Carrigeen GAA explained

Club Gaa:Carrigeen
Founded:1954
Province:Leinster
County:Kilkenny
Nickname:Cats
Grounds:Asper Park
Coordinates:52.2883°N -7.2233°W
Pattern So:_2 gold stripes
Pattern B:_amber_stripes
Pattern La:_goldstripes
Pattern Ra:_goldstripes
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Carrigeen GAA an Irish Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in Carrigeen in the very far south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was established in 1954 and its home grounds are at Asper Park, which were officially opened in 1991 by Paddy Buggy of Slieverue, former President of the GAA. Carrigeen play in black and amber stripes.[1] As of 2008, the club was reportedly spending €500,000 developing its grounds, with the National Lottery putting up €200,000, Kilkenny County Council €100,000, and the club raising the remaining €200,000.[2]

People

Bob O'Keeffe, after whom the trophy awarded for the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship is named, was a native of Glengrant, Mooncoin. O'Keeffe became a prominent figure in the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) councils and was president of the association from 1935 to 1938. After his death, the GAA decided to donate a trophy in his memory - the Bob O'Keeffe Memorial Cup. The hurler depicted on the top of the cup is barefooted, which is significant since Bob O'Keeffe originally played in that manner.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=36 Kilkenny Cats
  2. News: Daly . John . 'Green light' for Carrigeen GAA Club . . 2008-08-15 .