Club Identity
Overview
Killoe GAA encompasses Killoe Young Emmets (adult), Killoe Óg (underage) and Killoe Ladies (ladies).
Club Origin: The GAA in Killoe dates back to 1889 and the formation of the first club called Killoe Erins Hope. The club name quickly changed to Killoe Erins Pride (reasons unknown) and the club participated in the inaugural Longford Senior Football Championship in 1890. A second club was then formed in the parish in 1890 called Killoe McMahons, and both clubs participated in the unfinished 1891 Longford Senior Football Championship. The McMahons club is no longer found in published records after 1892 while the Killoe Erins Pride club is found in published accounts of challenge matches up to 1896.
Most clubs, including those in Killoe parish, vanished during the Parnellite split of the 1890's. A revival of GAA activity in Longford began in the early years of the 20th century and by 1903 we see the revival of the GAA in Killoe, this time with a club bearing the name Killoe Young Emmets. Although there were brief reports of hurling activity in Killoe in 1902, the club bearing the name 'Killoe Young Emmets' first appears in published records in December 1903. The timing suggests a link to the 100th anniversary of the death of Robert Emmet which was commemorated in September and October 1903.
Club Name: The Killoe Young Emmets club name has been around since 1903. In later times the club also became referred to by the Irish version Emmet Óg since the late 1950's (strictly speaking the Irish translation of Killoe Young Emmets is 'Na hEiméid Óga Cill Eo'). This external use of an Irish version of the club name dates back to 1958 when club notes in the local newspapers started to appear with the club name in Irish, reputedly the result of an initiative by a County Board official. This expanded to club names appearing 'As Gaeilge' in fixtures by the end of the 1950's and into the 1960's. The continued use of the Irish version continued for a couple of clubs, including Killoe, who are also referred to in print in the 1960's as Emmet Óg after most other clubs had reverted back to their original naming convention. For Killoe, this somewhat confusing dual-naming convention has continued to this day. All records prior to the early 1960's exclusively referred to the club as Killoe Young Emmets, while Emmet Óg was used interchangeably with Killoe Young Emmets in the 1960's and 1970's, with a mixture of Emmet Óg or Killoe Young Emmets used during the 1980's and 1990's, and Killoe Emmet Óg used as a recent variation of the club name from the 2000's.
Club Colours: The club colours are white and green. The first images of Killoe teams from the successful 1910's period shows a white jersey with green hoop and green collar and cuffs. The hoop disappeared at some point after the 1910's and the kit was then a white jersey with green collar and cuffs for many years thereafter. The green hoop was then revived from 1987 to 2008 before being removed from 2009. Today's playing kit is a white jersey with green collar and green shorts/socks.
Club Grounds: Emmet Park is located in the townland of Clonee, 6km north of Longford Town. The club grounds was opened in June 1993 by Mr. Peter Quinn, President of the GAA. The facilities consist of floodlit main playing pitch, smaller playing field, training pitch, 200-person seated stand and a clubhouse incorporating changing rooms, gym area, meeting room and function room.
Club Honours: The various titles won by Killoe clubs since competition began in 1890 can be found in our Roll of Honour. Titles can also be analysed by Year and by Competition.
Club Website: Our club website went live in July 2012, and has received National and Provincial honours including the GAA's MacNamee Award for 2012 and Leinster GAA 'Best Website' award for 2014. The work in designing, developing and maintaining the website is entirely voluntary.
Club Crest
The modern Killoe GAA crest was introduced in 2012 and replaced the previous crest design which had been introduced in 1991. The current crest was designed and commissioned by a local family in 2012. It first appeared in August 2012 and is used on all club jerseys and merchandise.
The Killoe name derives from the Irish Cill Eo meaning Church of the Yew Tree. The yew tree (Eo in Irish) in abstract form is central to the crest design, set in front of the cross, reflecting the church (Cill in Irish) and the spiritual heritage of the community. The name of the parish in Irish 'Cill Eo', is set above the Irish form of the county, 'An Longfort'. The GAA in Killoe can be traced back to 1889 and the foundation of the first club in the parish, and this historic note is reflected within the design. The GAA insignia appears at the base of the crest for Killoe Young Emmets and Killoe Óg purposes, while the LGFA insignia appears at the base of the crest for Killoe Ladies. The colours of white and green that dominate the crest are those worn by all Killoe teams.
Crest Use: The club crest appears in full colour on playing kits and club merchandise. For wider branding purposes (including but not limited to training gear, flags, kit bags, tracksuits & leisure gear) the Colour or Mono/Outline versions of the crest can be used along with additional text underneath (‘Emmet Óg’ or ‘Killoe Óg’ or ‘Killoe Ladies') in Brushtip-C font type. The use of additional text under the crest is optional and separate from the crest design.
