Stradbally 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...

 gaelic football

Gaelic football

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

 club in Stradbally, 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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The club was founded in 1889 and its colours are green and white. The club grounds are called Bill Delaney

Bill Delaney

Bill Delaney was a famous Gaelic football player for Laois GAA. His sudden death in July 2000 brought great sadness to the entire county but rekindled memories of a glorious career in the Gaelic Athletic Association as a player, referee and administrator.- Career :From a famous footballing family...

 Park after one of the club's most famous sons.

Stradbally GAA Club has won a total of 17 Laois Senior Football Championship titles and numerous other titles at junior, intermediate and underage grades. Sean Delaney

Sean Delaney

Sean "Rab" Delaney was a famous sportsman from County Laois, Ireland.Aged 55, Sean died suddenly in 2004 and the news stunned the county....

, Karl Lenihan

Karl Lenihan

-Playing career:He played on the Laois senior football during the 1970s and 1980s, primarily in midfield. During that period he was widely regarded as one of the top players in the county in his position....

, Tony Maher

Tony Maher (Gaelic football)

Tony Maher is a former gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland.He played for Laois senior football team, primarily in midfield, throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s...

, Colm Kelly

Colm Kelly

Colm Kelly is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland.Kelly usually plays at left corner forward for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship title for the first time since 1997. In 2005 his club Stradbally won the Laois Senior...

, Damien Delaney

Damien Delaney (Gaelic football)

Damien Delaney is a former Gaelic football player for Laois.He won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal with Laois in 2003 and he also helped Laois to a Leinster Under 21 Football title in 1994....

, Colm Begley

Colm Begley

Colm Begley is a Gaelic footballer from Ireland. He has also played Australian rules football for the St Kilda Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .-Recruitment:...

, Paul Begley

Paul Begley

Paul Begley is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland.He plays for the Stradbally club. He usually plays in defence for the Laois senior football team.Paul emerged on to the inter county GAA scene in 2001 as part of the Laois minor squad....

 and Gary Kavanagh

Gary Kavanagh

Gary Kavanagh is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland.He plays for the Stradbally club. He usually plays at wing forward for the Laois senior football team and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946.Gary...

are among Stradbally's most famous players in recent times.

External links

• Laoistalk - Laois GAA News Website