| Móinteach Milic(the land of the bog beside the river) | ||
| Founded: | 1900 | |
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| County: | Laois | |
| Nickname: | The Valley | |
| Colours: | Blue and white | |
| Grounds: | Pairc Acragar | |
| Coordinates: | 53°06′13.56″N 7°18′14.15″W / 53.1037667°N 7.3039306°W | |
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Mountmellick GAA (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Móinteach Milic) is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic Football and Hurling club in the town of Mountmellick in County Laois, Ireland.
Neighbouring clubs are The Rock, Kilcavan, Ballyfin and Rosenallis.
Teams
At adult level, the club is a dual football and hurling club. Mountmellick field football teams at Intermediate and junior B. They field hurling teams at Intermediate and Junior B. They are the only hurling club in the parish so they are the hurling team for the entire of Mountmellick Parish (Mountmellick, Kilcavan and The Rock)
History
In 2006, Mountmellick bridged a 38-year gap to win the Laois Intermediate Football Championship for just the second time ever, beating Annanough in the final. The first IFC title was won in 1968.
Mountmellick has won the Laois Junior Football Championship five times and the Laois Minor Football Championship twice, in 1975 and 1977.
Mountmellick has also won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship on one occasion in 1967 with five wins in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship also to their credit. Mountmellick are the only Laois club to have won both Junior titles in the one year (1941). They also came very close to winning both intermediate titles in one year (1967), winning the hurling and losing the football to Arles in a replay.
Notable players
Championship honours
Football
| Competition | Years Won |
|---|---|
| Laois Intermediate Football Championship | 1968, 2006 |
| Laois Junior Football Championships | 1921, 1929, 1941, 1966, 1972 |
| Laois Junior B Football Championship | 1973, 2006 |
| Laois Under-21 Football Championship | 1996, 2012*, 2014* |
| Laois Minor Football Championship | 1975, 1977 |
* Denotes as part of Sarsfields or Sarsfields Gaels (Mountmellick, Ballyfin, Kilcavan)
Hurling
| Competition | Years Won |
|---|---|
| Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship | 1967 |
| Laois Junior Hurling Championship | 1930, 1935, 1941, 1961, 2001, 2018 |
| Laois Junior B Hurling Championship | 2012, 2017 |
| Laois Junior C Hurling Championship | 2017 |
| Laois Minor Hurling Championship | 1966, 2014 |
Managers
Football
| Year(s) | Name |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Colm Coss |
| 2021 - 2022 | Gordon Lalor |
| 2020 | Paddy Marsh |
| 2018 - 2019 | Alan George |
| 2016 - 2017 | Donie O'Mahoney |
| 2015 | Derek Conroy |
| 2014 | Michael Broder |
| 2013 | Darren Young |
| 2012 | Nicholas Egan |
Hurling
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | Damien Carter |
| 2021 | James Young |
| 2020 | Fergal Cuddy |
| 2019 | Matty Mahon |
| 2017- 2018 | Chris Hartnett |
| 2016 | Aidan Challoner |
| 2015 | Fergal Cuddy |
| 2011 - 2014 | Sean Dunne |
References
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