Mountmellick GAA
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{{short description|GAA club in Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland}}
{{Infobox GAA club
| club gaa = Mountmellick GAA
| irish = Móinteach Milic
| province = Leinster
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| founded = 1900
| county = Laois
| nickname = The Valley{{cn|date=October 2024}}
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| grounds = Pairc Acragar
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File:Mountmellick clubhouse.jpg
Mountmellick GAA (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Móinteach Milic) is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic Football and Hurling club in the town of Mountmellick in County Laois, Ireland. It fields teams in both football and hurling from juvenile up to adult.
At adult level, the club is a dual football and hurling club. Mountmellick field football teams at Intermediate and Junior B and Hurling Teams at Premier Intermediate and Junior C.{{cn|date=November 2023}} Mountmellick is the only hurling club in the Mountmellick parish.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
History
The club's first Laois Intermediate Football Championship (IFC) title was won in 1968.{{Cite web |title=Intermediate Football |url=https://laoisgaa.ie/county-board/archive/roll-of-honours/intermediate-football/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Laois GAA |language=en}} In 2006, Mountmellick beat Annanough GAA to win the Laois IFC for the second time, after 38 years.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-26 |title=County Final Memory: Mountmellick come of age in 2006 to claim intermediate football honours |url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2021/10/26/county-final-memory-mountmellick-come-of-age-in-2006-to-claim-intermediate-football-honours/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Laois Today |language=en-GB}} They were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2017 and have competed in the Intermediate Football Championship since 2018.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=LaoisToday |date=2024-07-25 |title=Laois Football Podcast: 10 minutes on Mountmellick |url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2024/07/25/laois-football-podcast-10-minutes-on-mountmellick/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Laois Today |language=en-GB}}
Mountmellick has won the Laois Junior Football Championship five times,{{Cite web |title=Junior A Football |url=https://laoisgaa.ie/county-board/archive/roll-of-honours/junior-a-football/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Laois GAA |language=en}} and the Laois Minor Football Championship twice, in 1975 and 1977.{{Cite web |title=The Laois GAA Records Bible |url=https://laoisgaa.ie/county-board/archive/the-laois-gaa-bible/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Laois GAA |language=en}} p. 251
Mountmellick has also won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship on two occasions.{{Cite web |title=Laois GAA Official Website |url=https://sportsmanager.ie/cake/gaa2/laois/contentPage/45481/intermediate_hurling |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=sportsmanager.ie}}
The club's first Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship (IHC) title was won in 1967. In 2024, Mountmellick beat Abbeyleix to win the Laois IHC for the second time, after 57 years.{{Cite web |last=McEvoy |first=Barry |date=2024-10-26 |title=Seven Talking Points as Mountmellick clinch first Intermediate title in 57 years |url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2024/10/26/seven-talking-points-as-mountmellick-clinch-first-intermediate-title-in-57-years/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Laois Today |language=en-GB}}
With five wins in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship.{{Cite web |title=Laois GAA Official Website |url=https://sportsmanager.ie/cake/gaa2/laois/contentPage/45489/junior_a_hurling |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=sportsmanager.ie}} Mountmellick are the only Laois club to have won both Junior titles in the one year (1941).{{Cite web |title=The Laois GAA Records Bible |url=https://laoisgaa.ie/county-board/archive/the-laois-gaa-bible/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Laois GAA |language=en}} p. 59, 217 They came close to winning both Intermediate titles in one year (1967), winning the hurling and losing the football to Arles in a replay.{{Cite web |title=The Laois GAA Records Bible|url=https://laoisgaa.ie/county-board/archive/the-laois-gaa-bible/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Laois GAA |language=en}} p. 48, 206
In 2019 Mountmellick reached the Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi-Final after winning the Junior B(2017) and Junior A(2018) in the last two years, they were defeated by Borris-in-Ossory Kilcotton after playing the second half with 14 men and missing a penalty.
In football they reached finals (2021, 2022), losing to Park–Ratheniska GAA.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Steven |date=2021-10-29 |title=Mountmellick and Park-Ratheniska do battle for intermediate football honours |url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2021/10/29/mountmellick-and-park-ratheniska-do-battle-for-intermediate-football-honours/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Laois Today |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Steven |date=2022-09-09 |title=Holland leads the way as The Heath see off Mountmellick to book Laois IFC final place |url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2022/09/09/holland-leads-the-way-as-the-heath-see-off-mountmellick-to-book-laois-ifc-final-place/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Laois Today |language=en-GB}}
In 2022 they lost the intermediate hurling final to Clough–Ballacolla GAA.{{Cite web |last=Hartnett |first=Alan |date=2022-10-01 |title=Rafter leads the way as Clough-Ballacolla see off Mountmellick challenge for Intermediate glory |url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2022/10/01/rafter-leads-the-way-as-clough-ballacolla-see-off-mountmellick-challenge-for-intermediate-glory/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Laois Today |language=en-GB}}
Juvenile setup
At underage level, Mountmellick field teams in hurling from u11 up to u17 and u20.
In football Mountmellick field their own teams up to u13, at u15, u17 and u20 they field teams with Kilcavan and The Rock forming Mountmellick Parish Gaels.{{Cite web |last=Egan |first=Andrew |date=2022-10-15 |title=Mountmellick Parish U-20's impress in away opener against Portarlington |url=https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/gaa/938997/mountmellick-parish-u-20-s-impress-in-away-opener-against-portarlington.html |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=www.leinsterexpress.ie |language=en}}
Championship honours
= Football =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Competition !Years Won ! |
| Laois Intermediate Football Championship
| 1968, 2006 | |
| Laois Junior Football Championships
| 1921, 1929, 1941, 1966, 1972 | |
| Laois Junior B Football Championship
| 1973, 2006 | |
| Laois Under-21 Football Championship
| 1996, 2012*, 2014* |* Denotes as part of Sarsfields or Sarsfields Gaels (Mountmellick, Ballyfin, Kilcavan) |
| Laois Under-21 B Football Championship
|2003 | |
| Laois Under-20 B Football
Championship |*Denotes as part of Mountmellick Parish Gaels(Mountmellick, The Rock, Kilcavan) |
| Laois Minor Football Championship
| 1975, 1977 | |
= Hurling =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Competition !Years Won ! |
| Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
| 1967, 2024 | |
| Laois Junior Hurling Championship
| 1930, 1935, 1941, 1961, 2001, 2018 | |
| Laois Junior B Hurling Championship
| 1998, 2012, 2017 | |
| Laois Junior C Hurling Championship
| 2017 | |
| Under-21 A Hurling Championship
|1991, 1992 | |
| Laois Minor Hurling Championship
| 1966, 2014* |
| Laois Minor B Hurling Championship |
Notable players
Managers
Hurling
| class="wikitable"
! Years ! Name | |
| 2022-2024 | Damien Carter{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Steven |date=2022-03-01 |title=Mountmellick appoint new hurling manager as Carter takes the reigns |url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2022/03/01/mountmellick-appoint-new-hurling-manager-as-carter-takes-the-reigns/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Laois Today |language=en-GB}} |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2019
|Matty Mahon | |
| 2017-2018 |
Football
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Name |
| 2023-2024
| Colm Coss |
| 2021-2022 |
Ladies Football
Ladies football in the area is catered for by Sarsfields Ladies Football Club.{{what|what is the relation to Mountmellick GAA|date=November 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090606022001/http://mountmellick.laois.gaa.ie/ Mountmelick GAA Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170923100653/http://laoistalk.com/ Laoistalk - Laois GAA News Website]
- https://laoisgaa.ie/
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