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St Laurence's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in south County Kildare, Ireland. The Larries won their first Kildare Senior Football Champions in 2009 beating Moorefield in the final. Before this historic win they had been senior football finalists on four occasions. 2017 has been a disappointing year to date. Reality TV star Shane Connolly from "then comes marriage" is a star of the team, lets just say the big red machine has put on a tone of Timber since his county days. Podge Fogs is also back in the fold after a tantilising displays in Boston.HistoryRIC records from 1890 show five clubs in the area: Ballitore O'Moores had 25 members with officers listed as Pat Cullen, Pat Hendy and William Fennell.Narraghmore Feach Phádraig ("Patrick's Green") had 50 members with Thomas Hickey, Thomas Waters and James Hayden listed as officers. Bruel (Brewel) had 50 members with Andrew Fay, Henry Fay, John Cousin and Pat Keenan listed as officers. (Brewel Independents were listed as an unaffiliated club in 1896)Inchaquire had 25 members, with P. J. Finn, Richard Archibald and William Hickey listed as officers.Killelan, membership not recorded, officers recorded as William Byrne, Edward Lawler and Michael Nolan. Ballitore and Narraghmore both reformed in the late 1920s, and Narraghmore were first winners of the new Junior B championship in 1947. St Laurence's were formed with the amalgamation of Narraghmore and Ballitore clubs in 1957. The club grounds were purchased in 1975 and dressing rooms opened in 1992 and 1999.Gaelic footballMichael Lawler of Ballitore and Balitore-born James Byrne played on country teams in the 1930s. St Laurence’s were founded in 1957. Before they rose from Junior B to senior status in five year 1975-80. They defeated defending Leinster champions Raheens in the first round of 1982 Kildare Senior Football Championship and went through to the final despite the fact they had held Sarsfields to a draw the previous year they lost heavily. St Laurence’s contested three further finals in 1992, 2004 and 2005.Rory kerins and Bart Blanchfield are St.Laurence's greatest players(after Aaron Gorman) despite suffering a mighty belt against Castleknock of Dublin.