Fighting Cocks GAA
GAA club in Rathoe, County Carlow, Ireland
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Fighting Cocks GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Rathtoe, County Carlow, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Carlow County Board and is exclusively concerned with the game of Gaelic football.
History
Located in Rathoe, about five miles from Tullow town, Fighting Cocks GAA Club was founded in 1928.[1][2] The club spent its early years operating in the junior grade, before winning the Carlow JFC title in 1932. Just a decade after being founded, Fighting Cocks claimed its sole Carlow SFC title in 1938.[3] The next few decades saw the club return to the junior ranks once again. A further five Carlow JFC titles were won at various times between 1943 and 1999.[4] Fighting Cocks won its first Carlow IFC title in 2012.[5] The club's most recent success was a seventh Carlow JFC title in 2025.[6]
Honours
- Carlow Senior Football Championship (1): 1938
- Carlow Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2012
- Carlow Junior A Football Championship (7): 1932, 1943, 1966, 1971, 1990, 1999, 2025