Kingscourt Stars GAA
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| Founded: | 1890 | ||||||||
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| County: | Cavan | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Stars | ||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | O'Raghallaigh Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°54′26″N 6°48′05″W / 53.9072°N 6.8014°W | ||||||||
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Kingscourt Stars is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Kingscourt, County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA. The club was founded in 1890. They are the third most successful team in Cavan GAA history, winning 12 Senior Championships, their latest occurring in 2025.
The club plays at O'Raghallaigh Park which was built between 1950 and 1951. The ground is named for the Ó Raghallaigh (O'Reilly) clan who formerly ruled East Breifne, as well as the nationalist leader The O'Rahilly (1875–1916) and local Catholic priest Fr Peter O'Reilly who was behind the construction of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Kingscourt.[1][2]
Notable players
Honours
- Cavan Senior Football Championship (12): 1921, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2010,[4] 2015,[5] 2025[6]
- Cavan Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1976
- Cavan Junior Football Championship (3): 1931, 1954, 1961
- Cavan Under-21 Football Championship (2): 1979, 1982
- Cavan Minor Football Championship (4): 1957, 1982, 1997*, 2011*, 2024 (*O'Raghallaigh Gaels (Kingscourt/Shercock))
References
- ^ McArt, Pat, ed. (1998). Irish Almanac and Yearbook of Facts (1999:139 ed.). Ireland: Artcam Pub. ISBN 0952959631.
- ^ Kelleher, H. (2023). A Place to Play: The People and Stories Behind 101 GAA Grounds. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 9781785374814.
- ^ Duffy, Emma (4 December 2020). "'You're holding back tears. The silence just showed the emotion' - football and family first". The 42.
- ^ "Regal showing by McCormack as Kingscourt dethrone Gaels". Irish Independent. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Corrigan, Shane (11 October 2015). "Cavan SFC final: Stars secure 11th title". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 October 2025). "Kingscourt Stars shine to shock Gowna in Cavan decider". RTÉ. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
External links
- Kingscourt Stars Official Website Archived 7 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Cavan GAA Website
- Cavan Club GAA