Hertfordshire GAA

Hertfordshire GAA
Nickname(s):	Herts
Province:	Britain
Dominant sport:	Gaelic football
County colours:	Green Yellow

Regular kit

The Hertfordshire County Board or Hertfordshire GAA is one of the seven county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Great Britain, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in Hertfordshire, England.

Clubs

Football

Cambridge Parnells (Cambridge) - Ladies' and Men's Gaelic football^[1]
Claddagh Gaels (Luton) - Ladies' Gaelic football^[2]
Éire Óg (Oxford) - Ladies' and Men's Gaelic football^[3]
Glen Rovers (Watford) - Ladies' and Men's Gaelic football^[4]
St Joseph's (Waltham Cross) - Ladies' Men's Gaelic football^[5]
St Colmcille's (St Albans) - Ladies' and Men's Gaelic football
St Vincent's (Luton) - Men's Gaelic football^[6]^[7]
St Dympna's (Luton) - Men's Gaelic football^[8]

Hurling

St Declan's (amalgamation of all clubs) - competes at hurling in the Warwickshire region^[9]

History

The county board was created in 1960 when it was deemed that the number of clubs in the region north of London supported a separate league. The area is not in fact just Hertfordshire but encompasses Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire.

Present Day

Hertfordshire is probably among the weakest of the British counties as a result of the small number of large population centres in the region it serves.^{[citation needed]} It has further been affected by the general trend of reduced emigration from Ireland to the UK since the 1980s. As a result, a number of the original clubs have folded – including the Milton Keynes-based team, Erin Go Bragh, in 2005. However, a resurgence may be underway. The youth sections of the county have proven to be very promising and in 2018 the Hertfordshire under-14s won the Féile Peile na nÓg in Meath, and followed this by winning a shield competition in Connacht the year after.

Football

Clubs

Clubs contest the Hertfordshire Senior Football Championship. Éire Óg are the current title holders. Each year the winners represent the county in the All-Britain Junior Club Football Championship.

County Team

Hertfordshire county football team currently competes in the All-Britain Junior Football Championship which is part of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (Tier 3 of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship).

Honours

All-Britain Junior Football Championship
- Runners-Up (1): 2013

Hurling

Clubs

Hertfordshire has no hurling championship and currently only has one hurling club, St. Declan’s. They compete in the Warwickshire Senior Hurling Championship.

County Team

Hertfordshire currently does not field a county hurling team in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Honours

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
- Runners-Up (2): 1970, 1971

Hertfordshire Senior Football Championship

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2022	Éire Óg	1-11	St Joseph’s	0-08
2021	St Joseph's	2-06	Éire Óg	1-05
2020	Éire Óg	2-07	St Dympna's	1-06
2019	Éire Óg	4-07	St Colmcille's	1-08
2018	Éire Óg	1-11	St Colmcille's	0-08
2017	St Colmcille's	2-08	Éire Óg	1-06
2016	St Colmcille's	2-12	St Dympna's	2-04
2015	Glen Rovers	4-10	St Dympna's	1-05
2014	Éire Óg		Glen Rovers
2013	Glen Rovers		St Dympna's
2012	Not played.
2011	Glen Rovers
2010	Glen Rovers	1-08, 3-07 (R)	St Dympna's	1-08, 2-09 (R)
2009	Cambridge Parnells
2008	St Dympna's
2007	Cambridge Parnells	2-9	St Colmcille's	0-6
2006	St Colmcille's
2005	St Dympna's		St Colmcille's
2004	St Colmcille's
2003	St Colmcille's
2002	St Colmcille's
2000	St Colmcille's
1999	St Colmcille's
1998	St Colmcille's
1991	Éire Óg	1-10	Dr Crokes	2-06
1965	St Colmcille's

References

^ "Cambridge Parnells". Archived from the original on 10 July 2009.
^ "Claddagh Gaels".
^ "Éire Óg".
^ "Glen Rovers".
^ "St Joseph's".
^ Gaughan, Ailish. "Exciting times lie ahead".
^ Gaughan, Ailish. "St Vincent's Gaelic Football Club, Luton Are Launching Youth Teams".
^ "Club & Community - Our Clubs - St Dympnas Luton".
^ Smith, Frank (22 November 2014). "Hertfordshire hurling team St Declans hoping to end great first year with national title". Watford Observer.

External links

Hertfordshire GAA Website

[1] "Cambridge Parnells". Archived from the original on 10 July 2009.

[2] "Claddagh Gaels".

[3] "Éire Óg".

[4] "Glen Rovers".

[5] "St Joseph's".

[6] Gaughan, Ailish. "Exciting times lie ahead".

[7] Gaughan, Ailish. "St Vincent's Gaelic Football Club, Luton Are Launching Youth Teams".

[8] "Club & Community - Our Clubs - St Dympnas Luton".

[9] Smith, Frank (22 November 2014). "Hertfordshire hurling team St Declans hoping to end great first year with national title". Watford Observer.

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