Graiguecullen GFC are a

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club from

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. The club played in Carlow for many years but in 1926 they were suspended. The club then chose to play in Laois and have been doing so ever since. The club were winners of thirteen

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titles (the last of which was in 1925) and twelve

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titles, the last of which was in 1965. The club won the

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in 2007 in their first attempt to bounce straight back up to senior football, after being relegated for the first time in the club's history in 2006. The club have produced a number of Laois inter-county

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players, including Tommy Murphy, Mick Haughney and Mark Timmons.

History

Founded in 1898, the club colours are green with a red hoop and white shorts. The club originally competed in the

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championships before being expelled in 1926 following an incident in the County Final against Milford in Rathoe. In 1927, they were invited to join the Laois Championship and they have remained there ever since. During their time in

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the club were extremely successful, winning 13

titles before returning to compete in the Laois championships in 1927. The club grounds are called Fr. Maher Park.

Achievements

: (13) 1908. 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 *

: (13) 1927, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1965 *

: (1) 2007 *

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: (4) 1936, 1955, 1975, 2012 *

Laois Junior B Football Championship The Laois Junior Football Championships are the lower-tier Laois Club Football Championships. The Junior A and Junior B Championships use group phases then down to eight-four-two and the Junior C Championship operates similarly to the Senior Cha ...

: (3) 1985, 2011, 2014 *

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: (2) 2013, 2019 * Laois Under 21 Football Championship: (3) 1985, 1987, 2010 (1985 and 1987 titles as St Fiach's, an amalgamation with Killeshin) * Laois Minor Football Championship: (12) 1933, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1992, 2010, 2015, 2021 * Laois Minor B Football Championship: (2) 2001, 2018 * Laois All-County Football League Div. 1: (2) 1975, 2013 * Laois All-County Football League Div. 2: (1) 2006 * Laois All-County Football League Div. 3: (1) 2017 * Laois All-County Football League Div. 4: (2) 2009, 2024 * Laois All-County Football League Div. 5: (1) 2018

References

External links

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Laoistalk - Laois GAA News Website
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