| Móinteach Milic(the land of the bog beside the river) | ||
| Founded: | 1900 | |
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| County: | Laois | |
| Nickname: | The Valley | |
| Colours: | Blue and white | |
| Grounds: | Pairc Acragar | |
| Coordinates: | 53°06′13.56″N 7°18′14.15″W / 53.1037667°N 7.3039306°W | |
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Mountmellick GAA (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Móinteach Milic) is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic Football and Hurling club in the town of Mountmellick in County Laois, Ireland.
Neighbouring clubs are The Rock, Kilcavan, Ballyfin and Rosenallis.
At adult level, the club is a dual football and hurling club. Mountmellick field football teams at Intermediate and junior B. They field hurling teams at Intermediate and Junior B. They are the only hurling club in the Mountmellick parish.
History
In 2006, Mountmellick won, at the expense of Annanough GAA, the Laois Intermediate Football Championship for the second time, bridging a 38-year gap.[1] The first IFC title was won in 1968.[2]
Mountmellick has won the Laois Junior Football Championship five times[3] and the Laois Minor Football Championship twice, in 1975 and 1977.
Mountmellick has also won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship on one occasion in 1967[4] with five wins in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship[5] also to their credit. Mountmellick are the only Laois club to have won both Junior titles in the one year (1941). They also came very close to winning both intermediate titles in one year (1967), winning the hurling and losing the football to Arles in a replay.
In recent years they came close to promotion in hurling and football.
In football they reached finals (2021, 2022), losing from Park–Ratheniska GAA.[6][7]
In 2022 they lost the hurling final from Clough–Ballacolla GAA.[8]
Grounds
Smith Field[9] is a former playingfield of Mountmellick GAA. It was bought together with the soccer and athletics club.
Their original pitch was on the Tullamore road past Graigue cemetery in the field beside Graigue house.[10]
Notable players
Championship honours
Football
| Competition | Years Won |
|---|---|
| Laois Intermediate Football Championship | 1968, 2006 |
| Laois Junior Football Championships | 1921, 1929, 1941, 1966, 1972 |
| Laois Junior B Football Championship | 1973, 2006 |
| Laois Under-21 Football Championship | 1996, 2012*, 2014* |
| Laois Minor Football Championship | 1975, 1977 |
* Denotes as part of Sarsfields or Sarsfields Gaels (Mountmellick, Ballyfin, Kilcavan)
Hurling
| Competition | Years Won |
|---|---|
| Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship | 1967 |
| Laois Junior Hurling Championship | 1930, 1935, 1941, 1961, 2001, 2018 |
| Laois Junior B Hurling Championship | 2012, 2017 |
| Laois Junior C Hurling Championship | 2017 |
| Laois Minor Hurling Championship | 1966, 2014 |
Managers
Football
| Year(s) | Name |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Colm Coss |
| 2021 - 2022 | Gordon Lalor |
| 2020 | Paddy Marsh |
| 2018 - 2019 | Alan George |
| 2016 - 2017 | Donie O'Mahoney |
| 2015 | Derek Conroy |
| 2014 | Michael Broder |
| 2013 | Darren Young |
| 2012 | Nicholas Egan |
Hurling
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| 2022-2024 | Damien Carter |
| 2021 | James Young |
| 2020 | Fergal Cuddy |
| 2019 | Matty Mahon |
| 2017- 2018 | Chris Hartnett |
| 2016 | Aidan Challoner |
| 2015 | Fergal Cuddy |
| 2011 - 2014 | Sean Dunne |
References
- ↑ Reporter, LaoisToday (26 October 2021). "County Final Memory: Mountmellick come of age in 2006 to claim intermediate football honours". Laois Today. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ "Intermediate Football". Laois GAA. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ "Junior A Football". Laois GAA. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ "Laois GAA Official Website". sportsmanager.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ "Laois GAA Official Website". sportsmanager.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ Miller, Steven (29 October 2021). "Mountmellick and Park-Ratheniska do battle for intermediate football honours". Laois Today. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ↑ Miller, Steven (9 September 2022). "Holland leads the way as The Heath see off Mountmellick to book Laois IFC final place". Laois Today. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ↑ Hartnett, Alan (1 October 2022). "Rafter leads the way as Clough-Ballacolla see off Mountmellick challenge for Intermediate glory". Laois Today. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "Graigue House · Graigue, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, Ireland". Graigue House · Graigue, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, Ireland. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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