Roscrea GAA

Roscrea GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the town of Roscrea. The club's colours are red and white and they play at Páirc Naomh Cronáin (English: St. Cronan's Park). This was the venue for the 1949 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final.

History
Roscrea were founded in 1895. They were feared in the 1960s and 1970s for their hurling prowess but are now referred to as the "sleeping giants" of North Tipperary.

Hurling
Roscrea has been considered a strong club in North Tipperary for a long time. In 2017 Roscrea won a minor county title.

Honours

 * All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Winners 1970-71
 * Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship Winners 1969, 1970 Runners-Up 1972, 1980
 * Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980 Runners-Up 1936, 1945, 1954, 1963, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985
 * North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1982, 2004
 * Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners 2022
 * Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship Winners 1982, 1986, 2015
 * Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship Winner 2012
 * Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Championship Winners 1963, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1984
 * Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship Winners 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1984 2017
 * North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (5) 1930, 1942, 1946, 1982, 1986
 * North Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (3) 1918, 1925, 1926
 * North Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (1) 2012
 * North Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship (7) 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1983, 1984
 * North Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship (31) 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 2017 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1999, 2001, 2003

Notable players

 * Kieran Carey
 * John Carroll
 * Paul Delaney
 * John Dillon
 * Diarmaid FitzGerald
 * Jack Gleeson
 * Francis Loughnane
 * Tadgh O'Connor
 * Dinny Ryan
 * Jack Ryan
 * Mick Ryan
 * Roger Ryan
 * Mehall Scully