Gaelic games in County Kildare

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Gaelic games are the traditional Irish sports of Gaelic football, ladies' Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, Gaelic handball and rounders. This article gives an overview of Gaelic games in County Kildare .

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County symbols

Kildare traditionally used the county arms featuring oak trees, acorns and a lily; this was replaced by a blue Saint Brigit cross on a green circle in 2005, so that this symbol could be copyrighted. The all-white strip was originally worn by Clane, and when Kildare won the 1905 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship wearing the Clane colours, it was decided to adopt it permanently. Kildare is thus the only county to have only one county colour.

Gaelic football

Gaelic football in County Kildare is overseen by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Kildare senior football team represents the county in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Ladies' Gaelic football

Ladies' football in County Kildare is overseen by the Kildare County Board of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Kildare senior ladies' football team represents the county in the All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship.

Hurling

Hurling in County Kildare is overseen by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. At present, there are 11 registered hurling clubs in County Kildare. Kildare senior hurling team represents the county in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Camogie

Camogie in County Kildare is overseen by the Kildare County Board of the Camogie Association. Kildare senior camogie team represents the county in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship.

Gaelic handball

Handball in County Kildare is overseen by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Rounders

Rounders in County Kildare is overseen by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

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Kildare GAA

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Wicklow GAA

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Clane GAA

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Caragh GFC

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Maynooth GAA

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Castledermot GAA

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Celbridge GAA

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Kilcullen GAA

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Kill GAA (County Kildare)

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The following is an alphabetical list of terms and jargon used in relation to Gaelic games. See also list of Irish county nicknames

St Anne's Rathangan GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Rathangan, County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in Men's and Ladies Gaelic football and hurling. The St Anne's club has been active, in different forms and names, since the beginning of the GAA in 1884. It originally took the name of Kilmannon in 1886 and down through the years had the names of Brownstown, Baldwinstown, Duncormick, Cleariestown, Redmoor and Scar representing the parish, sometimes even against one another. The name St Anne's was first mooted in the parish in 1932 and with a few brief exceptions that name has stayed with the club ever since.

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