St Laurence’s is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in south County Kildare, Ireland. The club is based in the parish of Narraghmore, encompassing Kilmeade, Booley, Calverstown, Kilgowan, Brewel, Ballymount, Ballitore and Mullaghmast. St Laurence’s were formed with the amalgamation of Narraghmore and Ballitore in 1957. RIC records from 1890 show five clubs in the area. Ballitore O'Moores had 25 members with officers listed as Pat Cullen, Pat Hendy and William Fennell. Narraghmore Feach Phadraig had 50 members with Thomas Hickey, Thomas Waters and James Hayden listed as officers. Bruel had 50 members with Andrew Fay, Henry Fay, John Cousin and Pat Keenan listed as officers. (Brewel Independents were listed as an unaffiliated club in 1896). Inchaquire had 25 members, with P J Finn, Richard Archibald and William Hickey listed as officers. Killelan membership not recorded, officers recorded as William Byrne, Edward Lawler and Michael Nolan. Ballitore and Narraghmore both reformed in the late 1920s and Narraghmore were first winners of the new Junior b championship in 1947. The club grounds were purchased in 1975 and dressing rooms opened in 1992 and 1999. The club embarked on an ambitious project in 2004 when they started to build a community complex. The complex was completed and opened in 2006. It features a full sized sports hall, a gym and a full time bar. In 2009 St Laurences won their first ever Senior Championship championship, beating Moorefield in the final.




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