St Patricks 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...

 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 East 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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. They draw their players mainly 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...

, Rathmore, St. Mary’s and Spa/ Glenflesk. A one time senior club they now play in the Junior Championship and the Junior Hurling League Division 3B. Dan Kelliher is the current President of the club.

History

On 15 November 1982, on the initiative of the then chairman of the East Kerry GAA Board Seán Kelly a meeting was called for the Park Place Hotel with the aim of setting up a Club to promote hurling in the division. Among those present were Connie Carroll Runai E.K.B, Pa Doyle, Gerald Landers, Brother Justin, Derry Crowley, 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...

, Michaell Culloty, Tadhgie Fleming, Joe Doherty, Liam McGuire Tom Holohan, and Noel O'Connor. It was decided that the name of the Club would be St. Patricks East Kerry GAA Club.

The Club has enjoyed varying levels of success with the winning of the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship

Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship is a Hurling Championship played in Co Kerry. Many of the Senior teams in the county second teams play in the championship. The winners play in the Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship‎ and All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. ‎-Roll of honour:...

 in 1983 and 1990 and the County League division 2 in 1985, being chief among them.

Honours

• Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship
  Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship
  The Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship is a Hurling Championship played in Co Kerry. Many of the Senior teams in the county second teams play in the championship. The winners play in the Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship‎ and All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. ‎-Roll of honour:...
  
   2: 1983,1990
• Kerry Junior Hurling Championship
  Kerry Junior Hurling Championship
  The Kerry Junior Hurling Championship is a hurling championship for junior clubs in kerry.Roll of Honour...
  
   1: 2007, 2010
• Kerry Novice Hurling Championship
  Kerry Novice Hurling Championship
  The Kerry Novice Hurling Championship is a competition played between Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Kerry, Ireland. It is the lowest level of hurling competition organized by the Kerry GAA county board.Roll of Honour...
  
  1: 2004
• County League Div 2 1: 1985