Emeralds GAA
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Founded: | 1972 | ||||||||
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County: | Kilkenny | ||||||||
Colours: | Green and white | ||||||||
Grounds: | Urlingford | ||||||||
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Emeralds GAA is a junior Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1972 and almost exclusively fields teams in hurling. They spent 14 seasons in intermediate grade in Kilkenny before being relegated in 2015 back to the junior grade.
History[]
In the early years of the 20th, century hurling was very strong in the parish of Urlingford with three teams competing. – , and . Despite large competition, it was clear that a unified parish hurling team would provide a stronger and more capable force to compete against the larger parishes of the county.
The Emeralds club was formed in 1972 when both Clomanto and Urlingford united under the new name of Emeralds.
Honours[]
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship Winners 2001 Runners-Up 1972, 1981, 1999
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship Winners 2000
- Kilkenny Under-12 Camogie Championship 2013
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Categories:
- Gaelic Athletic Association clubs established in 1972
- 1972 establishments in Ireland
- Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Kilkenny
- Hurling clubs in County Kilkenny