Muckalee GAA

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| club gaa = Muckalee

| irish = Maigh Coillí

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| founded = 1917

| province = Leinster

| county = Kilkenny

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| colours = Green and yellow

| grounds = Muckalee{{cite web |url=https://kilkennygaa.ie/clubs/muckalee/|title=Muckalee|accessdate=14 June 2021|publisher=Kilkenny GAA website|date=}}

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Muckalee GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Muckalee, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club is solely concerned with the game of Gaelic football. It is a sister club of St. Martin's.{{cite web |url=https://www.clubinfo.ie/club/st-martins-muckalee-hc/|title=St. Martin's HC|accessdate=14 June 2023 |publisher=Club Info website |date=}}

History

Located in the townland of Muckalee, on the Carlow-Kilkenny border, Muckalee United, as the club was then known, was founded in 1917.{{cite web |url=https://kilkennygaa.ie/2018/11/muckalee-a-sporting-parish/|title=Muckalee – A Sporting Parish|accessdate=14 June 2021|publisher=Kilkenny GAA website|date=}} The club was just five years old when it contested the JFC final, losing out to Barrow Rovers on that occasion. Muckalee made a breakthrough by winning the Northern JFC title in 1947, a win which was later converted into a Kilkenny JFC title. Further junior honours were claimed in 1953, 1966 and 1973.{{cite web |url=http://stmartinsgaa.ie/community/muckalee-football-club|title=Muckalee Football Club|accessdate=14 June 2023|publisher=St Martin's GAA website |date=}}

After promotion to the senior ranks, Muckalee claimed their first Kilkenny SFC title in 1968. It was the first of five titles, the last of which was claimed in 1990.{{cite web |url=https://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/ClubTitles|title=Club Titles - Kilkenny|accessdate=28 November 2017 |publisher=Hogan Stand |date=}} The new century saw Muckalee become a dominant force, winning seven more SFC titles between 2001 and 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/200116|title=Kilkenny SFC final: Muckalee seal four-in-a-row|accessdate=28 November 2017 |publisher=Hogan Stand |date=7 September 2013}}

Honours

  • Kilkenny Senior Football Championship (12): 1968, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Kilkenny Junior Football Championship (4): 1947, 1953, 1966, 1973
  • Kilkenny Under-21 A Football Championship (3): 2002, 2004, 2007
  • Kilkenny Under-21 B Football Championship (3): 1990, 1996, 2001
  • Kilkenny Minor A Football Championship (4): 2004, 2005, 2022, 2024
  • Kilkenny Minor B Football Championship (2): 2001, 2002

Notable players

References

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Category:Gaelic games clubs in County Kilkenny

Category:Gaelic football clubs in County Kilkenny