Mountmellick GAA
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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 final.
Mountmellick has also won the Laois Junior Football Championship four times (1929, 1941, 1966 and 1972) and the Laois Minor Football Championship
twice, in 1975 and 1977.
Mountmellick has also won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
on one occasion in 1967 with five wins in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship also to their credit.
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...
and 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 the town
Town
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of Mountmellick
Mountmellick
Other than that its a 15th-century settlement on the narrow Owenass river with an encampment on its banks at Irishtown. Overlooking this valley with its trees and wildlife was a small church called Kilmongan which was closed by the Penal Laws in 1640...
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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In 2006, Mountmellick bridged a 38 year gap to win the Laois Intermediate Football Championship
Laois Intermediate Football Championship
The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois Clubs. The winners of the Laois Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to...
for just the second time ever, beating Annanough in the final.
Mountmellick has also won the Laois Junior Football Championship four times (1929, 1941, 1966 and 1972) and the Laois Minor Football Championship
Laois Minor Football Championship
The Laois Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 18 players of Laois clubs. The 2011 minor football champions are Portlaoise who defeated St Josephs/Barrowhouse in the final by a scoreline of 2-12 to 0-6.A subsidiary competition the...
twice, in 1975 and 1977.
Mountmellick has also won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois hurling clubs. The winners of the championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship and in turn, go on to the...
on one occasion in 1967 with five wins in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship also to their credit.