The club was founded in 1970 and colours are red and black.
The club first entered the Laois Junior Football Championship in 1970, where in their first match they played against Emo and made an instant impact on the local GAA scene recording a win in their first outing.
The Rock competed in their first ever Senior Football Championship Final in 1998 where they suffered defeat to Stradbally on a scoreline of 0-8 to 0-5 on a day of atrocious weather conditions.
In 2011 and 2012, an Emo, Courtwood and The Rock minor combination won two Laois Minor "B" Football Championships and two Laois Minor Football League B titles.
In 2016, Emo, Courtwood and The Rock again joined forces at minor level and won the Laois Minor Football Championship.
Underage setup
At underage level, The Rock field teams in the u13 grade in an amalgamation with Kilcavan,[4] at u15, u17 and u20 they field teams with Kilcavan and Mountmellick forming Mountmellick Parish Gaels.[5]
Community
The Rock National School works closely with the club usually using its GAA facilities for P.E [6]
