Clodiagh Gaels GAA
{{Short description|GAA club in County Offaly, Ireland}}
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| founded = 2015
| province = Leinster
| county = Offaly
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Clodiagh Gaels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Killeigh, County Offaly, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
History
Located in the village of Killeigh, on the Laois-Offaly border, Clodiagh Gaels GAA Club was founded in 2015 following an amalgamation between the clubs representing Killeigh and Killurin; it is named for the Clodiagh River.https://www.killeigh.com/clodaigh_gaels.html{{cite web|url=https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/1199420/offaly-gaa-club-launches-development-plan.html|title=Offaly GAA club launches development plan|publisher=Offaly Live|date=22 June 2023|access-date=20 September 2023|first=|last=}} Both clubs had already united at juvenile and underage levels as Na Fianna, however, dwindling player numbers forced the clubs to join up at adult level. The new club initially operated at intermediate level in hurling and at junior level in football.{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/232241|title=Clodiagh Gaels formed in Offaly|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=20 February 2015|access-date=20 September 2023|first=|last=}} Success was immediate, with Clodiagh Gaels winning an Offaly IHC and JAHC double in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://offaly.gaa.ie/2016/10/09/clodiagh-gaels-crowned-molloy-environmental-intermediate-hurling-champions/|title=Clodiagh Gaels Crowned Molloy Environmental Intermediate Hurling Champions|publisher=Offaly GAA website|date=9 October 2016|access-date=20 September 2023|first=|last=}} The club achieved top flight status after winning the Offaly SBHC title in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/696794/langton-winner-breaks-tullamore-hearts-as-clodiagh-gaels-take-spoils-in-sensational-finish.html|title=Dramatic finish as Offaly Senior B Hurling final settled with brilliant late point|publisher=Offaly Live|date=20 November 2021|access-date=20 September 2023|first=Kevin|last=Corrigan}}
Honours
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Notable players
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- Liam Langton: Christy Ring Cup-winner (2021)
References
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External link
- [https://clodiaghgaels.gaa.ie/ Clodiagh Gaels GAA website]
{{Offaly GAA clubs}}
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