| Courtwood | ||||||||||||||
| Coill na Cúirte | ||||||||||||||
| Founded: | 1962 | |||||||||||||
| County: | Laois | |||||||||||||
| Nickname: | The Wood | |||||||||||||
| Club colours: | All white | |||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Kilbracken | |||||||||||||
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Courtwood Gaelic Athletic Association Club is a football and hurling club, located in the north east corner of County Laois in Ireland. The club is located in the eastern half of Emo parish with a small catchment area around the village of Ballybrittas and the local school Rath NS.
The locality is bordered on one side by County Kildare and by neighbouring clubs in Laois, Annanough, O'Dempseys and Emo.
The club is almost completely a football club, although recent years have seen Courtwood dabble in the small ball game. Courtwood field football teams at intermediate and junior B but in 2008 opted out of hurling competition.
Juvenile football affairs are catered for by St Pauls Juvenile GAA club, an amalgamation with fellow parishioners, Emo. Courtwood also amalgamate with Emo at minor and Under 21 level.
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[edit] History
The club was founded in 1962. Previous to this, players from the locality played with the Jamestown club.
Courtwood has won the Laois Junior Football Championship twice (1970 and 1986) and the Laois Intermediate Football Championship twice (1971 and 1987).
In 2006, Courtwood won the Laois Junior "C" Football Championship. The previous year Courtwood reached the Laois Intermediate Football Championship final where they were narrowly beaten by Crettyard. 2007 saw Courtwood again reach the Laois Intermediate Football Championship final but Graiguecullen were to deny them once again.
At underage level, Courtwood have succesfully combined with Emo on a number of occasions to win county titles. Emo won the Laois Minor Football Championship in 1964 and 1965 and the Laois Under 21 Football Championship in 1966 and 1967, with players from Courtwood playing on the winning teams.
The two clubs also combined to win the Under 21 title again in 1989 and 1990 as Courtwood/Emo.
Emo/Courtwood returned to the county roll of honour in 2008 winning the Laois Minor "B" Football Championship, having lost out in the 2007 final of the same competition.
[edit] Famous Players
Courtwood is the home club of Fergal Byron, the 2003 All-Star goalkeeper who was also instrumental in Laois's 2003 Leinster SFC triumph. He was joined in 2007 on the Laois senior panel by Niall Donoher, a minor and under 21 star with Laois.
George Doyle and John O'Connell both played senior football with Laois in the 1990's while Tommy Dunne was on the Laois team beaten in the Leinster SFC final in 1968.
[edit] Managers
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| 2009 | George Doyle and Mick Behan (joint) |
| 2008 | George Doyle |
| 2007 | John Strong |
| 2004-2006 | Mick Behan |
| 2003 | Karl Lenihan |
| 2001-2002 | George Doyle |
| 2000 | Tom Kinsella |
| 1998-1999 | Tommy Dunne |
| 1997 | Larry Swayne |
| 1996 | Martin Dunne |
| 1995 | Danny Luttrell |
| 1993-1994 | Karl Lenihan |
| 1992 | Brian Lawlor |
| 1990-1991 | Martin Dunne |
| 1989 | Seamus Lawlor |
| 1988 | Tom Kinsella |
| 1986-1987 | Brian Lawlor |
| 1984-1985 | Mick Behan (Carlow) |
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