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West Kerry is a Divisional Gaelic football team in Kerry

Kerry GAA

The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...

. The teams involved are Lispole,Castlegregary. Annascaul

Annascaul GAA

Annascaul GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club that plays Gaelic football and is based in Annascaul, County Kerry, Ireland. They play in Division 1 of the Senior Football League and in the County Intermediate Football Championship. Annascaul is formed by three communities- Annascaul, Inch...

,Dingle and An Ghaeltacht are also part of the area but play alone in the Kerry Senior Football Championship

History

A very interesting fund raising effort was a football match played in Croke Park

Croke Park

Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

on 30 April 1944 between a West Kerry selection and Dublin

Dublin GAA

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

. Mr. Gregory Ashe, brother of Thomas Ashe

Thomas Ashe

Thomas Patrick Ashe born in Lispole, County Kerry, Ireland, was a member of the Gaelic League, the Irish Republican Brotherhood and a founding member of the Irish Volunteers...

after whom the field was named, threw in the ball to start the match. West Kerry won by two points. The West Kerry selection was as follows:-

In goal: P.P. Kennedy, Annascaul

Annascaul GAA

Full back line: Tim Moore, Camp – J Leahy, Cuas – Tim Brosnan, Dingle

Dingle GAA

Dingle GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Kerry, Ireland.The club competes in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. The club play hurling but only up to the under 14 age group.-Kerry Senior Football Championship:...

Half back line: Dan Kavanagh, Dunquin – Mikie Falvey, Dingle

Dingle GAA

– Joe Fitzgerald, Caherboshina

Centre field: Sean Brosnan, Dingle

Dingle GAA

– Paddy Kennedy

Paddy Kennedy (Gaelic footballer)

Paddy Kennedy was a Gaelic footballer from Kerry, active in the 1930s and 1940s.Kennedy is regarded as one of the greatest Med Fielders of all time. He was a member of the Garda Síochána for a time, but later became a sales representative for a mineral water company and managed the Crystal Ballroom...

, Annascaul

Annascaul GAA

Half forward line Batt Garvey, Ventry

Ventry

Ceann Trá is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located on the Dingle Peninsula, 7 kilometres west of Dingle, the village of Ventry was once the main port of the peninsula...

– Bill Dillon

Bill Dillon (footballer)

Bill Dillon was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1937 until 1941. Dillon captained Kerry to a third consecutive All-Ireland title in 1941.-References:-Teams:...

, Dingle

Dingle GAA

– Paddy Bawn Brosnan

Paddy Bawn Brosnan

Paddy Bawn Brosnan was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1940 until 1952.-References:-Teams:...

, Dingle

Dingle GAA

Full forward line: Johnny Counihan, Annascaul

Annascaul GAA

– Charley Sullivan, Camp – Mikie Brosnan, Minard

Nine of those players had played in All-Ireland finals at the time and seven of them held All-Ireland medals.

The West Kerry League

Dingle

Dingle GAA

sent a delegate to the Kerry County Board for the first time in 1906. He was Mr. Maurice Griffin, a Dingle man who became Managing Director of The Kerryman newspaper. The appointment was a big help to the club. In the summer of that year 1906 another step forward was taken when the West Kerry League was inaugurated. This was due to the enthusiasm of Fr. Eddie Moriarty, a native of Dingle and priest of the diocese of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.

The competition was an instant success. Nine teams took part. They were:-

Annascaul

Annascaul GAA

, captained by Frank O’ Donnell

Dingle

Dingle GAA

, captained by Batt O’ Connor

Lispole, captained by Jim Brosnan

Milltown, captained by Bob Dissette

Ventry

Ventry

Ceann Trá is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located on the Dingle Peninsula, 7 kilometres west of Dingle, the village of Ventry was once the main port of the peninsula...

, captained by Tom Long

Ballyferriter

Ballyferriter

Baile an Fheirtéaraigh ), also known as An B[h]uailtín, is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the west of the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula and according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speak the Irish language on a daily basis...

, captained by Mikie Granville

Dunquin

Dunquin

Dún Chaoin , meaning "Caon's stronghold", is a Gaeltacht village in west County Kerry, Ireland. Dunquin lies at the Western tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. At 10°27'16"W, it is the most westerly settlement of Ireland...

, captained by Liam Kavanagh

Cuas, captained by Batt Kennedy

Ballydavid, captained by Mikie Fitzgerald

On February 6, 1907 the final was contested between Dingle and Lispole. Surprisingly the match was played in Tralee. The teams travelled by train and were met at the Tralee station by the Boherbee Fife and Drum Band and were played through the town. The score was Dingle 6pts, Lispole 2pts. The West Kerry League is still being played in the peninsula.

Roll of Honour

Kerry Senior Football Championship 1984, 1985, 1990

Kerry Under-21 Football Championship
Kerry Under-21 Football Championship
The Kerry Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for teams in Kerry. Players have to be under the age of 21 to compete.-Roll of honour:...

1989, 1994, 1996, 2009

Kerry Minor Football Championship
Kerry Minor Football Championship
The Kerry Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition organized by the Kerry GAA county board. All players need to be under the age of 18. The teams competing are either GAA clubs or divisional teams, who pick from a selection of different clubs within their district.-Roll of honour:...

1959, 1990, 1993, 2007, 2008

Kerry U-16 Football Championship 2004

County Championship Winning Captains

1984 Gabriel Casey
1985 Denis Higgins
1990 Pat Flahive

Competitions

West Kerry Senior Football Championship
West Kerry Senior Football Championship
The West Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the West Kerry division of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-See also:*South Kerry Senior Football Championship*East Kerry Senior Football Championship...
West Kerry Senior Football League
West Kerry Junior League
West Kerry Minor Championship
West Kerry Minor League
West Kerry U16 League
West Kerry U14 League
West Kerry U12 League

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