Tallow GAA
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Tallow GAA Club 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 based in Tallow
Tallow, County Waterford
Tallow is a small town in west County Waterford, Ireland, situated near the County Cork border. It is on the road between Lismore, County Waterford and Youghal, County Cork.-Amenities:...

, in west 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,...

. The club has won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship four times, first in 1936 and more recently in 1980, 1984 and 1985. Tallow presently have four players on 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...

 county panel, James Murray
James Murray (hurler)
James Murray is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tallow and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Club:...

 , Aidan Kearney
Aidan Kearney
Aidan Kearney is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tallow and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Club:...

, Mark O' Brien and Thomas Ryan
Thomas Ryan(Waterford Hurler)
Thomas Ryan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tallow and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.-Club:...

.

Tallow GAA's ground is called Páirc Eamonn de Paor after the former Waterford hurler & coach, Ned Power who taught in the local school through the 60's, 70's & 80's. Ned played for and coached countless Tallow teams in both hurling & football. He was widely regarded as one of the finest and most forward-thinking coach in GAA history, with many accolades and titles associated with his name. Ned died after a lengthy illness on 15 November 2007 at the age of 77.

Underage

Tallow are currently amalgamated with Knockanore Shamrocks and play under the name of Cois Bhride for the County and Western division Minor and Juvenile Championship. Both clubs run separate teams for each other underage competition.

Honours

  • Waterford Senior Hurling Championship: 4
    • 1936, 1980, 1984, 1985
  • Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
    Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
    Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship is the second-tier hurling competition organised by the Waterford 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...

    : 2
    • 1974, 1987,
  • 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...

    : 3
    • 1925,1930,1981
  • 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....

    :7
    • 1972,1976,1977,1983,2002,2003,2008(b)
  • 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...

    : 8
    • 1938,1967,1971,1975,1980,1986,1997,2007(b)
  • Waterford Intermediate Football Championship
    Waterford Intermediate Football Championship
    Waterford Intermediate Football Championship is the second-tier Gaelic football competition organised by the Waterford 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...

    : 1
    • 1976,
  • 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...

    : 2
    • 1975, 2010


Western Hurling Titles
Intermediate
(4) 1971,1974,1982,1987

Junior
(5) 1925,1930,1980,1981, 2010,

U21
(16) 1969,1972,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1981,1982,1983,1988,1999, 2002,2003,2008(b).

Minor
(15) 1938,1956,1967,1968,1971,1972,1974,1975,1979,1980,1981,1986,1997, 1999, 2007(b)

Western Football titles
Intermediate
(1) 1976

Junior
(2) 1975,1994

U21
(5) 1968,1976,1978,1980,1996(with shamrocks)

Minor
(6) 1967,1968,1969,1971,1972,1973

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