Mount Leinster Rangers GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland. The club was founded in 1987 and fields teams in both Gaelic football and hurling.
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| Founded: | 1987 | ||||||||
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| County: | Carlow | ||||||||
| Colours: | Black and Red | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Kilcoltrim, Borris | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°35′25″N 6°54′49″W / 52.590222°N 6.913675°W | ||||||||
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History edit
Mount Leinster Rangers GAA club was founded in 1987 and the amalgamation of three existing club teams—Borris, Ballymurphy and Rathanna—within the parish was completed in 1988.
On 1 December 2013, Mount Leinster Rangers won their first ever Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship title after an 0–11 to 0–8 win against Oulart the Ballagh in the final.[1][2][3]
Tom Mullally managed the club's hurling team to that Leinster title and to the final of the 2013–14 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.[4][5]
Honours edit
- Carlow Senior Hurling Championship (9): 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017,[6] 2018,[7] 2020[8]
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Runners-up 2014
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2012
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2011
- Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship (7): 1988, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016
References edit
- ^ "Rangers deliver landmark day for Carlow". Irish Independent. 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Carlow's Mount Leinster shock Oulart to win first Leinster senior title". The Score. 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Mighty Rangers march out of the blue for famous win". Irish Examiner. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Kilkenny native Mullally takes the reins in Carlow". RTÉ. 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Kilkenny native and Mount Leinster Rangers mastermind named Carlow hurling manager". The42.ie. 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Carlow SHC final: MLR prove too strong for Naomh Eoin". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Rampant Rangers complete hat-trick". Irish Examiner. 21 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Mount Leinster Rangers in command to bury pain of 2019". Irish Examiner. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.