Fr. Sheehys GAA

Fr. Sheehys GAA
Founded: 1930s
County: Tipperary
Colours: Blue and Gold
Grounds: Father Sheehy Park

Fr. Sheehys GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football and Hurling club located in Clogheen in South Tipperary in Ireland. The club is part of the South division of Tipperary GAA and represents the areas of Clogheen and Burncourt. In 1972 the club were renamed Fr. Sheehy's, combining Burncourt Football Club and Clogheen Hurling Club which were both formed in the 1930s. The club is named after Nicholas Sheehy who was a Parish priest in the Clogheen and Burncourt area at the time of his death in 1766.[1]

References

  1. "History of the Club". gaa.ie. Retrieved 2011-04-28.

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