Barrow Rangers (Raonaithe Bhearbhaithe)
The Crest features the Bridge crossing
the Barrow in Goresbridge

Year founded:
Early 1900,s no definitive date
Name of Ground:
Pairc an Pobal, Baile Phóil (Paulstown)
Sports Played:
Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football , Football

Club Officers: 2009
Chairman: Pat Drea , Secretary: Bob Shortall Treasurer: Philip Maher,
P.R.O; Michael Shortall mshortall@eircom.net

Club History
The earliest record of a GAA club in Paulstown / Goresbridge Parish is a Football club in Jeanville in 1906 when they won the County Championship in Junior Football.
A Club was formed in 1932 by Tony Dalton, a teacher in Goresbridge. The Chairman was Tom Walsh TD and Secretary was Willie Doherty. This club was in existence until 1936 when they had a falling out with the County Board and withdrew from Kilkenny for a few years. A football team from Shankill played in Carlow during this period and some players from Paulstown/Goresbridge played with St. Finbarrs in Gowran. A hurling team from Paulstown played in the Carlow County Final in the early 1930,s, while a Carlow County hurling final was also played in Paulstown around that time.

 In January 1944 Bill Hennessy, Jim McDonald, Joe Glennon and Paddy Brennan among others reformed the club under the three parish rule with a team called Castle Rovers. Among the players on this side were legendery Wexford fullback Nick O’Donnell, leading hurling coach Monsignor Tommy Maher and All Ireland winning fullback with Kilkenny in 1947 Pat ‘Diamond’ Hayden.

 In 1954 the one parish rule was re-introduced. The Paulstown team was reformed with Chairman Bill Hennessy and Secretary Willie Doherty who both continued in these capacities until 1969. In 1964 the club name was changed to Barrow Rangers by which name it is known today.

In 1970 a separate club Paulstown/Goresbridge was formed to promote under age teams. The founder members were Laz Breen, Joe English and Paddy Doyle. The big breakthrough came in 1977 when Under 16 Roinn C League was won. This was the first ever success in hurling by any team from the parish and was to form the foundation of championship winning teams during the 1980s.

Football
The Football team of the club known as Barrowmount contested 8 Northern football championship finals between 1961 when they went on to win the County Final- and 1972. winning 5 of these.

A Camogie section was formed in the club in 1999.
Following eight losing appearances in under age County Finals the under 18 side finally brought success in 2004 with a 2 ––  1 to 1 – 3 victory over Piltown. They have since gone on to win titles at under 14 and Junior, together with a schools B title’ship 1990, 1993.

Roll of Honour:
Junior Hurling Championship 1982, 1988, 1990.
Junior Football Championship 1906 (Jeanville) 1961 (Barrowmount) and 1982 (Paulstown)
Intermediate Football C’ship 1990, 1993
Under 21 Hurling Championship 1990 (Roinn B). 1996 (Roinn C), 2004 (C)
Minor Hurling Championship 1989, 2001, 2005 in Roinn C
Under 16 Hurling C’ship 2001, 2005 in Roinn C 2006 Roinn B
Under 16 Hurling League 1977 and 2001 in Roinn C 2006 Roinn B
Under 14 Hurling Championship 1983(Roinn D), 1985 (Roinn B)
Under 14 Football League 2004 (Roinn D)
Under 14 Football Championship 2004 (Roinn D) 2009 (Roinn B)
Under 12 Hurling League 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 ’ship
Schools Hurling Roinn D 1982, 1998
Primary Schools Hurling Roinn C 1983, 1999
Primary Schools Hurling Roinn B 2004
Primary Schools Football 1997 Roinn C
Under 16 Football League 2002
Under 16 Football C
Minor Football Championship B 2007
Junior Hurling B North C’ship 1992’
North Junior Hurling C'ship 1982, 1988, 1990
North Junior Football .C’ship
1961, 1967,1968,1970 & 1972 (Barrowmount) 1982 (Paulstown)
Camogie
Under 18 2004
Under 14 2005
Junior 2006
Primary School Roinn B 2007
Ladies Football 
Schools 2007