Beaufort GAA
Gaelic football club in County Kerry, Ireland
Beaufort GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland. The club is solely concerned with the game of Gaelic football.
History
Located in the village of Beaufort, between Killarney and Killorglin, Beaufort GAA Club was founded in 1929. The club has spent most of its existence operating in the junior grade, however, Kerry IFC titles were claimed in 1980 and again in 2000.
Beaufort enjoyed one of its most successful seasons during 2018–19. After claiming the Kerry JFC title, the club subsequently beat Dromtarriffe to win the Munster Club JFC title. On 9 February 2019, Beaufort defeated Easkey by 3–17 to 0–05 in the All-Ireland final.
The public source identifies “Beaufort GAA” as gaelic football club in County Kerry, Ireland. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Beaufort, Gaelic and football.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q121461464. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1929, 1980, 2000 and 2018.
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