Gaelic games club in County Galway, Ireland
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 .
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] All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in 1980.[ 1]
Honours
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships [ 1] Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championships [ 1] Galway Senior Club Hurling Championships [ 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
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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
Sub used
Pat Burke
References
External links
Senior Intermediate Primary Junior
Hurling
Senior Senior 'B' Intermediate Junior
