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| Founded: | 1885 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Wicklow | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Sky Blue and Navy | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Togher More, Roundwood | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°03′33″N 6°13′48″W / 53.059223°N 6.229976°W | ||||||||||||
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An Tóchar (Irish pronunciation: [ənˠ ˈt̪ˠoːxəɾˠ]) is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Roundwood, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.[1]
History[edit]
Tóchar GAA club was founded on 8 August 1885 by Laurence Murphy of Togher House. Their first game was in March 1886 against Ashford.[2] In 1886 they took part in a tournament at Avondale House, where six Wicklow teams played six Wexford teams; Tochar defeated Rosslare 0-4 to 0-0.
The club declined and was replaced by a new team named Roundwood, who won the Wicklow Senior Football Championship in 1933. Later a club called Ballinastoe was dominant in the area; the two teams merged to form Ballinastoe/Roundwood, reviving the ancient name An Tóchar in 1981.[3] In 1995, An Tóchar won the Wicklow Senior Football Championship and advanced to the final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, losing to Éire Óg, Carlow after a replay.[4]
The ladies' team has won eight county titles, and twice reached the final of the Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship.
Honours[edit]
Gaelic football[edit]
- Wicklow Senior Football Championship (2): 1933, 1995
- Wicklow Intermediate Football Championship (3): 1931, 1951, 2021
- Wicklow Junior Football Championship (4): 1950, 1987, 2001, 2019 [5]
- Leinster Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2001
Ladies' football[edit]
- Wicklow Senior Ladies' Football Championship (8): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002[6]
Notable players[edit]
- Mike Hassett (also played with Kerry and Killorglin)
- Conny D (also lost his marbles)
- Fossil Fogarty
- Fonz Marah
- Bert Power
References[edit]
- ^ "About". Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "A short dip into Wicklow history journals". Independent.ie. 12 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/wicklow-people-arklow/20150422/282179354624104 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Leinster Club Football Final 10/12/1995; Eire Og v An Tochar - Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
- ^ "HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling".
- ^ "An Tóchar GAA Club". www.facebook.com.