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Roscrea GAA

, Roscrea, Ireland
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Roscrea GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the town of Roscrea. The club's colours are red and white and they play at Páirc Naomh Cronáin (English- St. Cronan's Park). This was the venue for the 1949 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final.HistoryCurrently the team is led by selectors, one of which being Paul Delaney, well known for his assistance in the All-Ireland win for the Tipperary Senior Hurling Team in 1991. Roscrea were feared in the 1960s and 1970s for their hurling prowess but are now referred to as the sleeping giants of North Tipperary.HurlingRoscrea has been considered a strong club in North Tipperary for a long time. However, there has recently been some controversy for various reasons such as a lack of players at matches and general poor performances.Honours All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Winners 1970-1971 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship Winners 1969, 1970 Runners-Up 1972, 1980 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980 Runners-Up 1936, 1945, 1954, 1963, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985  North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1982, 2004 Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship Winners 1982, 1986, 2015 Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship Winner 2012 Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Championship Winners 1963, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1984 Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship Winners 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1984

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