Tullaroan GAA

Tullaroan is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Tullaroan in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Tullaroan is the most successful club in the history of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship.

Tullaroan

Tulach Ruáin
Founded:	1884
County:	Kilkenny
Nickname:	The Sash
Colours:	Green and White
Grounds:	Tullaroan
Coordinates:	52°39′41″N 7°26′37″W
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster champions Kilkenny champions Hurling: - - 20

History

Tullaroan is the oldest GAA club in County Kilkenny. The club was founded in 1884, the same year as the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Tullaroan lead the roll of honour in Kilkenny with 20 senior county championship titles.^[1]

Honours

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships (20): 1887, 1889, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1958, 1994^[1]
• Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championships (2): 1988,^[1] 2019^{[citation needed]}
• All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championships (1): 2020^[2]
• Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2019
• Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championships (1): 1983^[1]
• Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championships (1): 1999^[1]
• Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championships (1): 2001^{[citation needed]}

Notable hurlers

Hurlers, who have played for Tullaroan and also with the Kilkenny senior hurling team, include:

• Seán Clohessy
• Jimmy Coogan
• Jim Dermody
• Jer Doheny
• Shem Downey played senior inter-county team from 1946 until 1954. Shem's daughters, Angela and Ann won 12 All-Ireland camogie medals each and 13 club titles between them. Angela is commonly recognised as the greatest players the game has seen.^[3]
• Dock Grace
• Pierce Grace
• Jack Hoyne
• Dan Kennedy
• Jack Keoghan
• Jim Lawlor
• Pat Maher
• Lory Meagher
• Jimmy Phelan
• Paddy Phelan
• Jack Rochford
• Paddy Saunders
• Pádraig Walsh
• Tommy Walsh - Born 1983 and won 9 all-stars in a row
• Tommy Walsh - Born 1998 and a current member of the Kilkenny hurling panel
• Sim Walton
• Martin White

See also

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship