Kilruane MacDonagh's GAA
Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the villages of Kilruane, Ardcroney and Cloughjordan. The club was founded in 1937 and is named after Thomas MacDonagh, a signatory of the 1916 Proclamation who was born and lived in Cloughjordan. The clubhouse and playing field are located in Cloughjordan.
The finest day in the club's history was in 1986 when it won the Senior Hurling Club All-Ireland title, defeating Buffers Alley of Wexford GAA in the final by 1-15 to 2-10.
The club incorporates many of clubs that existed in the parishes at the time. A forerunner to the MacDonaghs club was the famous De Wets formed in 1900.
On 30 October 2022, Kilruane MacDonaghs defeated Kiladangan 2-20 to 1-16 in the 2022 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship final after a replay to win their first title since 1985.
Honours
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1- *1986
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1
- *1985
- Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship:
- * 1902, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 2022
- Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship: 1
- *1975North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 19
- * 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1940, 1944, 1959, 1965, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2018North Tipperary Senior Football Championship 6
- * 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship 2
- * 1978, 2003Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Runners-up
- * 2003North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship 1
- * 1978Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship 2
- * 1960,1985North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship 10
- * 1913, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1975, 1985, 1995, 1998Tipperary Junior B Football Championship 1
- * 2022Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship 1
- * 2004North Tipperary Junior B Hurling League 1
- * 2004North Tipperary Junior B Football Championship 1
- * 2022Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship 1
- * 1978North Tipperary Under-21 A Football Championship 6
- 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978North Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship 3
- * 1997, 1998, 2004North Tipperary Under-21 C Football Championship 1
- * 2002Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship 7
- * 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2006, 2007, 2010North Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship 12
- * 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship 1
- * 1993North Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship 1
- * 1993 Tipperary Under-21 C Hurling Championship 1
- * 2002North Tipperary Under-21 C Hurling Championship 1
- * 2002Tipperary Minor B Football Championship 1
- * 2017 North Tipperary Minor A Football Championship 4
- * 1970, 1972, 1984, 2024 North Tipperary Minor B Football Championship 2
- * 2008, 2017 Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship 2
- * 1972, 2005 North Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship 8
- * 1952, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 2004, 2005, 2006 North Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship 2
- * 1975, 2018
Notable players
- Dinny Cahill
- Len Gaynor
- Brian Gaynor, Tipperary hurler 1994-97
- Seamus Gibson
- Séamus Hennessy
- Tom Moloughney, Tipperary hurler 1960-63, All Ireland winner 1961 and 1962
- Mark O'Leary
- Brian O'Meara
- Niall O'Meara
- Éamonn O'Shea
- Craig Morgan