Kilcullen GAA

Just five years after the historic meeting at the Hayes Hotel in Thurles when the GAA was founded. Kilcullen had the distinction of providing the first Chairman and Secretary for the Kildare County Board in it’s first year in office. The Club contested three Senior Finals in 1892, 1917 and 1962. The original club colours up to 1908 were Green and Gold, but it was agreed to change to black and white following the All Blacks Rugby team playing in Dublin in that year. The famous nickname of “The Rags” can be traced back to an occasion when Kilcullen played a smartly dressed Dublin team,”Isles of the Sea”, who were very critical of the local team’s attire, or so the story is told. The club's senior men play in Division 3 in Kildare, and in the Intermediate Championship. The club's senior ladies play in Division 1 in Kildare, and in the Senior Championship. Kilcullen has over 1,000 members and fields teams at every age group from U6 to Minor in both boys and LGFA. The club also fields several hurling teams, which is making a resurgence in the town since 2018.