John Locke's GAA

John Locke's
Cumann Seán Locha
Founded:	1889
County:	Kilkenny
Colours:	Saffron and Blue
Grounds:	John Locke's Park
Coordinates:	52°32′25″N 7°23′13″W / 52.54022°N 7.38704°W
Playing kits
	Standard colours
	Standard colours

John Locke's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1889 and almost exclusively fields teams in hurling.^[1]

History

The club was founded in 1889 and is named after poet and Fenian activist John Locke. He was born in Callan in 1847 and was exiled in the United States.^[2]^[3]

Honours

Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1957
Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2010
Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (3): 1935, 1993, 1999
Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship (5): 1911, 1952, 1987, 2010, 2017
Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling 'B' Championship (1) 2010
Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1950, 1984,
Kilkenny Minor Hurling 'B' Championship (2) 1997, 2015
Kilkenny Minor Hurling 'A' League (1) 1984, 2010
Kilkenny Minor Hurling 'B' League (7) 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2008, 2013, 2015

Famous Hurlers

Richard Kelly
Joe Mansfield
Paddy Moore
John Power

References

^ "John Lockes".
^ "Callan: One of the greatest nights in history of the club". www.kilkennypeople.ie. 6 October 2012.
^ "John Lockes Callan HC Profile - ClubInfo.ie". www.clubinfo.ie.

External links

John Locke's GAA website

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[1] "John Lockes".

[2] "Callan: One of the greatest nights in history of the club". www.kilkennypeople.ie. 6 October 2012.

[3] "John Lockes Callan HC Profile - ClubInfo.ie". www.clubinfo.ie.

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