Irish: | Laois |
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Nickname(s): | The O'Moore County |
Province: | Leinster |
Dominant sport: | Dual county |
Ground(s): | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
County colours: | Blue White |
County teams | |
NFL: | Division 4 |
NHL: | Division 1B |
Football Championship: | Tailteann Cup |
Hurling Championship: | Joe McDonagh Cup |
Camogie: | Jack McGrath Cup |
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois. The county board is also responsible for the Laois county teams.
The county football team contested the second ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) final in 1889. In 1926, the county won the final of the first National Football League competition, defeating Dublin. 1936 brought the team's only other appearance in an All-Ireland SFC decider.
The county hurling team won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) in 1915.