Killarney Legion GAA explained

Club Gaa:Killarney Legion
Province:Munster
County:Kerry
Irish:An Léigúin, Cill Airne
Founded:1929
Colours:Green & White
Grounds:Dereen, Killarney
Coordinates:52.0735°N -9.5075°W
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Killarney Legion are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. The club was founded on a March evening in 1929[1] when a group of eleven men held a meeting in the then Temperance Hall in High Street, Killarney.

History

In the Kerry Senior Football Championship, Legion reached the 3rd round by beating John Mitchels of Tralee 0-16 to 1-6, then losing to rivals Dr. Crokes 1-16 to 0-9. Legion now have a new state of the art clubhouse and have just commenced the development of a stand aligning the southern side of the main pitch. The stature of the juvenile section of the club is at an all-time high at present. Legion's U14 team represented Kerry in the Feile competition of 2006 held in Wicklow and again in 2009 held in Kildare. Also the minor teams (U18) have reached three county finals in a row since 2007, winning two. The club won the Under 21 Club Championship in 2011 and 2012. Legion's senior team was relegated to Division 2 for the 2014 season, but won that straight away. Killarney Legion GAA came so close to winning the County Championship 2015 after beating Mid Kerry, Feale Rangers, Kerins O' Rahillys and Rathmore. Legion met South Kerry in the County Final but lost in extra time of a replay.

As of October 2020, the club acquired a new floodlighting system, and upgraded the gym.[2]

Notable players

Notable players include:

All-Ireland medal winners from the Legion include:

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

(with East Kerry)

National Football League

Railway Cup Football

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Colleges Hogan Cup

Universities Sigerson Cup

Roll of honour

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Killarney Legion GAA – Killarney Legion GAA. https://web.archive.org/web/20201117064118/https://legiongaa.com/. 17 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Future looking very bright for Killarney Legion . Killarney Today . 6 October 2020 . 23 November 2020 . 1 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201034909/https://www.killarneytoday.com/future-looking-very-bright-for-killarney-legion/ . live .
  3. Web site: South Kerry land the killer punch. 23 November 2015. Irish Examiner. 23 November 2015. 24 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124114114/http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/south-kerry-land-the-killer-punch-366525.html. live.
  4. Web site: Rampant Crokes show no mercy . 20 October 2014 . . 20 October 2014 . 21 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021010534/http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/rampant-crokes-show-no-mercy-292151.html . live .
  5. Web site: Rathmore retain cup as Legion's wait continues. 21 December 2015. Irish Examiner. 21 December 2015. 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222173410/http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/rathmore-retain-cup-as-legions-wait-continues-372612.html. live.

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