St. Colmcille's GAA

St. Colmcille's GAA
Naomh Colmcille CLG
Founded:1971
County:Meath
Nickname:Cilles
Colours:Navy and blue
Grounds:Pairc Ui Rís, Piltown, Bettystown
Coordinates:53°41′43.79″N 6°16′45.35″W / 53.6954972°N 6.2792639°W / 53.6954972; -6.2792639
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Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions		 Meath
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St. Colmcille's GAA (Irish: Naomh Colmcille CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Piltown, County Meath, Ireland, mainly incorporating the area of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney. It currently competes in the Meath Senior Football Championship.

History

St. Colmcille's GAA was founded in 1971 through an amalgamation of two east Meath GAA clubs, Stars of the Sea and Shallon.[1] The club moved to their current ground of Pairc Ui Rís in 1989, named in honour of Edmund Rice.[2]

The club has found some success at Junior and Intermediate level, notably winning the Meath Intermediate Championship and Leinster Intermediate Championship in 2016.[3]

Notable players

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Our History". St Colmcilles GAA Club. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  2. ^ "Colmcilles Seaside League". Drogheda Independent. 12 May 1989. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour". St Colmcilles GAA Club. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2024-02-13.