Fossa GAA explained

Club Gaa:Fossa
Irish:Fosadh
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Founded:1970
Province:Munster
County:Kerry
Colours:Red and Black
Grounds:Fossa
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Fossa GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Fossa, County Kerry, Ireland. The club is concerned with the game of Gaelic football. It is a member of the East Kerry GAA board.[1]

History

Located four miles west of Killarney, County Kerry, Fossa GAA Club was founded on 11 January 1970.[2] The club leased a field from the nearby Liebherr firm in 1972 and the following year fielded its first senior team in the East Kerry League and Championship and in Division 4 of the County League.[3] Fossa won their first championship in 2016, winning the Kerry Junior Championship.[4]

Fossa won the Kerry Premier Junior title in 2022, beating Listry in the final after extra-time.[5] They went on to claim the Munster Junior title after wins over Castlemahon in the semi-final and Kilmurry in the final.[6] [7] On 15 January 2023, Fossa faced Stewartstown Harps at Croke Park in the All-Ireland final. Fossa won by 0–19 to 1–13 in a bad-tempered game which featured six red cards.[8]

In Fossa's first year in the Kerry Intermediate Championship in 2023, they reached the final after a penalty shoot-out win over Austin Stacks.[9] Fossa lost the final by a point to Milltown/Castlemaine[10]

Honours

Notable players

Winning captain

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bord Chiarrai Thoir – East Kerry GAA Board . eastkerrygaa.com . 12 December 2022 .
  2. Web site: Fossa GAA launch 50th anniversary book. 1 November 2019. Killarney Advertiser. 11 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Club history. Fossa GAA website. 11 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Fossa grab second chance to claim historic county title. 12 November 2016. The Kerryman. 15 January 2023. Timmy. Sheehan.
  5. Web site: Fossa boss Adrian Sheehan’s dream comes true with Premier Junior glory. 14 November 2022. The Kerryman. 11 December 2022. John. O'Dowd.
  6. Web site: Fossa brothers lead rout against Limerick champions in Munster JFC semi-final...but it wasn’t the Cliffords. 26 November 2022. The Kerryman. 15 January 2023. Paul. Brennan.
  7. Web site: Cliffords combine for 1-14 as Fossa claim Munster junior football title. 11 December 2022. Irish Examiner. 11 December 2022. Maurice. Brosnan.
  8. Web site: David Clifford leads Fossa to All-Ireland club glory in ill-tempered final. 15 January 2023. Irish Examiner. 15 January 2023. John. Fogarty.
  9. Web site: Murphy. Mortimer. 11 September 2023. Fossa sensationally beat Austin Stacks in Kerry IFC semi-final as David Clifford scores 0-13. Irish Examiner. 23 November 2023.
  10. Web site: McKeon. Conor. 19 November 2023. Footballer of the Year David Clifford suffers late free-kick agony for Fossa as Milltown-Castlemaine win Kerry IFC title. Irish Independent. 23 November 2023.
  11. Web site: Player profiles: David Clifford. Kerry GAA website. 11 December 2022.
  12. Web site: Paudie Clifford the engine in sleek Fossa machine. 10 December 2022. Irish Examiner. 11 December 2022. Maurice. Brosnan.

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