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St. Colmcille's GAA

Naomh Colmcille CLG
Founded:	1971
County:	Meath
Nickname:	Cilles
Colours:	Navy and blue
Grounds:	Pairc Ui Rís, Piltown, Bettystown
Coordinates:	53°41′43.79″N 6°16′45.35″W / 53.6954972°N 6.2792639°W / 53.6954972; -6.2792639
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All Ireland Leinster champions Meath champions Football: 0 0 0

St. Colmcille's GAA (Irish: Naomh Colmcille CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Piltown, County Meath, Ireland, mainly incorporating the area of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney. It currently competes in the Meath Senior Football Championship.

History

St. Colmcille's GAA was founded in 1971 through an amalgamation of two east Meath GAA clubs, Stars of the Sea and Shallon. The club moved to their current ground of Pairc Ui Rís in 1989, named in honour of Edmund Rice.

The club has found some success at Junior and Intermediate level, notably winning the Meath Intermediate Championship and Leinster Intermediate Championship in 2016.

Notable players

• Bernard Flynn
• Robbie O'Malley
• Niall Ronan

Honours

• Meath Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1988, 2016
• Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2016
• Meath Junior Football Championship (1): 1983
• Meath Minor Football Championship (5): 1982, 1983, 2016, 2019, 2021

References

1. "Our History". St Colmcilles GAA Club. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
2. "Colmcilles Seaside League". Drogheda Independent. 12 May 1989. p. 19.
3. "Roll of Honour". St Colmcilles GAA Club. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

External links

• Official St. Colmcille's GAA Website

• Gaelic Athletic Association clubs established in 1971
• 1971 establishments in Ireland
• Gaelic games clubs in County Meath