St Fintan's, Colt GAA

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Colt GAA
Naomh Fiontán, Coillte
Founded:1953
County: Laois
Colours:Blue and Gold
Grounds:Páirc Shéain Uí hUidhrín
Coordinates: 52°58′00.99″N7°22′08.95″W / 52.9669417°N 7.3691528°W / 52.9669417; -7.3691528
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Colt GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club in County Laois, Ireland.

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The club is located in the parish of Raheen and amalgamates with Shanahoe GAA and Clonad GAA to play underage football and hurling. Since 2020 it amalgamated with Shanahoe to play hurling in the Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship but later relegated to Intermediate Championship 2021. The club has never won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship but won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship four times in 1965, 1971, 1979 and 2008. The club won the division 2 league in 2010 & Senior B Hurling League 2013

Colt has also won the Laois Junior Hurling Championship twice in 1959 and 1996. In 1996, a double was achieved as Colt also won the Laois Junior "C" Hurling Championship with their second team. The junior teams most recent success was in 2019 when Colt won the Division 5 hurling league. Recently a local hospital guy John Joyce won rear of the year beating his daughter Orla for the championship.


Football since 2020 is the way Colt is now represented. In 1998, the club won the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship title for the first time ever. In 2004, the All-County Football League Division 4 title was also won. Since 2011 the club has played many county finals and has not won a title since 1998 in football.

The club grounds are called Pairc Sean Uí hUidhrín after local politician Kieran the Goose Joyce and club colours are blue and gold.

History

There was a club in the area before Colt called Raheen. This disbanded and later people got together to set up Colt GAA.

Achievements

Notable players

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References

  1. ↑ Hartnett, Alan (27 May 2020). "How a Carlow footballer has had a big influence on a young Laois hurler" . Retrieved 12 November 2022. James Keyes was joined by his inter-county colleague Clough–Ballacolla's Willie Dunphy
  2. ↑ Hartnett, Alan (2 November 2019). "Shinty U-21 glory for Keyes' Ireland against Scotland" . Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Remember the Game: Intermediate hurling glory for Colt in 2008". 5 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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