Laune Rangers GAA
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| Founded: | 1888 | ||||||||
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| County: | Kerry | ||||||||
| Colours: | Blue & White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | J.P. O'Sullivan Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°06′19.65″N 9°47′58.55″W / 52.1054583°N 9.7995972°WCoordinates: 52°06′19.65″N 9°47′58.55″W / 52.1054583°N 9.7995972°W | ||||||||
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Laune Rangers is a Gaelic football and Hurling club based in Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland. The club is affiliated to Kerry GAA. Rangers won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1996.
History
The club was formed in 1888 by two teachers. The newly formed club won the Kerry County Championship of 1889 and 1890. In 1890, after again winning the County Championship, Rangers represented Kerry in the All-Ireland series. They defeated Clondrohid 3-6 to 0-5 and won the Munster final but lost the All-Ireland Final. The first recorded match the club played was against John Mitchels in 1888. The club's finest hour came when they won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1996 beating Éire Óg of Carlow in the final.
Famous players have included Mike & Liam Hassett, Peter Crowley and Mike Frank Russell, all of whom have won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles with the Kerry county team.
Important Club Dates
- 1888 - Club formed.
- 1889 - First Kerry Championship.
- 1909 - J.P O’Sullivan dies.
- 1913 - Paddy Kennelly was the first Killorglin man to win an All- Ireland Medal.
- 1928 - Killorglin Hurlers took their place in the County Hurling Championships for the first time.
- 1958 - First Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship title
- 1972 - First under-age County title at U-12.
- 1989 - First Kerry Minor Football Championship
- 1996 - Laune Rangers win All-Ireland Final.
Notable Players
Honours
Football
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1890
- Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1900, 1911, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship:1995, 1996
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 1996
- Kerry County Football League – Division 1: 1986-87, 1989, 1992, 1994–98
- Kerry Minor Football Championship: 1977, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995
- Kerry Under 21 Football Championship: 1990, 1995
- Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship:1958, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- East Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1932
Hurling
- Kerry Junior Hurling Championship: 2003
County Championship Winning Captains
Football
- 1887:
- 1888:
- 1889: J.P. O'Sullivan[1]
- 1890: J.P. O'Sullivan[2]
- 1892: J.P. O'Sullivan[3]
- 1893: J.P. O'Sullivan[4]
- 1900: John. P. Murphy[5]
- 1911: Dan Hayes[6]
- 1989: Peter Lyons[7]
- 1993: James O'Shea[8]
- 1995: Gerard Murphy[9]
- 1996: Mark O'Connor[10]
External links
References
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1054
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1056
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1060
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1062
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1077
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1430
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1686
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1698
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1704
- ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1707
- Trail Blazers - A Century of Laune Rangers, 1888 to 1988. by Pat O'Shea (291 pages, 26 chapters, hand bound in Muckross House, Killarney)
| Preceded by Kilmacud Crokes |
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions 1996 |
Succeeded by Crossmaglen Rangers |