Club Gaa: | St Martin's |
Irish: | Cumann Naomh Mairtin |
Founded: | 1982 |
Province: | Leinster |
County: | Kilkenny |
Colours: | Red and green |
Grounds: | Comerford Park |
Coordinates: | 52.79°N -7.12°W |
H1: | 1 |
H2: | 1 |
H3: | 1 |
Pattern B: | _greenrightsash |
Leftarm: | FF0000 |
Body: | FF0000 |
Rightarm: | FF0000 |
Shorts: | FFFFFF |
Socks: | FF0000 |
St Martin's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Ballyfoyle/Coon/Muckalee area of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The catchment area is roughly comprehended by the ancient barony of Fassadinin.
The team colour is red with a green sash.[1] The club grounds are Comerford Park, Coon.[1]
The club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in 1985.[2]
The club was formed in 1982 following an amalgamation of the Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers and Coon clubs. The new club's adopted colours, red with a green sash, were based on a combination of the jerseys of the former clubs.[3]
In 1984, the club won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship and went on to win the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship in December 1984, and the 1984–85 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in March 1985.[2]
Former Laois senior hurling team manager Séamus Plunkett took over as manager of St Martin's in November 2022.[4]
The following is the team that lined out for St. Martin’s in the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final on 24 March 1985:
width=5% | Number | width=20% | Player | width=20% | Position |
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1 | Bobby Shore | Goalkeeper | |||
2 | Jimmy Kelly | Right corner-back | |||
3 | Tony Maher | Full-back | |||
4 | John James Dowling | Left corner-back | |||
5 | Tom Walsh | Right wing-back | |||
6 | Jim Moran | Centre back | |||
7 | Mikey Maher | Left wing-back | |||
8 | John Moran | Midfield | |||
9 | John Morrissey | Midfield | |||
10 | Paddy Lawlor | Right wing-forward | |||
11 | Patsy Moran | Centre forward | |||
12 | Johnny Brennan (Captain) | Left wing-forward | |||
13 | Danny Coonan | Right corner-forward | |||
14 | Tom Moran | Full forward | |||
15 | Richard Maloney | Left corner-forward |