Carrick Swan GAA is a

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club, located in the town of

Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical B ...

in south

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. It is one of three GAA clubs in the town, one of which, St. Molleran's, is in

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in the southern suburb of

Carrickbeg Carrickbeg () is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. Located on the border with County Waterford, it comprises that part of the town of Carrick-on-Suir lying south of the River Suir. The area is in County Tipperary, but some residents have a ...

, most famous in recent times, for that bin that the council installed there. The Swan are predominantly a hurling club and lead the roll of honour for the number of South Tipperary senior hurling championships won. The club enjoys a keen rivalry with the longer established Carrick Davins, named in honour of

Maurice Davin Maurice Davin (29 June 1842 – 27 January 1927) was an Irish farmer who became co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was also the first President of the GAA and the only man ever to serve two terms as president. Sports Davin was ...

, first President of the

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who lived at Deerpark near the town. They have one of the best setups for underage youngsters in the county with numerous county titles been won underage. The Swans' most famous players were the Wall brothers, Willie and Tom who played with distinction for Tipperary in the 1940s.

Honours

Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the FBD Insurance Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary GAA, Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Ath ...

: (1) 1947 * South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: (25) 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2017, 2022, 2024 *

Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship The Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised since 1974 by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Tipperary in I ...

: (2) 1999, 2009 * South Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship: (6) 1975, 1982, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2009 * South Tipperary Junior A Football Championship: (2) 1974, 2009 * Tipperary Junior B Football Championship: (1) 2008 * South Tipperary Junior B Football Championship: (2) 1999, 2008 * South Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship: (6) 1928, 1932, 1943, 1955, 1965, 1984 * Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship: (1) 1994 * South Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship: (3) 1994, 2003, 2016 * South Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship: (1) 2005 * South Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship: (3) 1991, 1999, 2013 * Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: (1) 1972 * South Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: (12) 1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015 * South Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship: (2) 2003, 2011 * Tipperary Minor B Football Championship: (3) 1987, 1997, 2003 * South Tipperary Minor B Football Championship: (3) 1987, 1997, 2003 * Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship: (1) 2004 * South Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship: (16) 1940, 1942, 1948, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013 * South Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship: (2) 1988, 2010

Notable players

* Jimmy Cooney *

Séamus Mackey Séamus Mackey (born 1938 in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Carrick Swans and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1960s. Mackey won a set of ...

* Willie Wall * Tommy Wall

References

External links

Official Carrick Swan GAA Club websiteTipperary GAA site
Hurling clubs in County Tipperary Gaelic games clubs in County Tipperary {{Tipperary-GAA-club-stub