St Martin's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Ballyfoyle/Coon/Muckalee area of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The catchment area is roughly comprehended by the ancient barony of Fassadinin.

The team colour is red with a green sash. The club grounds are Comerford Park, Coon.

The club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in 1985.

History The club was formed in 1982 following an amalgamation of the Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers and Coon clubs. The new club's adopted colours, red with a green sash, were based on a combination of the jerseys of the former clubs.

In 1984, the club won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship and went on to win the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship in December 1984, and the 1984–85 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in March 1985.

Former Laois senior hurling team manager Séamus Plunkett took over as manager of St Martin's in November 2022.

Honours

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships (1): 1985 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championships (1): 1984 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships (1): 1984 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championships (3): 1973, 1975, 2002 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championships (2): 1967, 1974 All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship (1): 2010 Kilkenny Under 21 A Hurling Championship (1): 2007 Kilkenny Under 21 B Hurling Championship (3): 1989, 1996, 2002 Kilkenny Minor A Hurling Championship (1): 2005

Notable players Dermot Lawler Mick Lawler John Maher Eamon Morrissey - winner of an All Star in 1990 John Mulhall

All Ireland Champions The following is the team that lined out for St. Martin’s in the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final on 24 March 1985:

NumberPlayerPosition1Bobby ShoreGoalkeeper2Jimmy KellyRight corner-back3Tony MaherFull-back4John James DowlingLeft corner-back5Tom WalshRight wing-back6 Jim MoranCentre back7 Mikey MaherLeft wing-back8 John MoranMidfield9 John MorrisseyMidfield10 Paddy LawlorRight wing-forward11 Patsy Moran Centre forward12 Johnny Brennan (Captain) Left wing-forward13 Danny Coonan Right corner-forward14 Tom Moran Full forward15 Richard Maloney Left corner-forward

See also

Kilkenny GAA

Further reading O'Neill, Gerry. (2005), Kilkenny GAA Bible. Produced by Kilkenny GAA Yearbook Committee. Somers, Michael. (2006), The Club. Produced by Kilkenny Voice.

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