Skeheenarinky GAA is 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 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
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. The club, based in the
townland
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of
Skeheenarinky in the parish of
Ballyporeen
Ballyporeen () is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. The 2016 census recorded a village population of 318.
Location
It lies in the Galtee-Vee Valley with the Galtee Mountains to the north and the Knockmealdowns to the south. The River D ...
, is part of the South division of
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 ...
.
The club fields
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 ...
teams at various age levels and, in under-age
football
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, collaborates with the neighbouring
Ballyporeen GAA
Ballyporeen GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Ballyporeen in County Tipperary in Ireland. The club plays Gaelic football at Senior level as part of the South division of Tipperary GAA. The handball section of t ...
.
History
Honours
*
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 ...
(2)
**2014, 2021
*South Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (10)
**1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021.
*South Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship (1) - 2018 (Skeheenarinky/Clonmel Og)
*South Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (3)
**1986 (Brian Borus), 2011, 2015 (Skeheenarinky/Clonmel Og)
*Tipperary Minor Hurling C Championship (1)
**2004
*South Tipperary Minor Hurling C Championship (2)
**2004, 2008
*Tipperary Juvenile Hurling Championship (1)
**2014
*South Tipperary U21 Hurling B Championship (2)
**2012, 2013
*South Tipperary U21 Hurling C Championship (1)
**2004
References
External links
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Tipperary GAA site
Gaelic games clubs in County Tipperary
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