Rathkenny GFC is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
club based in the small village of Rathkenny, in
County Meath
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,
Ireland
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. The club takes part in
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste na Mí) or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for ...
competitions. The club have won 5
Meath Senior Football Championship titles. Rathkenny are currently competing at
senior level, and have been since 2007. The club was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest clubs in Meath. Rathkenny is a great club. Oliva gore who plays on the ladies meath team played with Rathkenny.
History
Rathkenny's first game was on 13 February 1887, against Grangegeeth. Rathkenny won 2 points to 0. The club's golden years were from the mid-1910s to 1923. During this period, Rathkenny won 2 Feis Cups and 5
Senior Football Championships. In 1923, Rathkenny won the Championship by playing just one game, against Martyr GAA. Just three teams entered that year and after defeating Martyr, Rathkenny were to play Navan Harps in the final in
Kells. Navan Harps didn't arrive for the game and Rathkenny were awarded the title. In April 1925, Rathkenny applied to be reinstated as a junior team. The reinstatement was made on behalf of the old Rathkenny players. It would until winning the
Intermediate Championship in 2006 for Rathkenny to become a Senior team again.
Senior Football Championship Record
Notable players
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Donal Keogan
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Brian Meade
Brian Meade is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Meath county team.
Meade plays for Midfield position his local club Rathkenny and for Meath senior team since being called up in 2007 by former footballer and manager Colm Coyle
Colm Co ...
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Mick White
Honours
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Meath Senior Football Championship: 5
**1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923
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Meath Intermediate Football Championship: 5
**1934,
2006
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Meath Junior Football Championship
The Meath Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Meath GAA clubs. The winner of this championship will be promoted to the Intermediate division. The winner also represents Meath in the Lei ...
: 2
**1916, 1984
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Feis Cups: 2
**1920, 1922
External links
Rathkenny G.F.C Website GAA Info
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Gaelic games clubs in County Meath