St. Colmcille's GAA explained

Club Gaa:St. Colmcille's GAA
Crest:St Colmcilles GAA Crest.png
Irish:Naomh Colmcille CLG
Founded:1971
Province:Leinster
County:Meath
Nickname:Cilles
Colours:Navy and blue
Grounds:Pairc Ui Rís, Piltown,Bettystown
Coordinates:53.6955°N -6.2793°W
Pattern Sh:_white_stripes_adidas
Pattern So:_3 stripes white
Leftarm:101a56
Body:309CD6
Rightarm:101a56
Shorts:101a56
Socks:101a56
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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. Web site: 2017-02-11 . Our History . 2024-02-13 . St Colmcilles GAA Club . en-US.
  2. News: 12 May 1989 . Colmcilles Seaside League . Drogheda Independent . 19.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-28 . Roll of Honour . 2024-02-13 . St Colmcilles GAA Club . en-US.

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