History
Monasterevin athletic sports predate the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), having been first staged in a field adjoining the Railway Station in 1880. Monasterevin were among the first clubs to affiliate to Kildare GAA and won the first three Kildare hurling championships. RIC records from 1890 show that Monasterevin Distillery and Brewery had 70 members with officers listed as James Dowling, Edward Lawlor, Pat Tyrrell and William Kennedy. A friend of Michael Cusacks who had played with Metropolitan Hurling Club, PJ Molohan established the first hurling club in the county in Kildare just as the GAA was founded. He participated in the 1888 invasion tour of the USA. Riverstown Charles Kickhams also had a club affiliated in 1890, with officers James Mooney and Patrick Murray listed as having attended the 1889 convention. From the early sports days in J.P. Cassidy's field, the club has moved to various venues including John Dunne's field, Clogheen; Lawlor's field; and Clodhdeo, before finally purchasing its present grounds (Father Prendergast Memorial Park) in 1954.
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