medals at Senior, Under-21 and Minor with Tipperary.
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 in the parish of Lorrha
Lorrha
Lorrha is a small village at the northern tip of North Tipperary, Ireland. It is located on a local minor road between the R489 Birr to Portumna road and the N65 Nenagh to Portumna road about five kilometres east of the point where the River Shannon enters Lough Derg. It is a townland and a civil...
& Dorrha
Dorrha, North Tipperary
Dorrha is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower, North Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the extreme north of County Tipperary and includes the settlement of Rathcabbin....
, in North 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...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. The club is most famous for Hurling Team of the Millennium
GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium
The GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium was announced by GAA President Seán McCague at a special dinner at Croke Park on 24 July 2000. The initiative was sponsored by An Post who issued special commemorative stamps of the Millennium team members. The team was chosen to comprise, as a...
goalkeeper Tony Reddin
Tony Reddin
Martin Charles Reddington , better known as Tony Reddin, is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling at various times with his local clubs Castlegar in Galway and Lorrha-Dorrha in Tipperary from the 1930s until the 1950s...
, who played with the club from 1947 to 1957. Ken Hogan
Ken Hogan
James Kenneth Hogan , better known as Ken Hogan, is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team....
who is a former manager and goalkeeper of Tipperary
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...
, also played with Lorrha as did heroes of the 1971 All-Ireland Championship team, Liam King and Noel Lane. In more recent times, John Madden was the club's representative on the Tipperary team which won All-Ireland honours in 1989 and 1991 also Patrick 'Bonner' Maher from 2009-present, he is the only lorrha player to win both All-Ireland and Munster Medals at Senior, Under-21 and Minor with Tipperary.
Honours
- Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Champions: 2
- 1946, 2007
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Champions: 8
- 1905, 1914, 1924, 1948, 1956, 1966, 1984, 1989
- North Tipperary Senior Football Champions: 1
- 1983