Aherlow GAA

Aherlow GAA

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Founded:	1885
County:	Tipperary
Colours:	Green and gold
Grounds:	O'Gorman Park
Coordinates:	52.4110°N 8.2258°W / 52.4110; -8.2258
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Munster champions Tipperary champions Football: - - 2

Entrance to O'Gorman Park, Lisvarrinane

Aherlow GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in County Tipperary in Ireland, established in 1885, within a year of the GAA's foundation.^[1] The club plays Gaelic football at senior (in a combination with a neighbouring club), under-21, junior, minor and underage levels in the West Tipperary Division and all-county competitions of Tipperary GAA. The club also fields hurling teams, and plays Ladies' Gaelic football. The club is centred on the village of Lisvernane and surrounding Glen of Aherlow, approximately eight miles east of Tipperary town. Club players, who have played for the Tipperary senior football team, have included Ciarán McDonald and Barry Grogan. The club has joined forces with the intermediate football team Lattin-Cullen GAA for the senior football championship. This combination team, known as Aherlow Gaels, won the 2016 West Tipperary divisional title by defeating Galtee Rovers.^[2]

Gaelic football

The club's first county title was won at under-21 level in 1992. Footage of the match reputedly became "Ireland's first viral sensation" due to the "colourful commentary" in the recording.^[3][4][5] Described in a 2021 Irish Examiner article as "probably the most-watched club match in GAA history",^[3] copies and recreations of the recording were shown in Irish pubs "all over the world".^[4][6][7]

At senior level, the club has been Tipperary Senior Football champions on two occasions.^[8] They won their first county title in 2006 and went on to win their second title in November 2010 after a 2-4 to 1-6 win against Loughmore-Castleiney in the final at Semple Stadium.^[9][10]

Honours

• Tipperary Senior Football Championship (2): 2006,^[11] 2010^[9]
• West Tipperary Senior Football Championship (8): 1968 (as St. Ailbie's with Emly), 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016 (as Aherlow Gaels with Lattin-Cullen) 2021.
• Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1995, 2024
• West Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (6): 1978, 1980, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2023
• Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship (3): 1992,^[12] 1995, 1996
• West Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship (11): 1960 (with Emly), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 (with Lattin-Cullen)
• Tipperary Under-21 C Football Championship (1): 2003
• Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (1): 1994^{[citation needed]}
• Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (2): 1988, 1989
• Tipperary Minor C Football Championship (1): 2002^{[citation needed]}

Notable players

• Barry Grogan
• Ciarán McDonald

Ladies' Gaelic football

Aherlow Ladies had their most successful year to date in 2011, winning county and provincial titles and reaching the All-Ireland final.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

• All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Club Football Championship (0): (runners-up in 2011)
• Munster Junior Ladies' Club Football Championship (1): 2011
• Tipperary Ladies' Football Championship (1): 2011
• Tipperary Ladies Senior Football Championship (2): 2019 2021

Hurling

Although Aherlow was long a mainly-football club, since the 1990s, the club has had some successes in hurling. It won the county Junior Championship in 2009, and the Intermediate title in 2011.

Honours

• Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2011^[13]
• Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (1): 2009
• Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (3): 1990 (with Sean Treacy's), 1992, 2009
• West Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (4): 1990 (with Sean Treacy's), 1992, 1996, 2009

References

1. "Club history". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.
2. "Aherlow Gaels are West Tipperary senior football champins". tipperarylive.ie. 28 September 2016.
3. "Mother of God: Nenagh Éire Óg win the Effin Eddie rematch". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
4. "The wonderful world of Effin Eddie and that 'b***** of a ref'". 28 January 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
5. "21 Years Ago – a look back at June 1995". avondhupress.ie. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
6. "Effin Eddie in The County Final". Youtube.com. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
7. "'And the referee is looking around and acting the mickey'- Effin Eddie and Aherlow centre-stage again". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
8. "Tipperary Senior Football Champions & Captains". tippgaaarchives.com. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
9. "Grogan kicks Aherlow to title". Irish Times. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
10. "Last-gasp Grogan point sends Aherlow faithful into raptures". Irish Independent. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
11. "Men of Aherlow shock favourites Moyle Rovers". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
12. "Moroney savours success". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
13. "Aherlow are Tipperary intermediate hurling champions". tipperarylive.ie. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

External links

• Aherlow GAA website (archived 2011)
• Tipperary GAA website