Killarney Legion are a

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...

club from

Killarney Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Killar ...

County Kerry County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...

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. The club was founded on a March evening in 1929 when a group of eleven men held a meeting in the then Temperance Hall in High Street, Killarney.

History

In the

Kerry Senior Football Championship The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 18 ...

, Legion reached the 3rd round by beating John Mitchels of

Tralee Tralee ( ; , ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in ...

0-16 to 1-6, then losing to rivals

Dr. Crokes Dr Crokes is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Notable players include Colm Cooper, Eoin Brosnan, Johnny Buckley and Tony Brosnan. Founded in 1886, the club's successes include the capture of the ...

1-16 to 0-9. Legion now have a new state of the art clubhouse and have just commenced the development of a stand aligning the southern side of the main pitch. The stature of the juvenile section of the club is at an all-time high at present. Legion's U14 team represented Kerry in the Feile competition of 2006 held in

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and again in 2009 held in

Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 10,302, making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. It is home to Kildare Cathedral, historically the site of an important abbey said to have been founded by Saint ...

. Also the minor teams (U18) have reached three county finals in a row since 2007, winning two. The club won the Under 21 Club Championship in 2011 and 2012. Legion's senior team was relegated to Division 2 for the 2014 season, but won that straight away. Killarney Legion GAA came so close to winning the County Championship 2015 after beating Mid Kerry, Feale Rangers, Kerins O' Rahillys and Rathmore. Legion met South Kerry in the County Final but lost in extra time of a replay. As of October 2020, the club acquired a new floodlighting system, and upgraded the gym. LegionClubhouse

Notable players

Notable players include: * Brian Kelly - Kerry GAA goalkeeper * Jonathan Lyne - Kerry GAA wing-back *

James O'Donoghue James O'Donoghue (born 19 June 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry Senior Football Championship, Kerry SFC club Killarney Legion GAA, Killarney Legion. He is a former player at senior level for the Kerry county football team, ...

- Kerry GAA Senior Centre forward All-Ireland medal winners from the Legion include:

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) () is the premier inter-county competition in Gaelic football. County (Gaelic games), County teams compete against each other and the winner is declared All-Ireland Champions. Organised by the ...

*Ml. Coffey 1926 *D. O'Connor 1929-32 *Timmy O'Leary 1937-39 *Ml. Lyne 1937-41 *Jackie Lyne 1946-53 *Denny Lyne 1946 *Donie Murphy 1953 *Mixie Palmer 1953-55 *Gerald O'Sullivan 1953-55 *J. J. Sheehan 1953-55 *

Johnny Culloty Johnny Culloty (1936 – 24 February 2025) was a Gaelic football and hurling sportsman from Killarney, County Kerry. He played both football and hurling with Kerry GAA, Kerry from the 1950s till the 1970s, winning All Ireland and National Leag ...

1955-59-62-69(c)-70 *

Diarmuid O'Donoghue Diarmuid O'Donoghue was a Gaelic footballer from Killarney, County Kerry. He played with the Kerry GAA, Kerry senior team during the 1980s. Club He played his club football with the Killarney Legion club and Killarney GAA, Killarney divisiona ...

1980-84 * Peter O'Leary 1997, 2000 * John Cronin 2004 * Brian Kelly 2014 * Jonathan Lyne 2014 *

2014

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA competition It has historically consisted of two entirely different formats before and after 2021, but has retained the same name. Since 2022, the competition ...

*Ml. Coffey 1924 *Ml. Lyne 1941 *Denny Lyne 1941 *Teddy Lyne 1941 *John Murphy 1941 *J. C. Cooper 1949 *Mixie Palmer 1949 * om Spillane 1954 *

1954 *

Weeshie Fogarty Aloysius "Weeshie" Fogarty (March 1941 – 18 November 2018) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, referee and sports broadcaster. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team lasted three seasons from 1969 to 1971. Biography " ...

1967 *

1983 *Padraig Brosnan 1983 * Sean Hegarty 2006 (Captain) *Pádraig O’Connor 2019

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ...

*Denny Murphy 1975 *Padraig Brosnan 1976 * Peter O'Leary 1990 * Sean Hegarty 1998

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it was replaced by an under ...

*Timmy O'Leary 1931-32-33 *Ml. Lyne 1933 *Johnny Brien 1946 *Donie Murphy 1946 *J. J. Sheehan 1946 *Marcus O'Neill 1950 *Tim Kelliher 1963 *Padraig Brosnan 1975 *Paudie Sheehan 1975 *Richard O'Brien 1980 * Peter O'Leary 1988 *Cian Gammell 2017 *Darragh Lyne 2018 *Kieran O'Donoghue 2018

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London. The current champions are Cuala of D ...

(with East Kerry) *Ml. Lyne (Faugh) 1971 *Noel Power 1971 *

1971 *

1971

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*D. O'Connor 1928-29-30 *

1958-60-61-63-69-71 * Peter O'Leary 1997 *

1984 *John Cronin 2004

Railway Cup Football

*D. O'Connor 1931 *Jackie Lyne 1946-48-49 *Tom Spillane 1949

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. The competition was originally contested by the second teams of the strong counties, and the first teams of the weaker ...

1961

All-Ireland Colleges
Hogan Cup The Hogan Cup (), also known as the All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior A Football Championship, is the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools (sometimes referred to as colleges) in Ireland. The competition itself is re ...

*Donie Murphy *J. J. Sheahan *Pat Lucey ''with Munster'' 1947 *Tommy Leahy ''with St. Brendan's'' 1969 *Denis Doodey, Donal O'Leary, Darren Counihan, Ted Bowler

Universities Sigerson Cup

*Jackie Lyne U.C.C. 1943 *John Trant U.C.G. 1948-50 *Donie Murphy U.C.G. 1948 *John Keane U.C.C. 1988 (Captain) * Sean Hegarty Tralee IT 1999 *Brian Kelly University College Cork 2014 *Shaun Keane University College Cork 2014

Roll of honour

: (1) 1946 Runners-Up 2015 * County Club Championship: (1) 1994 Runners-Up 2013, 2014 *

Kerry Intermediate Football Championship The Kerry Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Kerry GAA clubs. Austin Stacks GAA, Austin Stacks are the title holders, having defeated Laune Rangers GAA, Laune Rangers 1–14 to 0– ...

: (1) 2005 * Kerry County Football League - Division 1: (1) 1993 *

East Kerry Senior Football Championship The East Kerry Senior Football Championship an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the East Kerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1925 for the top Gaelic football teams in the North Kerry in Ireland. The championsh ...

: (6) 1929, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1976, 2019 Runners-Up 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1984, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023 * East Kerry Senior League Title: (7) 1933, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1953 *

East Kerry Junior Football Championship The East Kerry Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players ...

: (2) 1980, 2014 * East Kerry Junior League Titles:(6) 1932, 1934, 1946, 1954, 1974, 1976.

References

External links

Official Legion Club GAA Website
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