Ahane GAA

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Ahane
Átháin
Founded:1926
County: Limerick
Colours:Green and Gold
Grounds:Mackey Park, Lisnagry
Coordinates: 52°41′29.69″N8°30′57.59″W / 52.6915806°N 8.5159972°W / 52.6915806; -8.5159972
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Senior Club Championships
All IrelandMunster
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Limerick
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Football: - - 5
Hurling: - - 19

Ahane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the Ahane, Castleconnell and Montpelier areas of east County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and football and historically is regarded as one of the great clubs of Limerick. Some other class players were the Mackey brothers, Mick and John and Jackie Power among others. A few of the Ahane players won the All-Ireland Senior hurling championship in 1934, 1936 and 1940 with Limerick, their leader being the peerless Mick Mackey, regarded as one of Ireland's greatest hurlers of all time. They won 15 Limerick Senior Hurling Championships in the 1930s and 1940s and also won 5 Limerick Senior Football Championships during this era.

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Hurling

Honours

Gaelic football

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