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An Tóchar GAA

Coordinates: 53°03′33″N 6°13′48″W / 53.059223°N 6.229976°W / 53.059223; -6.229976
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An Tóchar
Founded:1885
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 / 53.059223; -6.229976
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions
Wicklow
champions
Football: - - 2
Ladies' football: 8

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

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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

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Gaelic football

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Ladies' football

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Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ "A short dip into Wicklow history journals". Independent.ie. 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/wicklow-people-arklow/20150422/282179354624104 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Leinster Club Football Final 10/12/1995; Eire Og v An Tochar - Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
  5. ^ "HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling".
  6. ^ "An Tóchar GAA Club". www.facebook.com.
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