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Inniskeen Grattans GAC
CLG Mhig Reachtain, Inis Caoin
Founded:1869
County:Monaghan
Nickname:Grattans
Colours:Green, Red and White
Grounds:Kednaminsha
Coordinates:53°59′34″N 6°36′14″W / 53.992857°N 6.603978°W / 53.992857; -6.603978
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster
champions
Monaghan
champions
Football: - - 5
Hurling: - - 2
Entrance to grounds
View of grandstand

Inniskeen Grattans Gaelic Athletic Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, based in Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland. The club participates in both Gaelic football and hurling competitions organized by Monaghan GAA county board. In 2010, the club won its first ever Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship title.

History

Inniskeen Grattans was founded in 1883 and is the oldest GAA club in County Monaghan and is named for Henry Grattan. It was founded one year before the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in Thurles. In 1888, the first County Championship was held. The final between Inniskeen Grattans and Carrickmacross Emmets, was won by Inniskeen by 0-7 to 0-0. In August 1888, Inniskeen played Cavan champions Maghera Mac Finns in the first Ulster Senior Football Championship Final in Drogheda which ended in a draw, 0-2 each. Inniskeen won the replay in Drogheda on 9 December by 0-3 to 0-1 making Monaghan the first ever Ulster S.F. champions.

Notable players

See also: Category:Inniskeen Grattans Gaelic footballers

Honours

Football

Hurling

  • Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship: 2010, 2013, 2016, 2023
  • Monaghan Senior Hurling League: 2006, 2010
  • Monaghan Reserve Hurling League: 2004, 2005, 2009
  • Monaghan Minor Hurling Shield: 2001, 2004
  • Jim O’Rourke Cup: 1999

Further reading

  • Frank McNally, 'An Irishman's Diary', P. 15, The Irish Times, Friday, 26 July 2013.

References

  1. "Inniskeen win Monaghan Hurling final in dramatic fashion". Irish Examiner. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

External links

Monaghan GAA clubs
Football
(2023) Senior
(2023) Intermediate
(2023) Junior
Defunct clubs
Hurling
Senior Championship
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