St Mary's Rosslare GAA
St Mary's Rosslare are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Wexford. St Mary's were the first winners of the Wexford Senior Football Championship in 1886 under the name of Rosslare Tigers. They include such famous hurlers as 1996 All Ireland winning Wexford manager Liam Griffin and one of Wexfords most experienced players of all time, former Wexford Football Captain & centre back David Murphy.
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| Founded: | 1886 | ||||||||
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| County: | Wexford | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Seasiders | ||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and yellow | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Paddy Roche Centre, Tagoat, Wexford | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°14′37.8″N 6°23′58.1″W | ||||||||
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History
St Mary's Rosslare was founded in 1886. The parish includes from Kilrane, Rosslare Harbour, Tagoat and Rosslare Strand. They won the first ever Wexford Senior Football Championship, beating Crossabeg Ballymurn GAA in the final.
As of 2020, St Mary’s Rosslare have four adult teams, two hurling (Intermediate ‘A’ and Junior B) and two football (Intermediate and Junior B)
Facilities
The club's main playing field and training centre is the Paddy Roche Centre at Tagoat, just 15 km south of Wexford town and 5 km from Rosslare Europort.
Honours
- Wexford Senior Football Championship
- Winners: 1886
- Wexford Intermediate Football Championship
- Winners: 1985, 2005, 2010
- Wexford Junior Football Championship
- Winners: 1975
- Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Runners-Up: 2003
- Wexford Junior Hurling Championship
- Winners: 1934, 1999, 2019
- Wexford Junior B Hurling Championship
- Winners: 1984
Notable players
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