St Conleths Ladies Football
St Conleth's Ladies Football teams covers the Courtwood, Emo, Killenard and Portarlington areas of County Laois in Ireland. There are teams from under 10 up to intermediate level. In 2003 the ladies team won the Intermediate Championship, beating Park/Ratheniska 1 – 8 to 0 – 10. While they have reached many finals in juvenile levels, they have yet to record a title.
History
St. Conleths was formed in 2002 when Peadar Duffy from Courtwood proposed that the three ladies clubs in the Portarlington area – Courtwood, O’Dempseys and Portarlington should join together. The name, St. Conleths, is taken from a hurling club that was based in the area in the 1960s.
The first club Chairperson was Pat Sweeney from Portarlington and the club enjoyed immediate success. In 2002 the Under 12 team reached the final of both the League and the Championship only to be beaten in both finals by a strong Portlaoise team. In 2003 the ladies team won the Intermediate Championship, beating Park/Ratheniska 1 – 8 to 0 – 10. They went on to compete in the Leinster Club Championship, beating Bray Emmetts but then losing narrowly to Killoe of Longford in the semi-final
Sources
The Club Website www.conlethslgfc.org