St Colmcille's GAA
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| Naomh Colmcille CLG | |||||||||
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| Founded: | 1971 | ||||||||
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| County: | Meath | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Cilles | ||||||||
| Colours: | Navy and blue | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Pairc Ui Rís, Piltown, Bettystown | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°41′44″N 6°16′45″W / 53.69556°N 6.27917°W | ||||||||
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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. As of 2026, the club was competing in the Meath Senior Football Championship.
History
[edit]St Colmcille's GAA was founded in 1971 through an amalgamation of two east Meath GAA clubs, Stars of the Sea and Shallon.[1] The club moved to their current ground of Pairc Ui Rís in 1989, named in honour of Edmund Rice.[2]
The club has won a number of titles at Junior and Intermediate level, including winning the Meath Intermediate Championship and Leinster Intermediate Championship in 2016.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Meath Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1988, 2016[4]
- Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2016[5]
- Meath Junior Football Championship (1): 1983[6]
- Meath Minor Football Championship (5): 1982, 1983, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2025[7]
Notable players
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Our History". St Colmcilles GAA Club. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "Colmcilles Seaside League". Drogheda Independent. 12 May 1989. p. 19.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour". St Colmcilles GAA Club. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "IFC final replay: Cilles collect crown". hoganstand.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
St Colmcille's proved too strong for Dunderry in Meade Potato IFC final replay [..] St Colmcille's 1-12 Dunderry 1-6
- ↑ "Leinster club IFC final: Brennan wins it for 'Cilles". hoganstand.com. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "25 and 50 years ago". hoganstand.com. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
Eleven years after the St Colmcille's club was formed they made a highly significant breakthrough by winning the [Meath] Junior Football Championship in 1983
- ↑ Wall, Sean (3 October 2025). "St Colmcilles complete Meath GAA Minor Football Championship double in 24 hours". Drogheda Independent. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
