Robertstown GFC

Robertstown

Baile Riobaird

Founded:

1919

County:

Kildare

Colours:

Blue & White

Grounds:

Brockagh Park, Robertstown

Coordinates:

53°16′32″N 6°49′09″W / 53.275505°N 6.819077°WCoordinates: 53°16′32″N 6°49′09″W / 53.275505°N 6.819077°W

Playing kits

Standard colours

Robertstown is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Robertstown, County Kildare, Ireland, affiliated to Kildare GAA.

History

The first Robertstown club was founded in 1888 despite objections from Allen Fionn McCumhals.

Gaelic Football

Tom Donoghue, a boat-man from Robertstown, played for Kildare in the 1926 All Ireland final. Frank "Sambo" Dowling played for Kildare in the 1935 All Ireland final. John Dalton played with Kildare in the 1960s.

Honours

Junior F B Champions 1983.
Junior F C Champions 1980.
Junior A Football Champions 1989.
Junior A Football Champions 2011.

Bibliography

Kildare GAA: A Centenary History, by Eoghan Corry, CLG Chill Dara, 1984, ISBN 0-9509370-0-2 hb ISBN 0-9509370-1-0 pb
Kildare GAA yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 2000- in sequence especially the Millennium yearbook of 2000
Soaring Sliothars: Centenary of Kildare Camogie 1904-2004 by Joan O'Flynn Kildare County Camogie Board.

Full Backs

U16 Full back Arlo Graham is an absolute tank. "He once hit some lad a shoulder in Leixlip and he ended up in Coill Dubh so he did"

External links

Kildare GAA clubs

Football

Senior Football Championship	Allenwood Athy Ballymore Carbury Celbridge Clane Confey Leixlip Maynooth Moorefield Naas Monasterevin Sarsfields Saint Kevin's Saint Laurence's Suncroft

Intermediate Football Championship	Ballyteague Caragh Castledermot Eadestown Ellistown Grange Johnstownbridge Kilcock Kilcullen Kill Round Towers Nurney Raheens Rathangan Robertstown Sallins

Junior Football Championship	Ardclough Athgarvan Ballykelly Castlemitchell Cappagh Clogherinkoe Kildangan Milltown Rathcoffey Rheban Straffan Two Mile House

Hurling

Senior Hurling Championship	Ardclough Celbridge Clane Coill Dubh Confey Éire Óg-Corrachoill Kilcock Leixlip Maynooth Naas

Other hurling clubs	Athy Broadford Kill Moorefield Naomh Bríd Ros Glas Saint Laurence's Sallins Sarsfields

Underage amalgamations	Balyna (Clogherinkoe and Johnstownbridge) Cill Éide (Eadestown and Kill) Cúchulainn Gaels (Athgarvan, Ellistown and Kildangan) Geraldine's (Castlemitchell, Grangenolvin and Rheban) Killard (Ardclough and Kill) Na Fianna (Allenwood, Ballyteague, Milltown and Robertstown) Saint Coca's (Cappagh and Kilcock) Saint Columba's (Confey and Leixlip) Saint Edward's (Rathcoffey and Straffan) Saint Oliver Plunkett's (Ballymore and Eadestown)

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