Rathvilly GAA

Rathvilly
Rathbhile
Founded:1888
County:Carlow
Colours:Green, Gold and White
Grounds:Fr. Ryan Park, Rathvilly
Coordinates:52°52′44″N 6°41′46″W / 52.87884864914996°N 6.6961769516973355°W / 52.87884864914996; -6.6961769516973355
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions		 Carlow
champions
Football: - - 10

Rathvilly Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Rathvilly, County Carlow, Ireland.[1][2]

History

The club was founded in 1888. The teacher Edward O'Toole was the first captain of the club; he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and an early influence on Kevin Barry.[3] Rathvilly won its first Carlow Junior Football Championship in 1916. In 1979 Rathvilly were promoted to the Carlow Senior Football Championship In 1983 they founded their juvenile section and won their first county championship; since then, they have won eight more.[4]

Rathvilly play at Fr. Ryan Park; in 2019, they received a €14,455 grant for floodlights.[5][6]

The club crest displays the motto bene cultō nīl ōrnātiu[s]. This is Latin for "well cultivated, not ornate," and is derived from Cicero's Cato Maior de Senectute: agro bene culto nihil potest esse nec usu uberius nec specie ornatius ("nothing can be more bountiful for use, or more ornate to the eye, than a well-cultivated farm").[7][8] It also displays images of Saint Patrick, Rathvilly Moat, St. Patrick's Church and Rathvilly Bridge over the River Slaney.[9][10]

Honours

Gaelic football

  • Carlow Senior Football Championship (10): 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2021,[11][12] 2024
  • Carlow Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1973, 1978
  • Carlow Under-21 Football Championship (7): 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2005, 2007
  • Carlow Minor Football Championship (5): 1982, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2004[13]
  • Carlow Junior "A" Football Championship (7): 1916, 1967, 1984, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2013[13]
  • Carlow Junior "B" Football Championship (1)[14]
  • Carlow Junior Ladies Football Championship (1): 2015[15]

Notable players

References

  1. ^ Department, Ireland Exchequer and Audit (17 December 1992). "Appropriation Accounts". Stationery Office – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "'It was the proudest moment I've had playing football' - Rathvilly captain Brian Murphy on last weekend's historic county title victory and their potential Leinster voyage". 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ Cheallaigh, Carmel Uí (16 September 2020). Kevin Barry. Mercier Press Ltd. ISBN 9781781177464 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Inniskeen welcome Rathvilly to Féile". 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Where is the €37 million in Sports Capital Grants going to? Full list of recipients". www.leinsterexpress.ie.
  6. ^ Reid, Philip. "Out of the shadows: Floodlights a priority for clubs across Ireland". The Irish Times.
  7. ^ P. Hofman Peerlkamp (1861). "Ad Virgilium (Continued)". Mnemosyne. 10 (2): 113–163. JSTOR 4424080 – via JSTOR.
  8. ^ "Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, bĕnĕ". www.perseus.tufts.edu.
  9. ^ "Rathvilly Bridge, PATRICKSWELL, Rathvilly, CARLOW". Buildings of Ireland.
  10. ^ "St. Patrick's Rathvilly – Rathvilly-Kiltegan Parish". www.rathvillykilteganparish.ie.
  11. ^ Murphy, Kieran (14 November 2021). "Glory for Rathvilly as they end Éire Óg's five in a row bid". Irish Examiner.
  12. ^ "Rathvilly GFC Profile - Total GAA - GAA Club Rankings". www.clubinfo.ie.
  13. ^ a b "HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling". hoganstand.com.
  14. ^ "Rathvilly | Carlow GAA".
  15. ^ "Ladies day at Rathvilly dinner dance". Carlow Nationalist. 29 April 2016.
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