Mount Sion 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...

 club located in Waterford

Waterford

Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...

 City, County Waterford

County Waterford

*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

, 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,...

, founded by Brs O'Connor and Malone, teachers in the above school. Although technically separate from the school, the club still maintains a close relationship with the school, sharing the same sports facilities in the city.

The club fields teams in both the Waterford

Waterford GAA

The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county...

 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...

 and Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 championships and has had many famous players, including John Keane

John Keane (hurler)

John Keane was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mount Sion and with the Waterford senior inter-county team in the 1930s and 1940s...

, Philly Grimes, Tony Browne

Tony Browne

Tony Browne is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Mount Sion and is a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1991 to present. He is currently the longest serving player in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.-Club:Browne plays his club hurling with the...

 and Ken McGrath

Ken McGrath

Ken McGrath is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Mount Sion and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1996 to 2011.He is said to be one of the best hurlers to ever walk...

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Honours

• Waterford Senior Hurling Championships: 35
  • 1938-40, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953–61, 1963–65, 1969–1972, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1986–1988, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002–2004 and 2006
• Waterford Senior Football Championships: 5
  • 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959 and 1961
• Waterford Junior Football Championship
  Waterford Junior Football Championship
  Waterford Junior Football Championship is the third-tier gaelic football competition organised by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The competition is confined to clubs in Waterford in Ireland. The winners usually will play in the senior grade the following year for the...
  
  s: 3
  • 1939, 1948 and 1990
• Waterford Junior Hurling Championship
  Waterford Junior Hurling Championship
  Waterford Junior Hurling Championship is the third-tier hurling competition organized by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The competition is confined to clubs in Waterford in Ireland. The winners usually will play in the senior grade the following year for the...
  
  s: 1
  • 1934
• Waterford Under-21 Hurling Championship
  Waterford Under-21 Hurling Championship
  The Waterford Under-21 Hurling Championship is a hurling competition played by GAA teams in Waterford in Ireland. All players have to be under the age of 21 in the year in which they take part here. The competition is organized by Waterford GAA county board....
  
  s: 7
  • 1973, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1995 and 1999.
• Waterford Minor Hurling Championship
  Waterford Minor Hurling Championship
  The Waterford Minor Hurling Championship is a hurling competition played by GAA teams in Waterford in Ireland. All players have to be under the age of 18 in the year in which they take part here. The competition is organized by the two divisions of Waterford GAA county board - East Division and...
  
  s: 27
  • 1933, 1934, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2008
• Waterford Minor 'B' Football Championships:
  • 1990, 2008, 2009,
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  The Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....
  
  s: 2
  • 1981 and 2002

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