Mountmellick GAA
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Móinteach Milic | ||
Founded: | 1900 | |
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County: | Laois | |
Nickname: | The Valley | |
Colours: | Blue and white | |
Grounds: | Pairc Acragar | |
Coordinates: | 53°06′13.56″N 7°18′14.15″W / 53.1037667°N 7.3039306°W | |
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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 and hurling teams at Intermediate and junior B.[citation needed] They are the only hurling club in the Mountmellick parish.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The club's first Laois Intermediate Football Championship (IFC) title was won in 1968.[1] In 2006, Mountmellick beat Annanough GAA to win the Laois IFC for the second time, after 38 years.[2] They were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2017 and have competed in the Intermediate Football Championship since 2018.[3] They were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2017 and have competed in the Intermediate Football Championship since 2018.[4]
Mountmellick has won the Laois Junior Football Championship five times,[5] and the Laois Minor Football Championship twice, in 1975 and 1977.
Mountmellick has also won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship on one occasion, in 1967,[6] with five wins in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship.[7] Mountmellick are the only Laois club to have won both Junior titles in the one year (1941). They came close to winning both intermediate titles in one year (1967), winning the hurling and losing the football to Arles in a replay.[citation needed]
In football they reached finals (2021, 2022), losing to Park–Ratheniska GAA.[8][9]
In 2022 they lost the hurling final to Clough–Ballacolla GAA.[10]
Championship honours
[edit]Football
[edit]Competition | Years Won |
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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* |
Laois Under-20 B Football
Championship |
2023[11] |
Laois Minor Football Championship | 1975, 1977 |
* Denotes as part of Sarsfields or Sarsfields Gaels (Mountmellick, Ballyfin, Kilcavan)
Hurling
[edit]Competition | Years Won |
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Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship | 1967 |
Laois Junior Hurling Championship | 1930, 1935, 1941, 1961, 2001, 2018 |
Laois Junior B Hurling Championship | 2012, 2017 |
Laois Junior C Hurling Championship | 2017 |
Laois Minor Hurling Championship | 1966, 2014 |
Laois Minor B Hurling Championship | 2021[12] |
Notable players
[edit]Managers
[edit]Hurling
Years | Name |
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2022-2024 | Damien Carter[13] |
2021 | James Young[14] |
2020 | Fergal Cuddy[15] |
2019 | Matty Mahon |
2017-2018 | Chris Hartnett[16] |
Football
Year | Name |
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2023-2024 | Colm Coss |
2021-2022 | Gordon Lalor[17] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Intermediate Football". Laois GAA. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "County Final Memory: Mountmellick come of age in 2006 to claim intermediate football honours". Laois Today. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Reporter, LaoisToday (25 July 2024). "Laois Football Podcast: 10 minutes on Mountmellick". Laois Today. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Reporter, LaoisToday (25 July 2024). "Laois Football Podcast: 10 minutes on Mountmellick". Laois Today. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Junior A Football". Laois GAA. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Laois GAA Official Website". sportsmanager.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Laois GAA Official Website". sportsmanager.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Miller, Steven (29 October 2021). "Mountmellick and Park-Ratheniska do battle for intermediate football honours". Laois Today. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Miller, Steven (9 September 2022). "Holland leads the way as The Heath see off Mountmellick to book Laois IFC final place". Laois Today. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Hartnett, Alan (1 October 2022). "Rafter leads the way as Clough-Ballacolla see off Mountmellick challenge for Intermediate glory". Laois Today. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Comerford, Mark (15 December 2023). "Laois U-20 'B' FC: Mountmellick Parish Gaels romp to victory in last final of 2023". Laois Today. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Miller, Steven (22 September 2021). "Late goals seal thrilling minor hurling title for Na Fianna". Laois Today. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Miller, Steven (1 March 2022). "Mountmellick appoint new hurling manager as Carter takes the reigns". Laois Today. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Mountmellick appoint Laois hurling great as manager for 2021 season". Laois Today. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Mountmellick appoint Laois hurling great as manager for 2021 season". Laois Today. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Miller, Steven (20 September 2018). "Chris Hartnett on leading Mountmellick from hurling oblivion to potential back-to-back championships". Laois Today. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Mountmellick turn to former star as they seek intermediate football glory in 2021". Laois Today. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2024.