Athgarvan GAA

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Athgarvan is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Athgarvan, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, which played a significant role in the development of the GAA in the 1890s.

Gaelic football

Athgarvan competed in the first junior C final in 1975, winning the competition in 1977. Kildare county player David Butler. Youngest ever senior debut for the club was made by starlet prospect Rory (Rozza) O’Donnell at the age of 16 in 2019. Asked about the honour, a delighted Rory said : "It's a real privilege to play for this great club. Hopefully it will be the first of many appearances with the Seniors and I can go on to emulate Club legend Gary "The Mighty" Quinn in having a long and distinguished career." Unfortunately, this was to be Rory's final contribution to the Athgarvan Seniors, as he was soon dropped due to his extreme lack of footballing ability.

Hurling

Eyrefield competed in the hurling championships in the 1910s.

Ladies football

Athgarvan went to the All Ireland junior club final in 2005, losing to Mourneabbey of Cork by 2–11 to 2–7.

Honours

Kildare Senior Football Championship Semi-finalists 1895
Kildare Junior Football Championship: Winners (2) 1927, 1956
Kildare Junior Football League (1) 1961
Kildare Junior C Football Championship: (3) 1976, 1989, 2009
Kildare Under-14 Football Division 5: Finalists 2014
Kildare Under-15 Football Division 5: Finalists 2015
Kildare Under-13 Football Division 4: Winners 2016
Kildare Under-16 Football Division 4: Winners 2016
Kildare Under-16 Football Division 4: Winners 2017
Kildare Under-17 Football Division 4: Winners 2017

Bibliography

Kildare GAA: A Centenary History, by Eoghan Corry, CLG Chill Dara, 1984, ISBN 978-0-9509370-0-7 hb ISBN 978-0-9509370-1-4 pb
Kildare GAA yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 2000- in sequence especially the Millennium yearbook of 2000
Soaring Sliothars: Centenary of Kildare Camogie 1904-2004 by Joan O'Flynn Kildare County Camogie Board.

External links

Athgarvan GAA site
Facebook page
Kildare GAA site
Kildare GAA club sites
Kildare on Hoganstand.com

Kildare GAA clubs

Football
Senior Football Championship	Allenwood Athy Carbury Celbridge Clane Confey Castledermot Eadestown Johnstownbridge Leixlip Maynooth Moorefield Naas Monasterevin Sarsfields Saint Laurence's
Intermediate Football Championship	Ballyteague Ballymore Castlemitchell Clogherinkoe Ellistown Kilcock Kill Round Towers Nurney Raheens Rathangan Sallins Saint Kevin's Straffan Suncroft Two Mile House
Junior Football Championship	Ardclough Athgarvan Ballykelly Cappagh Caragh Grange Kildangan Kilcullen Milltown Rathcoffey Rheban Robertstown

Hurling
Senior Hurling Championship	Ardclough Celbridge Clane Coill Dubh Confey Éire Óg-Corrachoill Kilcock Leixlip Maynooth Naas
Other hurling clubs	Athy Broadford Kill Moorefield Naomh Bríd Ros Glas Saint Laurence's Sallins Sarsfields
Underage amalgamations	Balyna (Clogherinkoe and Johnstownbridge) Cill Éide (Eadestown and Kill) Cúchulainn Gaels (Athgarvan, Ellistown and Kildangan) Geraldine's (Castlemitchell, Grangenolvin and Rheban) Killard (Ardclough and Kill) Na Fianna (Allenwood, Ballyteague, Milltown and Robertstown) Saint Coca's (Cappagh and Kilcock) Saint Columba's (Confey and Leixlip) Saint Edward's (Rathcoffey and Straffan) Saint Oliver Plunkett's (Ballymore and Eadestown)