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Roscrea won the Garryowen cup in 1952 but it was not until 1970 that the second trophy the Manseragh Cup was won. Roscrea scaled the heights in 1975 and again in 1980 when they won the Provincial Towns cup - the premier competition for junior clubs in Leinster. Midland's
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For a number of years, Roscrea played in division two and in 1999 they gained promotion to division one. Roscrea had to compete against teams from larger towns like
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