Roscommon GAA
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| Irish: | CLG Ros Comáin | ||
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| Province: | Connacht | ||
| Nickname(s): |
The Rossies The Sheep Stealers |
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| County colours: |
Primrose, Blue (Black & Green until 1935) |
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| Ground(s): | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon | ||
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football | ||
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| NFL: | Division 2 | ||
| NHL: | Division 3A | ||
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup | ||
| Hurling Championship: | Nicky Rackard Cup | ||
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup | ||
| Camogie: | Kay Mills Cup | ||
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Primrose, Blue
The Roscommon County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Ros Comáin) or Roscommon GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Roscommon. The county board is also responsible for the Roscommon inter-county teams. In 2014 with help of sponsors and the Club Rossie initiative a Roscommon GAA bus was bought to provide transport for all county teams to use.
Roscommon's Senior football team compete in the Connacht Senior Football Championship which they have won 23 times, a number far less superior to their more illustrious neighbours Galway and Mayo who have won 45 and 46 respectively. Roscommon have won back-to-back All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles in 1943 and 1944.
Roscommon were a glamour team of the 1940s, winning back to back All Irelands, and have contributed some of the great personalities to GAA history including 2 Presidents - Dan O'Rourke (1946–49) and Dr. Donal Keenan (1973–76).
Roscommon's rise from Junior status to Senior All-Ireland champions in the four years leading up to 1943 was one of the great romances of its time. In the All Ireland final they drew with Cavan before winning the replay with two quick goals from Frankie Kinlough and Jack McQuillan. Kinlough scored the goal and Donal Keenan the points the following year when Roscommon beat Kerry. Roscommon were captained by Jamesie Murray from Knockcroghery.
Legend tells how Roscommon lost a six-point lead in the final three minutes of the 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final against Kerry, Tom Gega O'Connor and Paddy Kennedy scoring the goals. Roscommon were beaten in the replay (Gerry Dolan made one of the greatest saves in Croke Park history against Laois in that year's semi-final). The injured team-captain, Jimmy Murray, was having blood wiped from his face to "look right" for the presentation when Kerry struck for two late equalising goals. Defeats in 1947, 1952 and 1953 semi-finals ended the party.
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