Tuosist GAA
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| C.L.G. Tuath O'Siosta | |
| Founded: | 1972 |
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| County: | Kerry |
| Colours: | Green & Red |
| Grounds: | Phil O'Sullivan Park |
| Coordinates: | 51°45′51.66″N 9°46′21.16″W / 51.7643500°N 9.7725444°W |
Tuosist GAA (Full name in Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Tuath O'Siosta) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Tuosist in County Kerry, Ireland.[1] It is the only Kerry club on the Beara Peninsula as all other clubs are in County Cork. The club competes as a joint divisional side with other clubs from the Kenmare area like in the county championships and as an individual club in other competitions like the Kerry County League division 3 and the Kerry Novice Football Championship.[2] They are the Current Finnegan Cup holders.
The club was founded in 1972. It provides opportunities for the youth of the parish of Tuosist to play Gaelic football in juvenile, minor, and senior teams. The pitch and dressing rooms are in Lauragh on the road to Castletownbere but a new all-weather pitch is under construction in Ardea to be opened in 2026. As for the parish, Saint Kilian is the patron saint of the club.
The 4 clubs in the Kenmare District play for the Finnegan Cup[3] in the Kenmare district board championship. The Kenmare District is the smallest such district in Kerry. The 4 clubs are:
- Templenoe GAA
- Tuosist GAA
- Kenmare GAA
- Kilgarvan GAA
