Kiladangan GAA is a

Tipperary GAA The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary county teams. County Tippe ...

club which is located in

County Tipperary County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...

, Ireland.

Hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

is the main sport which is played in the "North Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the village of

Puckane Puckane, officially Puckaun (), is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The village is located 10 km north of Nenagh along the R493 and close to Lough Derg and Dromineer. It ...

but includes the areas of Ballycommon, Monsea and

Dromineer Dromineer () is a small village and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is on the shores of Lough Derg, 8 km north-west of Nenagh (10 km by road) on the R495 road. It is also a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormo ...

near

Nenagh Nenagh ( ; , or simply 'the Fair') is the county town of County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond Fair. Nenagh was the county town of the former county of Nort ...

. Kiladangan was formerly spelled "Kildangan", however in January 2016 the club reverted to its former name of Kiladangan GAA. Currently, both club names are used interchangeably.

Hurling club history

From the foundation of the club in 1915, teams competed in the various championships in County Tipperary – Senior, Intermediate and Junior under various guises, namely Kiladangan, Kildangan, Ballycommon, Carney, Knigh and Lahorna. In 1930, Kiladangan and Kilbarron combined to win the intermediate championship, the amalgamation competed at senior level then until they won the senior championship in 1934. From then Kiladangan went on their own competing at senior level from 1935 to 1965 inclusive. In 1966, Kiladangan went down to intermediate again before swiftly returning to the senior ranks in 1967. However, a return to intermediate ranks in 1968 before amalgamating with Burgess to form Na Piarsaigh and compete in the senior ranks in 1970. Kiladangan competed on their own in the senior ranks once again in 1972 before returning to the intermediate ranks again in 1976 where they remained, except for 1996 when they competed in the junior championship, until 2005. The return to the senior ranks in 2005 was preceded by capturing the county intermediate title, Munster intermediate cup and the all-Ireland intermediate cup beating Carrickshock of

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in a dramatic final in

Thurles Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles. The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Arch ...

. The club confirmed the return to top tier by capturing the clubs first North Senior title in 65 years in 2008. Kildangan reached the final of the 2016 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship where they lost to Thurles Sarsfields by 1–15 to 0–27. It was their first final since 1938. They were back in the final again in 2019 but again lost out to Borris-Ileigh 1-15 to 1-12. On 20 September 2020, Kiladangan won the 2020 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship after a 1-28 to 3-20 extra-time defeat of Loughmore-Castleiney in the final at

Semple Stadium FBD Semple Stadium is the home of hurling and Gaelic football for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. Located in Thurles, County Tipperary, it is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland (after Croke Park), with a capacity of 45,690 ...

. A late goal by Bryan McLoughney in extra-time won he game with Kiladangan one point behind at that stage. This was their first ever championship title. On 29 October 2023, Kiladangan defeated Thurles Sarsfields by 1-21 to 1-20 after a replay to win their

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Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship. Over the years, many players from the club have represented Tipperary at various grades and the following is a list of players that have won All- Ireland medals in the blue and gold: Senior Hurling: * Marin Kennedy 1925, 1930 * * Jimmy Kennedy 1949, 1950, 1951** * Billy McLoughney 1961 * Seamus Hogan 1971 * Darragh Egan 2010 **Martin also collected 6 railway cup medals in 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934 and 1935 and was selected at full forward on the Tipperary team of the millennium. **Jimmy also won a

Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship () or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster GAA teams are co ...

medal in 1950 * Barry Hogan * Willie Connors Intermediate Hurling: * Jim Egan 1972 * John D’Arcy 1972 * Nicky Flannery 1972 * Paddy Kelly 1972 * Ollie Killeen 1972 * Terry Moloney 1972 * William Moloney 1972 * Noel Seymour 1972 * Dan Hackett 2000 Junior Hurling: *

Éamonn Kelly Éamonn Kelly (born 1968) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Tipperary junior hurling team. Born in Puckane, County Tipperary, Kelly first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up ...

1989, 1991 * Donal Flannery 1989 * Colm Egan 1989 Under 21 Hurling: * Seamus Hogan 1967 * Colm Egan 1989 *

1989 * Brian Flannery 1995 * Joe Gallagher 2010 Minor Hurling: * Neddy McLoughney 1952 * Joe Gallagher 2007

Notable Footballers

* Niall Kelly * Willie Connors

Honours

''Adult Titles''

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 ...

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All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the second highes ...

: (1) 2005 * Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: (1) 2004 * North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: (9) 1934 (with Kilbarron), 1938, 1943, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 *

Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1979 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Tipperary in Ireland. Th ...

: (1) 2004 * North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship: (8) 1930 (as Kilbarron-Kildangan), 1966, 1971, 1977, 1980, 2001, 2002, 2004 * North Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship: (5) 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008 *

Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship The Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual championship of hurling for male players in the junior grade and is organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The championship has been awarded alm ...

: (1) 1971 * North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship: (1) 1944 * Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship: (1) 2006 * North Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship: (3) 2001, 2006,2021 * North Tipperary Junior C Hurling Championship : (1) 2021 * Tipperary Junior A Football Championship: (3) 1990, 2011, 2024 * North Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (6) 1990, 1998, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024 * Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 1997 * North Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 1997

''Juvenile Titles''

Hurling * Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship (2) 1970 and 1971 (Both as Naomh Padraig) * North Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship (4) 1959, 1970 and 1971 (Both as Naomh Padraig), 2014 * Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (2) 2004, 2010 * North Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (5) 1999, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012 * North Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship (1) 2015 * Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (2) 1998, 2014 * North Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (4) 1982, 1998, 2003, 2014 Football * North Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship (3) 1999, 2000, 2011 * North Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (3) 1987, 1988, 1996 * North Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (2) 1996, 2008 * North Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (4) 1987, 1992, 2011, 2013

Camogie History

The re-established Kildangan Camogie Club first fielded an U/12 team in the championship in 2002. An U/14 team found their feet that year playing challenge games for experience. From 2003 the club affiliated teams in the U/12 and U/14 league and championship. In 2006 they affiliated 5 teams at u/10s, u/12s, u/14s, and Junior B level. Currently the team compete at Junior A level.

Achievements

* Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship: (1) 2009 * Tipperary Junior A Hurling League: (1) 2022

References

External links

Tipperary GAA siteOfficial Kiladangan GAA Club website
{{Authority control Gaelic games clubs in County Tipperary Hurling clubs in County Tipperary