Kildare: Clane - By far the most successful club in Kildare, having gathered a total of 21 senior football and 17 senior hurling county championships and numerous other underage titles down through the years. In the early years the Kildare team adopted the all-white colours of Clane and hence became the Lilywhites. The 1963 county championship came after a 46-year break, with the likes of Pa Connelly, Jim `Kaiser' Bracken and Tommy Carew outstanding members from the period who also played for the county. Although Clane won two county titles back to back in 1991-92, it was the early part of the century when the three-in-a-row was last won. Six members of the club team play in Croke Park on Sunday. The present club complex, which opened in 1975, consists of four playing pitches and modern dressingrooms, recreation hall and members' lounge.

Founded: 1887. Number of senior titles: 21. Current players on senior panel: John Finn, Willie McCreery, Eddie McCormack, Martin Lynch, Brian Murphy, Paul McCormack. Captains of All-Ireland winning teams: none. Parish base: Clane village. Population of catchment area: 2,500. Club members: 320.

Galway: Tuam Stars - Founded in 1887, Tuam Stars has long been established as the most successful club in Galway, the greatest period coming in the late 1950s when they claimed seven county titles in a row between 1954-'61. Before the current All-Ireland club championships, Tuam won three Connacht titles in a row in the 50s. Although they won the provincial title in 1984 and 1995, they have yet to make an All-Ireland appearance. Their inter-county representatives have included Jack Mangan, captain of the 1956 winning side, and Sean Purcell, Mick Reynolds and Mick Garrett, part of the '60s three-in-a-row team.

Founded: 1887. Number of senior titles: 26. Current players on senior panel: Jarlath Fallon, Kevin Fallon. Captains of All-Ireland winning teams: Jack Mangan (1956). Parish base: Tuam. Population of catchment area: 7,000. Club members: 280.