Killanny Geraldines
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| Founded: | 1889 | |
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| County: | Monaghan | |
| Nickname: | Killanny,Geraldines | |
| Colours: | Black and Red | |
| Grounds: | Pairc Eanna, Essexford | |
| Coordinates: | 53°57′48.27″N 6°38′41.81″W / 53.9634083°N 6.6449472°WCoordinates: 53°57′48.27″N 6°38′41.81″W / 53.9634083°N 6.6449472°W | |
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Killanny Geraldines are a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football team from Killanny parish, County Monaghan, Ireland. The club was founded in 1889. They have never won the Monaghan Senior Football Championship to date but have come runners-up on 3 occasions. They have a senior team and they have Minor, U-16, U-14, U-13, U-12, U-10 and U-9 teams. These are very promising juvenile teams. The senior squad are currently in the Senior Football League in Monaghan.The minor team have recently reached the clubs first Division 1 championship final since 1976 and succesfully brought Fergal O'Hanlon to Killanny.
The Killanny Geraldines' GAA club pitch is situated on the Killanny road close to Essexford in County Louth. There are new changing rooms in the new center. Each summer crumb rubber or sand is put on the pitch to help harden the ground. The pitch is built on what was a bog hence the soft ground.
The junior team has been in the lower reaches of Monaghan football for some time now. They recently won the Intermediate League Final and were subsequently promoted to the Senior League and Championship.
2008 was Killanny Geraldines most successful period in terms of underage football. From U12 up to Minor(U18) the club entered six cups and at the end of the year have now won all these cups. The list of cups and Managers are:
U12, U13 and U14 Division 2 Leagues. The U14 team was managed by Michael Crawley, John Kieran and Finbarr Boylan. U12 and U13 both mentored by Paul Grimes, Mickey Callan and Barney Vernon.
U16 Division 3 league and championship double under the guidance of Lornie Duffy, John McMahon, Paul Kiernan and Eamonn Markey. Minor Division 3 league, who were managed by Lornie Duffy, John McMahon, Johnny Quinn, Micheal Quinn and Paul Kiernan.
The Junior manager was Peter Dooley, who also plays on the team. The Juniors finished bottom in Monaghan in this year but with so many talented youngsters coming up through the ranks, a lot of people expect Killanny to be a force for the future.
The U-12 team reached the Division 1 league semi-final in this year.
The U-13's are in second position in Division 1.
The U-14 team won the Division 1 Shield Final by 6 points against a strong Truagh side. The team had drawn and lost to this Truagh team the last 2 times they met. Outstanding young talent and captain of U14 team Adam Kieran.
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