Longford GAA

The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae an Longfort) or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Longford. The county board is also responsible for the Longford county teams.

Longford GAA
Irish:An Longfort
Province:Leinster
Nickname(s):Midlanders
County colours:Royal blue, Gold   
Ground(s):Pearse Park, Longford
Dominant sport:Gaelic football
Competitions
NFL:Division 3
NHL:Division 3A
Football Championship:Sam Maguire Cup
Hurling Championship:Nicky Rackard Cup
Ladies' Gaelic football:Brendan Martin Cup
Standard kit
Regular kit
Change kit

The county football team won its only National Football League title in 1966 with a one-point victory over Galway in the Home Final and an aggregate win over New York in the Final. The team won its only Leinster Senior Football Championship title in 1968, with a 3-9 to 1-4 win over Laois.[1]

Crest and colours

Green and white hooped jerseys were reputedly used by Longford up to 1918 before a royal blue jersey with a gold sash was adopted. Around 1930 the sash disappeared but the gold trim was retained.

Clubs

There are 21 [2] active clubs in Co. Longford.

Football

Clubs
Further information: List of Gaelic games clubs in Ireland § Longford

Clubs contest the Longford Senior Football Championship.

Mullinalaghta St Columba's won the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship in 2018.[3][4]

County team
Main article: Longford county football team

Longford won the National Football League in 1966, then the 1968 Leinster Senior Football Championship. The county has never won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Hurling

Clubs
Further information: List of Gaelic games clubs in Ireland § Longford

Clubs contest the Longford Senior Hurling Championship.

County team

Like most of its neighbours, Longford have struggled to compete with the bigger counties as they only have three Hurling teams in the county, Slashers, Wolfe Tones and Clonguish. The county team won the National League Division 3 title in 2002, In 2005 & 2006 they won the Leinster Shield. They won the Lory Meagher Cup, for the first time, in Croke Park on 3 July 2010 and won on a scoreline 1 – 20 to Donegal 1 – 12.

Liam Griffin has said the GAA should be ashamed of itself over its failure in the promotion of hurling.

Australia is 24 hours away, yet we can create a new game with the Aussie Rules lads. Longford and Leitrim are right here, yet we largely ignore them and many others too when it comes to promoting hurling. The new D. J. Carey could be living in Longford, Leitrim or Donegal, but we'll never know. We have failed him. [...] If someone can market coloured gripe water, call it Coca-Cola and clean up worldwide, we should be able to sell hurling in Longford.[5]

Honours
All Irelands (3)
Provincials (3)
Leagues (3)
Other (1)
  • U16 All Ireland Winners (2013)

Ladies' football

Longford have the following achievements in ladies' football.

Camogie

Under Camogie's National Development Plan 2010-2015, “Our Game, Our Passion,”[6] new camogie clubs are to be established in Longford and a county board formed by 2015.[7]

References
  1. http://www.hoganstand.com/Longford/Profile.aspx
  2. "Club Details". Longford GAA.
  3. "Wilderness to Leinster champions - Mullinalaghta story sums up magic of club game". The 42. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. "Mullinalaghta pull off seismic shock and stun Kilmacud in Leinster football final". The 42. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. Breheny, Martin (27 October 2012). "All Stars bright lights hide darker side of hurling". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. "Final goal for camogie". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  7. National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on camogie.ie, pdf download (778k) from Camogie.ie download site
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