Athgarvan GAA

Athgarvan GAA

Ath Garbhán
Founded:	1889
County:	Kildare
Colours:	Light Blue and White
Grounds:	Athgarvan GAA Grounds, Athgarvan
Coordinates:	53°08′56″N6°48′02″W / 53.1489°N 6.8006°W / 53.1489; -6.8006
Playing kits
Standard colours

Athgarvan is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Athgarvan, County Kildare, Ireland.

History

In Gaelic football, Athgarvan contested the first junior C final in 1975, and won the competition in 1977.^{[ citation needed ]}

Eyrefield competed in several hurling championships in the 1910s.^{[ citation needed ]}

In ladies football, Athgarvan reached the All Ireland junior club final in 2005, losing to Mourneabbey of Cork by 2–11 to 2–7.^{[ citation needed ]}

Honours

• Kildare Senior Football Championship (0): (semi-finalists in 1895)
• Kildare Junior Football Championship (2): 1927, 1956
• Kildare Junior Football League (1): 1961
• Kildare Junior C Football Championship (3): 1976, 1989, 2009^{[ citation needed ]}

Bibliography

• Kildare GAA: A Centenary History, by Eoghan Corry, CLG Chill Dara, 1984, ISBN   978-0-9509370-0-7 hb ISBN   978-0-9509370-1-4 pb
• Kildare GAA yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 2000- in sequence especially the Millennium yearbook of 2000
• Soaring Sliothars: Centenary of Kildare Camogie 1904-2004 by Joan O'Flynn Kildare County Camogie Board.

External links

• Athgarvan GAA site
• Facebook page