Abbeyleix GAA
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County: | Laois | ||||||||||||
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Nickname: | The Fung | ||||||||||||
Colours: | Primrose and Blue | ||||||||||||
Grounds: | Fr Breen Park | ||||||||||||
Coordinates: | 52°54′46.26″N 7°21′09.73″W / 52.9128500°N 7.3527028°WCoordinates: 52°54′46.26″N 7°21′09.73″W / 52.9128500°N 7.3527028°W | ||||||||||||
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Abbeyleix St Lazerians is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Abbeyleix, County Laois, Ireland.
The club plays at senior level in hurling and claims to have 8 Laois Senior Football Championship titles, last of which came in 1819.
Hurling is the main game in the club and Abbeyleix is also the proud holder of 8 Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles, the last of which came in 1949.
In 2006, a number of Abbeyleix players were part of the Ballyroan Gaels squad that won the Laois Senior Football Championship. Ballyroan Gaels was an amalgamation of the two neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix and Ballyroan.
The club grounds are called Fr. Breen Park and the club colours are Primrose and Blue.
Abbeyleix won the 2007 Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship and returned to the senior grade in 2008.
Notable players
- Patrick Lalor
- Arty Ring
- Eugene Fennelly