Cootehill Celtic is a
Gaelic games
Gaelic games () are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the most popular of the s ...
club from
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...
in Ireland. It is affiliated to
Cavan GAA
The Cavan County Board () or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Cavan.
The County Board is responsible for preparing ...
. It fields teams at every age group in both Gaelic football and hurling and is the only dual club in county Cavan. The club has recently registered with the LGFA and now has Girls from U-8 to U-14 teams.
History
The club was founded in 1894 by a number of emigrants who returned from Scotland to their home town of Cootehill upon their retirement. They named the club Cootehill Celtic after Glasgow Celtic FC which had been formed by a Marist priest from Ballymote, County Sligo called Brother Walfrid in 1888. Both clubs wear the same colours and fly the tricolour at home games.
Kit
Traditionally Cootehill Celtic have always worn green and white hooped jerseys.
Honours
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Cavan Senior Football Championship
The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan GAA, Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners get the Oliver Plunkett Cup and qualifies to ...
: 3
** 1953, 1954, 1955
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Cavan Senior Hurling Championship: 8
** 1932, 1965, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023
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Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the middle-tier Gaelic football clubs organised by Cavan GAA. It was first competed for in 1915, before a lapse prior to being revived in 1 ...
: 2
** 1971, 2014
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Cavan Junior Football Championship
The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Cavan GAA clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in tu ...
: 3
** 1952, 1960, 1969
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Cavan Minor Football Championship
The Cavan Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between Minor Cavan Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team spor ...
: 1
** 1959
References
External links
Official Cavan GAA Website
Gaelic games clubs in County Cavan
Gaelic football clubs in County Cavan
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