Coolderry GAA is a

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club located in the

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of Coolderry in

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. The club is the most successful side in the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship with a record 31 titles. Its facilities include a clubhouse with four dressing rooms, floodlights, ball wall, two pitches, a running track and a gym. Its most recent win was 2018 beating Kilcormac Kiloughey.

History

The club was founded in the early 1880s. Coolderry's first victory was in 1890 when Coolderry beat Kilcormac, but Offaly was not at that time affiliated to the central body, the win was not officially recognised. The team's first Senior Final winning team was in 1899. Between 1899 and 1916 Coolderry won 10 Senior Titles, and in the 10 Championship Finals they only conceded 2 goals. Coolderry have appeared in 48 Offaly Senior Hurling Finals. In 2011, Coolderry won their first ever

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associa ...

title.

Honours

(1): 2011 * Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (31v): 1899, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1926, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1977, 1980, 1986, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018 * Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship (6): 1985, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2005, 2024 * Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship (6) 1908, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1931

Famous Hurlers

* Joe Brady * Pat Carroll *

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* Pat McLoughney * Cathal Parlon * Barry Teehan * David King

References

External links

Official Coolderry GAA Club website
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