placenamesKillea
Cill Shléibhe
Killea’s participation in JK Brackens ended after a five-year trial, preserving a separate local club.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cill Shléibhe · Irish · main form · validated name
- Killea · English · main form
Place & story
Joining and leaving JK Brackens
In a 2016 account, JK Brackens club officer Joe Keating explained Killea’s part in the amalgamation. Clonmore and Killea first entered senior hurling together under the JK Brackens name in 1984 while continuing separately at other grades. A formal merger with Templemore Éire Óg followed in 1992, approved initially for five years. When that period ended in 1997, Killea withdrew and returned to its former separate status; Templemore and Clonmore continued together. The sequence distinguishes earlier combined teams from the later club structure and its eventual division. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Killea. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- JK Brackens, Tipperary county final programme 2016 · Joe Keating, PRO, JK Brackens; Tipperary GAA
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.