Kilcullen GAA

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Kilcullen
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Founded:1889
County: Kildare
Nickname:The Rags
Colours:Black and white
Grounds:Kilcullen GAA Club, Kilcullen
Coordinates: 53°07′46″N6°45′05″W / 53.129419°N 6.75127°W / 53.129419; -6.75127
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Kilcullen is an Intermediate Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland, which played a leading role in developing the games in the county.

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History

Kilcullen town sports predate the GAA. The club was founded in 1889, and at first wore green and gold. They changed to black and white to honour the New Zealand national rugby union team ("All Blacks"), who played in Dublin in 1905. Their nickname, "The Rags", comes from a friendly game against Isles of the Sea where the Dubliners insulted the Kilcullen team's shabby kit. [1]

The club crest depicts the round tower of Old Kilcullen, with its distinctive uneven top.


Gaelic football

Kilcullen were beaten by Clane in the 1892 county final. They lost to Moorefield 0-2 to 2-11 in the 1962 final.

Ladies Gaelic football

Kilcullen Ladies won their first ever Championship at senior level on 3 September 2016. They defeated Celbridge in the final of the Junior B Championship with a final scoreline of 5-17 to 2-05. Kilcullen Line-Up: Aoife Molyneaux; Laura McMahon, Karen Bell, Amy Moran; Katie Willis, Dáire Smyth, Bróna Dooley; Lisa Aspell, Lorraine Schwer(Capt); Kate Timmons, Jayne Peacocke(0-6,5f), Sinéad Maher; Clare Kelly(0-1), Nanci Murphy(3-4), Ciara Pembroke(1-5). Subs used: Ellie O'Toole(1-1), Sarah Doherty(0-1), Emily Vaughan, Rachel Hovenden-Keane, Avril Glendon. Other subs: Amy Barker, Sinéad Jones

The Ladies section of the club had a year of unprecedented success in 2018, the club won at Division 1 level in all age groups from U13, U14, U15, U16 and Minor. The U14s won the All Ireland B Feile. And, to round off the success, the Senior side added the club's second ever Ladies Senior championship by defeating Na Fianna in the Ladies Junior A final.

The Ladies now compete at Senior level with a huge pool of talent running through the underage system in the club including a number of players lining out for Kildare at various levels. Three 'Ragettes' were on the successful Kildare Minor Ladies All Ireland B Championship winning side of 2018: Nanci Murphy, Brona Dooley and Molly Aspell. Molly Aspell captained the Kildare minors in 2019. In 2023, Molly Aspell and Molly O'Loughlin were part of the Kildare panel which won the All Ireland Intermediate Championship.

Camogie

Michelle Aspell was selected on the Kildare camogie team of the century.

Honours

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