Camross GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and Gaelic football club based near Coolrain in County Laois, Ireland.

Camross
Camros
Founded:1903
County:Laois
Colours:Black and Amber
Grounds:Derrynaseera/Clonin
Coordinates:52°59′50″N 7°33′42″W / 52.99722°N 7.56167°W / 52.99722; -7.56167
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions
Laois
champions
Hurling: - 2 27

History

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Founded in 1903, the club is the most successful hurling club in County Laois.[citation needed] The club's colours are black and amber.[citation needed]

In 1957, Camross amalgamated with Killanure – their parish counterparts. In 1957, following the amalgamation, they won the Junior Championship beating St Fintans, Colt. This was followed with an intermediate title in 1958.[citation needed]

The Camross club did not win the Laois Senior Hurling Championship until 1959 but since then they have added a record 26 more senior hurling titles to their roll of honour (27 titles in total). They last won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship in 2023, defeating Abbeyleix St Lazarian's.[citation needed]

A previous chairman of the club, Michael Lalor, also held the chair of office of Laois County Council in 2006.[citation needed] Lalor and his brother were captains of the 1959 winning team.[citation needed] Camross club man Michael Delaney held the full-time position as secretary of the Leinster Council of the GAA for well over a quarter of a century.[citation needed]

Camross has also won the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship twice. First they beat James Stephens of Kilkenny in 1976/77 and won against O'Tooles of Dublin in 1996/97. They were beaten in the 1977 club final by Glen Rovers at a game played in Thurles. They defeated Down side Ballycran in the semi-final, Camross lost the 1997 All Ireland semi-final to St. Mary's, Athenry again at Semple Stadium in Thurles.[citation needed]

Camross players to have represented Laois at senior hurling over the years have included: Tim and Frank Keenan, P.J Cuddy, Joe Dollard, Martin Cuddy, Zane Keenan, Tim Cuddy, Sean Cuddy, John Carroll, and Joe Doran.[citation needed]

Football is very much a secondary sport in the club but Camross have won the Laois Junior A Football Championship in 1980, the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship in 2005, 2016 and 2022 and the Laois Junior "C" Football Championship in 2014.

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Laois SHC final: Hyland's efforts all in vain as Camross reign supreme". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.