Rathvilly GAA explained

Club Gaa:Rathvilly
Crest:Rathvilly GAA crest.jpeg
Irish:Rathbhile
Founded:1888
Province:Leinster
County:Carlow
Colours:Green, Gold and White
Grounds:Fr. Ryan Park, Rathvilly
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Pattern Ra:_whiteborder
Pattern So:_hoops gold
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Rathvilly Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Rathvilly, County Carlow, Ireland.[1] [2]

History

The club was founded in 1888. The teacher Edward O'Toole was the first captain of the club; he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and an early influence on Kevin Barry.[3] Rathvilly won its first Carlow Junior Football Championship in 1916. In 1979 Rathvilly were promoted to the Carlow Senior Football Championship In 1983 they founded their juvenile section and won their first county championship; since then, they have won eight more.[4]

Rathvilly play at Fr. Ryan Park; in 2019, they received a €14,455 grant for floodlights.[5] [6]

The club crest displays the motto bene cultō nīl ōrnātiu[s]. This is Latin for "well cultivated, not ornate," and is derived from Cicero's Cato Maior de Senectute: agro bene culto nihil potest esse nec usu uberius nec specie ornatius ("nothing can be more bountiful for use, or more ornate to the eye, than a well-cultivated farm").[7] [8] It also displays images of Saint Patrick, Rathvilly Moat, St. Patrick's Church and Rathvilly Bridge over the River Slaney.[9] [10]

Honours

Gaelic football

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Appropriation Accounts. Ireland Exchequer and Audit. Department. 17 December 1992. Stationery Office. Google Books.
  2. Web site: 'It was the proudest moment I've had playing football' - Rathvilly captain Brian Murphy on last weekend's historic county title victory and their potential Leinster voyage. 20 November 2021.
  3. Book: Cheallaigh, Carmel Uí. Kevin Barry. 16 September 2020. Mercier Press Ltd. 9781781177464. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Inniskeen welcome Rathvilly to Féile. 22 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Where is the €37 million in Sports Capital Grants going to? Full list of recipients. www.leinsterexpress.ie.
  6. Web site: Out of the shadows: Floodlights a priority for clubs across Ireland. Philip. Reid. The Irish Times.
  7. Ad Virgilium (Continued). P. Hofman Peerlkamp. 1861. Mnemosyne. 10. 2. 113–163. 4424080. JSTOR.
  8. Web site: Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, bĕnĕ. www.perseus.tufts.edu.
  9. Web site: Rathvilly Bridge, PATRICKSWELL, Rathvilly, CARLOW. Buildings of Ireland.
  10. Web site: St. Patrick's Rathvilly – Rathvilly-Kiltegan Parish. www.rathvillykilteganparish.ie.
  11. Web site: Glory for Rathvilly as they end Éire Óg's five in a row bid. Kieran. Murphy. 14 November 2021. Irish Examiner.
  12. Web site: Rathvilly GFC Profile - Total GAA - GAA Club Rankings. www.clubinfo.ie.
  13. Web site: HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling. hoganstand.com.
  14. Web site: Rathvilly | Carlow GAA.
  15. Web site: Ladies day at Rathvilly dinner dance. 29 April 2016. Carlow Nationalist.

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