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Raheens
Na Raithíní
Founded:1925
County:Kildare
Nickname:The Heens
Colours:Blue and Saffron
Grounds:Tom Lawler Park, Gingerstown, Caragh
Coordinates:53°14′03″N 6°43′11″W / 53.23428°N 6.71962°W / 53.23428; -6.71962
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Leinster
champions		 Kildare
champions
Football: 0 1 10
Hurling: - - 8

Raheens /ræˈhiːnz/ is a Gaelic football club based in Caragh, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Leinster senior club championship in 1981, 10 county senior football championships, first winners of the Kildare club of the year in 1973 and winners again in 1976. The separate hurling club, formerly known as Éire Óg, has now amalgamated to become Éire Óg-Corrachoill.

History

Raheens won the first of ten Kildare titles in 1935 with a massive 6-3 to 1-0 win over Kildare St. Brigid's. They won their second in 1936. They climbed back onto the winner's podium with the help of Pat Dunny in 1964. A 1981 win led to Leinster club championship honours. In 2017, Raheens beat Kilcock to win the Intermediate Championship Final. Feather Thompson is a renowned figure within the club - Known for speed & technical ability on the field, he now spends his time praising the vast majority of the current senior team.

Camogie

Geraldine Dwyer, Teresa Lynch, Nuala Malone, Eileen Reilly and Marianne Johnson were selected on the Kildare camogie team of the century in 2000.

Honours Raheens

Honours Éire Óg

Honours Prosperous

Bibliography

External links

Kildare GAA clubs
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