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*”'[[Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship]]”’ (4): 1989, 1991, 1997, 2003 |
*”'[[Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship]]”’ (4): 1989, 1991, 1997, 2003 |
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*”'[[Carlow Junior Hurling Championship]]”’ (4): 1962, 1972, 1977, 2023<ref name=”scoreline”/> |
*”'[[Carlow Junior Hurling Championship]]”’ (4): 1962, 1972, 1977, 2023<ref name=”scoreline”/> |
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*”’Carlow Under 16 Division 1B Hurling Championship”’ (1): 2025 |
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*”’Carlow Under 15 Division 2 Hurling Feile”’ (1): 2025 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 18 November 2025
| Founded: | 1914 |
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| County: | Carlow |
| Colours: | Red and black |
| Grounds: | Spellman Park[1] |
Kildavin/Clonegal GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the vilages of Kildavin and Clonegal in County Carlow on the border with County Wexford in Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. In 2026 Kildavin/Clonegal will compete at adult level in the Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship and also in the Carlow Intermediate and Junior C Football Championships.
The first record of organised Gaelic games in the parish was in 1888 when a Clonegal team featuring players from Kildavin was formed.[2] Kildavin organised their own team in 1894. A game between the two sides in 1912 resulted in amalgamation discussions and the new Kildavin/Clonegal club was officially established on 26 May 1914. The teams have operated as individual clubs on a number of occasions since then, however, the united Kildavin/Clonegal club secured the Carlow IFC title in 1998, before winning the Carlow IHC title in 2003.[3] The club won the Carlow JHC title in 2023.[4]
Kildavin/Clonegal share a bitter rivalry in gaelic football with neighbours Kilbride. In hurling the main rivals of Kildavin/Clonegal are Burren Rangers who are an amalgamation of three football clubs Ballon, Kilbride and The Fighting Cocks. The first year that Kildavin/Clonegal and Burren Rangers met in adult hurling was in 2023 with Burren Rangers winning out in the Bolger Shield and the Junior Hurling Championship round robin, the clubs met again in the JHC semi-final in Dr. Cullen Park where Kildavin/Clonegal defeated Burren Rangers by 2-15 to 1-15. K/C went on to win the final against Mount Leinster Rangers to earn promotion to the Carlow IHC. Burren Rangers bounced back from their derby dissapointment in the 2023 semi-final to win 2024 JHC final and joined their rivals in the second tier for the following year. The first Intermediate meeting between the clubs came at Spellman Park in the 2025 IHC round robin where Burren Rangers won a match which saw the referee hand out 3 red cards. The clubs met again this time in the 2025 Under 16 Division 1B Hurling Championship final where Kildavin/Clonegal won by the minimum in a 3-09 to 3-08 victory.
