Colonel William A. Phillips

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

History

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

• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (0): (runner up in 1976–77)^{[citation needed]}
• Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1976, 1996
• Leinster Senior Club Hurling League (1): 2023^{[citation needed]}
• Laois Senior Hurling Championship (27): 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2018,^[1] 2023^{[citation needed]}
• Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship (5): 1939, 1958, 1983, 2000, 2010^{[citation needed]}
• Laois Junior Hurling Championship (11): 1914, 1921, 1928, 1957, 1964, 1972, 1981, 1988, 2003, 2008, 2014
• Laois Junior B Hurling Championship (5): 1988, 1989, 1994, 2001, 2011^{[citation needed]}
• Laois Junior C Hurling Championship (2): 2006, 2016
• Laois Under 21 Hurling Championship (18): 1965,1966,1967,1969,1970,1977,1987,1993,1994,1996,1997,1999,2005,2007,2008,2009,2010, 2018^{[citation needed]}
• Laois Minor Hurling Championship (3): 2005,2017, 2021
• Laois Minor Hurling B Championship (3): 1992,2014,2015
• Laois Division 1 Hurling League (16): 1975,1982,1983,1984,1987,1993,1994,1995,1998,1999,2000,2001, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2023
• Laois Junior A Football Championship (1): 1980
• Laois Junior B Football Championship (3): 2005, 2016, 2022
• Laois Junior C Football Championship (1): 2014^{[citation needed]}

References