{{short description|GAA club in County Laois, Ireland}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox GAA club | club gaa = The Harps GAA | irish = Na Cláirsigh | crest = | founded = 1984 | province = Leinster | county = Laois | nickname = | colours = Red and Yellow | grounds = Durrow and Cullohill | coordinates = {{coord|52|51|01.41|N|7|23|42.60|W|display=it|region:IE_type:landmark}} | pattern_la = _2 gold stripes on cuff | pattern_b = _yellowhorizontal | pattern_ra = _2 gold stripes on cuff | leftarm = FF0000 | body = FF0000 | rightarm = FF0000 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = FF0000 | pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_yellow| }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/oral-history/members-the-harps-durrow-gaa-club/|title=Members of The Harps–Durrow GAA Club|date=29 September 2010|accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref>
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''.{{fact|date=November 2022}}
Clare GAA All-Ireland winner Ollie Baker took on the club's hurling manager position in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2022/02/09/all-ireland-winner-appointed-manager-of-laois-hurling-club-for-2022-season/|title=All-Ireland winner appointed manager of Laois hurling club for 2022 season|date=9 February 2022|accessdate=12 November 2022|first=Alan|last=Hartnett}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Hurling Championship
* '''Laois Senior B Hurling Championship''' - 1996, 2001, 2025 * '''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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2022/10/01/guilfoyle-heroics-see-the-harps-produce-stunning-comeback-and-defeat-prt-to-win-junior-c-after-extra-time/|title=Guilfoyle heroics see The Harps produce stunning comeback and defeat PRT to win Junior C after extra time|date=1 October 2022|accessdate=12 November 2022|first=Barry|last=McEvoy}}</ref> * '''Laois Under-20/21 A Hurling Championship''' - 1990, 2006, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 * '''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:{{fact|date=November 2022}} * Mick Bolger, #2 on the 1985 hurling win over Wexford that qualified Laois for a Leinster final for the first time in 34 years<ref name="Remembered">{{cite web|url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2021/12/31/2021-remembered-laois-hurling-memory-magnificent-win-over-wexford-in-1985-remains-a-cherished-moment/|title=2021 Remembered – Laois Hurling Memory: Magnificent win over Wexford in 1985 remains a cherished moment|date=31 December 2021|accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref> * 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<ref name="Remembered"/> * Brian Shortall, Australian rules footballer
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Laois GAA clubs}}
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