Feale Rangers GAA
gaelic games club in County Kerry, Ireland
Feale Rangers is a Divisional Gaelic football team which is made up of clubs based around the River Feale in North Kerry. The team competes in the Kerry Senior Football Championship which it has won on three occasions.
History
Feale Rangers were founded in 1956 as a divisional side to represent North Kerry clubs in the Kerry Senior Football Championship of that year after two earlier sides, North Kerry and Shannon Rangers joined forces. The team reached its first County Final in 1959 which they lost to John Mitchels after a replay. Their next final appearance was in 1962 and again they lost to John Mitchels in a replay. The following year Rangers would lose to John Mitchels yet again in the Championship, this time at the semi-final stage.
In 1964 Listowel Emmets, Moyvane and Tarbert left Feale Rangers and formed a new team called St. Vincents. The remaining clubs then reformed Shannon Rangers and both teams competed in the 1964 Kerry Senior Football Championship with Shannon Rangers winning the title. St.
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