Fighting Cocks GAA
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| Founded: | 1928 | ||||||||
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| County: | Carlow | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Cocks | ||||||||
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| Grounds: | Fighting Cocks GAA Grounds | ||||||||
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Fighting Cocks GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Rathtoe, County Carlow, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Carlow County Board and is exclusively concerned with the game of Gaelic football.
History
[edit]Located in Rathoe, about five miles from Tullow town, Fighting Cocks GAA Club was founded in 1928.[1][2] The club spent its early years operating in the junior grade, before winning the Carlow JFC title in 1932. Just a decade after being founded, Fighting Cocks claimed its sole Carlow SFC title in 1938.[3] The next few decades saw the club return to the junior ranks once again. A further five Carlow JFC titles were won at various times between 1943 and 1999.[4] Fighting Cocks won its first Carlow IFC title in 2012.[5] The club's most recent success was a seventh Carlow JFC title in 2025.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Carlow Senior Football Championship (1): 1938
- Carlow Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2012
- Carlow Junior A Football Championship (7): 1932, 1943, 1966, 1971, 1990, 1999, 2025
References
[edit]- ↑ "Fighting Cocks launch history book". Hogan Stand. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Fighting Cocks GFC". Club Info. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Football roll of honour 1889 to 2019". Carlow GAA website. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Club Titles - Carlow". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Cocks come out Fighting". Hogan Stand. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Fighting Cocks edge out old rivals to taste Junior Football glory". Carlow Nationalist. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Fighting Cocks GAA at the Carlow GAA website