Blessington GAA


Blessington Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland.

History

The club was founded in 1909, initially playing its games in the Burgage near to the cemetery. The club crest depicts St. Mark's Cross, a high cross was moved to Burgage cemetery when its original home was flooded by the creation of Poulaphouca Reservoir. Blessington GAA won their first Wicklow Senior Football Championship in 1915.
Blessington won both junior and intermediate county titles in 1979, following up that success with a second senior title in 1983.
Blessington moved to new grounds purchased from the O'Leary family in 2007. They won their third senior title in 2021.

Honours

Gaelic football

Wicklow Senior Football Championship : 1915, 1983, 2021, 2023Wicklow Intermediate Football Championship : 1928, 1936, 1946, 1949, 1979 Wicklow Junior Football Championship : 1931, 1974, 1979, 2000, 2002

Notable members