GAA club life at its best on a rainy day in Portlaoise Irish Independent, Monday November 26 2012 It has been a long year of football, but I haven’t seen a better contest than the Leinster club semi-final, which I watched in terrible conditions in Portlaoise. This game really had it all except for one…
Leinster club SFC Quarter Final: Killoe demolish O’Mahonys Killoe (Longford) 2-13 O”Mahonys (Meath) 0-8 Report from Irish Independent Longford champions Killoe Emmet Óg scored an emphatic and deserved win over fancied Meath kingpins Navan O’Mahonys in this AIB Leinster Club SFC quarter-final at Pearse Park on Sunday. Tommy McCormack’s charges have a semi-final trip to Portlaoise…
THE MEN IN THE WHITE AND THE GREEN Aron Fitzpatrick, Nov 2012 In the month of October We were perfectly sober As the light slowly gave way to the dark Now it’s November And still I remember That fine Autumn day in Pearse Park Ah yes I recall Every kick of the…
Irish Times newspaper – 28th October 2012 Killoe Young Emmets 2-7, St Anne’s (Wexford) 2-4 Just A week after winning the Longford title following a replay win after extra-time against Slashers, Killoe Young Emmets showed some great fighting spirit to get the better of Wexford opponents St Anne’s in the Leinster club first round clash…
Report from Longford Leader – 24th October 2012 What developed into an epic battle for the county title was eventually decided after extra-time in a highly entertaining Senior Football Championship Final replay at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Sunday last and Killoe are back as the kings of Longford football as they finished the stronger…
Killoe Erin’s Pride played in the 1905 final but lost to Longford Leo Casey’s. Killoe won the football and hurling double in 1907 Near neighbours Clonbroney won their first and only title in 1919 with a final win over Killoe. Davy Sheeran featured against Longford Slashers in the finals of 1959 and 1960, a few…
Rare footage of the 1960 County Final between Killoe Young Emmets and Longford Slashers has been found and digitised. The 17 seconds of footage was taken by Joe Kelly in September 1960 and is a unique snapshot of this historic win. The video shows Vincent Duignan converting a second half penalty secured after Seamus McGuire…
The new Killoe GAA crest was introduced in August 2012 replacing the previous crest which first appeared in the early 1990s. It was designed and commissioned by a local family in 2012. The yew tree in abstract form is central to the new design, set in front of the cross, reflecting the church and the spiritual heritage of the community. The…
