Clonaslee–St Manman's GAA

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Clonaslee–St Manman's
Founded:1888
County: Laois
Colours:Green and White (football)
Red and White (hurling)
Grounds:Father Kehoe Park
Coordinates: 53°09′04.50″N7°31′31.79″W / 53.1512500°N 7.5254972°W / 53.1512500; -7.5254972
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Clonaslee St Manman's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and Gaelic football club in the village of Clonaslee, County Laois, Ireland.

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The club colours are green, white and red (differ between green and white or red and white or sometimes green/red/white depending on whether it is hurling or football.

History

Clonaslee GAA club catered for football and hurling until 1974, when St Manman's Gaelic Football Club was founded and catered exclusively for football. St Manman's reached the 1977 Laois Junior Football Championships final, losing to Portlaoise. [1]

In 2001, Clonaslee Hurling Club amalgamated with St Manman's Football Club.

In 1999, Clonaslee–St Manman's amalgamated with Rosenallis forming a Gaels(joint team at senior that allows clubs to have separate junior teams) Senior hurling.They also amalgamated at underage in hurling and football. This team was named Tinnahinch after the barony of Tinnahinch which includes the civil parishes of Kilmanman, Reary and Rosenallis. Tinnahinch competed in 3 Senior Hurling finals in 2002, 2003 and 2006. In 2009, they won the Division 3 Féile na nGael (U14 Hurling) national hurling title.

At adult level, this was a Gaels team which meant that both Clonaslee and Rosenallis could have their own separate Junior teams.

Juvenile Setup

At underage Clonaslee fields hurling and football teams on its own up to u13, at u15 and u17 they amalgamate with Rosenallis to form Clonaslee/Rosenallis. [2]

Achievements

Hurling

Football

Clonaslee–St Manman's or St Manman's have won the following football county titles;

Notable players

Darren Rooney, a former club member, represented Laois at senior in both hurling and football.

Mark and Declan-brothers of Darren Rooney also played hurling and football for Laois.

James Young is also a former Laois senior hurler.

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References

  1. "1977 – Laois Junior Football Final". 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. Cunningham, Liam (5 October 2024). "Laois U-15 'B' FC: Rosenallis-Clonaslee-St Manman's survive late scare to lift Championship". Laois Today. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. "Clonaslee lead the way on the 2020 intermediate football Team of the Year". 22 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2022.