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The Harps GAA is a hurling, Gaelic football and camogie club in County Laois, Ireland. It is a combination of players from the villages of Cullohill and Durrow.
Hurling and camogie are the dominant sports in the club but, the club also fields football teams.
The club colours are yellow with red trim, and its grounds are in Durrow and Cullohill.
History
The club was formed in 1984 as an amalgamation of the old clubs of Durrow and Cullohill.
In their very first year, the club reached the Laois Senior Hurling Championship final but lost to Portlaoise in a replay. They returned to the final in 1997 and 1998 but lost both to Castletown and Portlaoise respectively. In 2016, The Harps were relegated to second tier hurling to Senior A.
Clare GAA All-Ireland winner Ollie Baker took on the club's hurling manager position in 2022.
Honours
Hurling Championship
Laois Senior B Hurling Championship - 1996, 2001
Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship - 2020
Laois Junior A Hurling Championship 1984, 1991, 1995, 2005, 2020
Laois Junior B Hurling Championship - 1992, 2008, 2014, 2023
Laois Junior C Hurling Championship - 2005, 2011, 2022
Laois Under-20/21 A Hurling Championship - 1990, 2006, 2022, 2023, 2024
Laois Under-21 B Hurling Championship - 1998, 2003
Laois Minor A Hurling Championship - 1986, 1987, 1992, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2023
Laois Minor B Hurling Championship - 2001
Palmer Cup - 2011, 2016
Football Championship
Laois Intermediate Football Championship - 1994
Laois Junior A Football Championship - 1989, 2000
Laois Junior B Football Championship - 2012
Laois Junior C Football Championship - 2001
Laois Under-21 B Football Championship - 1999, 2000
Laois *Minor B Football Championship - 1995, 1996, 2005, 2016
Notable players
Club players who have represented their county or province include:
Mick Bolger, #2 on the 1985 hurling win over Wexford that qualified Laois for a Leinster final for the first time in 34 years
Pádraig Delaney
Morgan Kelly, #1 on the 1985 hurling win over Wexford that qualified Laois for a Leinster final for the first time in 34 years
Brian Shortall, Australian rules footballer