Kilrossanty GAA explained

Club Gaa:	Kilrossanty
Irish:	Cill Rosanta
Crest:	Kilrossanty GAA logo.png
Founded:	1886
Province:	Munster
County:	Waterford
Nickname:	The Rossies
Colours:	Green And Gold
Grounds:	Pairc Naomh Brid, Leamybrien
Coordinates:	52.1662°N -7.5177°W
F3:	15
Pattern B:	_yellowhorizontal
Leftarm:	008000
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Socks:	008000

Kilrossanty GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located in Lemybrien, County Waterford, Ireland.^[1] The club is named for the nearby village of Kilrossanty. It plays home games at Pairc Naomh Brid. Kilrossanty is one of the oldest GAA clubs in Waterford^[2] and one of the larger Gaelic Football clubs there.

They also play underage hurling and have fielded a number of adult hurling teams on many occasions.^[3] They won the Junior B Hurling title in 1990.and 2016 Defeating Mount Sion 1-20 to 07^[4]

In the early days of the GAA, Kerry GAA wore red and green as their colours. In 1903, they traveled east to play a tournament in Dungarvan and inexplicably left the green and red jerseys at home. Percy Kirwan borrowed the green and gold kit off local club Kilrossanty and following a strong performance, they decided to adopt the colours.^[5]

Honours

• Waterford Senior Football Championship 15
  • 1888, 1919, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
    • [Runners up] 1886, 1887, 1894, 1901, 1906, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1966, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2018
• Waterford Junior Football Championships: 6
  • 1918, 1926, 1937, 1998, 2010, 2013
• Waterford Minor Football Championships: 2
  • 2004, 2016(Div 3)
• Waterford Under-21 Football Championships: 4
  • 1983, 1992, 1993, 2011
• Waterford Under-20 Hurling Championships: 2
  • 2022(B), 2023(C)
• Waterford Junior B Hurling Championships: 2
  • 1990, 2016
• Senior Football League - Phelan Cup: 8
  • 1956,1957,1982,1984,1987,1990,2011,2016
• Waterford Minor Hurling Division 3 Championships: 1
  • 2018

History

Kilrossanty was founded in 1885 and took part in the first Waterford Senior Football Championship the following year.^[6] The club reached its first final in 1886 and reached the finals again the following year, before winning its first title in 1888, without recording a single score against them. Kilrossanty won fifteen Waterford Senior Football Titles. They hold the distinction of being the Waterford club to have held on to their senior status the longest without relegation to intermediate ranks.^[7] On winning the junior title in 1937, Kilrossanty was promoted to the senior grade, where they have remained ever since.^[8] In 1888, Kilrossanty won their first senior football title, beating Fenor 0-3 to 0-0[1] in the final.

Notable players

• Declan Troy^[9]
• Mick Prendergast^[10]
• Jimineen Power^[11]
• Tom Riordan^[12]
• Tom Keating^[13]
• Darren Mulhearne^[14]

External links

• ^[15]
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Notes and References

1. Web site: Fethard Notes - 26th June 1999. Joe. Kenny. 19 September 2016.
2. Web site: 125 Years of Kerry GAA - Kerry GAA Forum. 19 September 2016.
3. Web site: HoganStand.com - Obituaries. 19 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117211717/http://www.hoganstand.com/obituaries/default.aspx?County=Waterford. 17 November 2016. dead. dmy-all.
4. Web site: Fun factor gone out of football as pressure now name of game - Independent.ie. 19 September 2016.
5. Web site: 6 Counties Who Have Changed Their GAA Kit Colours And The Reasons Why . Balls.ie. 12 December 2023 .
6. Web site: Story Of Cork's Congo Heroes... 50 Years On. 8 April 2013. 19 September 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071117041844/http://www.waterford-news.com/news/story/?trs=cweycwidsn. 17 November 2007. dmy-all.
7. Web site: Irish Examiner - Sport from Ireland - 16, September, 2000 . 2009-05-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622124327/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2000/09/16/current/spage_14.htm . 22 June 2011 . dmy .
8. Web site: Fethard Notes - 27th November 1999. Joe. Kenny. 19 September 2016.
9. Web site: Fethard Notes - 29th January 2000. Joe. Kenny. 19 September 2016.
10. Web site: GaelicLife . 2009-05-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503142304/http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/GL/free/294323750322668.php . 3 May 2009 . dmy .
11. Web site: Ireland Newspapers. 12 December 2016.
12. Web site: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20402112.html.
13. Web site: https://waterford-news.ie/2023/07/25/tom-keating-kilrossanty-and-waterford-footballer-dies/.html.
14. News: Declan. Rooney. 'I might become professional' - The story of the unemployed 46-year-old debutant Waterford goalkeeper. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 14 May 2019.
15. http://www.gaelicgames.in/waterford/kilrossanty
16. Web site: KILROSSANTY GAA.