placenamesGolden
An Gabhailín
The Golden–Kilfeacle club’s account connects its grounds at Mantlehill Great with farming, volunteer work and community fundraising.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Gabhailín · Irish · main form · validated name
- Golden · English · main form
Place & story
Two clubs come together
Golden and Kilfeacle united as a club in 1946 following Father Lynch’s parish appeal. Tipperary GAA’s history records the Land Commission allocating five acres at Golden in 1935. Volunteers prepared the grazing land for games. The club’s parish catchment extends beyond Golden electoral division. [2]
A harvest pays for improvements
In 1957 the club planted its field with wheat to raise development funds. After the harvest, machinery levelled the ground in 1958. The account names Morty O’Connell and his horse Billy in the reseeding work of 1959. Railway sleepers provided seating, and the improved field reopened with the West Senior Hurling Final in 1960. [2]
Fundraising beyond the parish
Con Cash’s committee raffled a Toyota Starlet in 1982 to fund dressing rooms, a tennis court and a handball or racquetball alley. Selling pound tickets around the country reportedly produced £25,000 profit. Later parish cooperation brought a community hall into the development. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Golden. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Tipperary Club Focus: Golden Kilfeacle GAA Club · Michael Quinn, Tipperary GAA; club account
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