Courtwood
| Coill na Cúirte | ||
| Founded: | 1962 | |
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| County: | Laois | |
| Nickname: | The Wood | |
| Colours: | All White | |
| Grounds: | Kilbracken | |
| Coordinates: | 53°06′14.11″N 7°04′59.89″W / 53.1039194°N 7.0833028°WCoordinates: 53°06′14.11″N 7°04′59.89″W / 53.1039194°N 7.0833028°W | |
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Courtwood GAA (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coill na Cúirte) is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club, located in the north east corner of County Laois in Ireland. The club is located in the eastern half of Emo parish with a small catchment area south of the village of Ballybrittas and mainly covered by the local school Rath NS.
The locality is bordered on one side by County Kildare and by neighbouring clubs in Laois, Annanough, O'Dempseys and Emo.
At adult level, the club is a football club only, although a period in the 2000s saw Courtwood dabble in the small ball game. Courtwood field football teams at intermediate and junior C.
Juvenile football and hurling affairs are catered for by St Pauls Juvenile GAA club, an amalgamation with fellow parishioners, Emo. Courtwood also amalgamate with Emo and The Rock at minor and Under 21 level.
Gaelic football has been played in the area since the foundation of the GAA in 1884 with evidence of the first club named Courtwood existing as early as 1888 and competing in the earliest known Laois Senior Football Championships. The 1892 Laois Senior Football Championship final was actually played in Courtwood.
The early 1900s saw the original Courtwood club fade from existence to be replaced in the area by a club named Ballybrittas which in turn was replaced by the Jamestown club.
The current Courtwood club was reformed in 1962. Previous to this, players from the locality played with either the Jamestown or Annanough clubs.
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