Castlegar GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Castlegar in County Galway, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.
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| Founded: | 1880 | ||||||||
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| County: | Galway | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Cashel | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and white | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Castlegar | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°16′37″N 8°58′34″W / 53.277°N 8.976°W | ||||||||
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Overview
It is believed that hurling has been played in Castlegar since the 1880s.[citation needed] No records exist regarding hurling in the area prior to that decade, however, local folklore has it that the parish had a hurling team prior to 1880.[citation needed] Most of the matches played by Castlegar in those days were played in Claregalway, Turloughmore and Oranmore.[citation needed]
Castlegar is one of the most successful clubs in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship, winning 17 titles between 1936 and 1984.[1] The club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in 1980.[1]
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships (1): 1980[1]
- Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championships (4): 1972, 1973, 1979, 1984[1]
- Galway Senior Club Hurling Championships (17): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1984[1]
- Galway Under-21 Hurling Championships (5): 1967, 1974, 1982, 1999, 2000[1]
- Galway Minor Hurling Championships (7): 1949, 1953, 1965, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2017[citation needed]
Notable players
1979-80 All-Ireland champions
The Castlegar team, that won the 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, included:[citation needed]
| # | Name | Position | ||
| First Team | ||||
| 1 | Tommy Grogan | Goalkeeper | ||
| 2 | Ted Murphy | Right corner back | ||
| 3 | Pádraic Connolly | Full back | ||
| 4 | John Coady | Left corner back | ||
| 5 | Gerry Glynn | Right half back | ||
| 6 | John Connolly | Centre back | ||
| 7 | Michael Glynn | Left half back | ||
| 8 | Tom Murphy | Midfield | ||
| 9 | Séamus Fahy | Midfield | ||
| 10 | Jimmy Francis | Right half forward | ||
| 11 | Joe Connolly | Centre forward | ||
| 12 | Pakie O'Connor | Left half forward | ||
| 13 | Gerry Connolly | Right corner forward | ||
| 14 | Michael Connolly (c) | Full forward | ||
| 15 | Liam Mulryan | Left corner forward | ||
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| Pat Burke | ||||