Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC
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| Founded: | 1915 | ||||||||
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| County: | Antrim | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Fr. Healy Park, Fr. Barret Park | ||||||||
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Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Loughguile/Loughgiel in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1] They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, which they first won in 1983.[2] They repeated the feat by defeating Coolderry from Offaly by 4-13 to 0-17 in the All Ireland Club Hurling Final on March 17, 2012.[3][4]
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2
- 1983, 2012 [5]
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 6
- 1970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011
- Antrim Senior Hurling Championships: 17
- 1920, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1938, 1943, 1956, 1963, 1966 , 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011 [6]
Notable players
- Niall Patterson
- Dominic McKinley
- Dominic McMullan
- Aidan McCarry
- Mick O'Connell
- Sean Paul McKillop
- Brendan Laverty
- Brendan McGarry
- Dan Gillan
- Brendan Carey
- Jimmy McGarry
- Arthur Connolly
- Seamus Richmond
- Liam McGarry
- Nicky McGarry
- DD Quinn
- Gerard McKinley
- Liam Watson
- Paul Gillan
- Martin Scullion
- Barney McAuley
- Neilly McGarry
- Johnny Campbell
- Cathal Mc Mullan
- Dim Dim Laverty
- Odhran McFadden
- Danny McGarry
References
- ^ http://www.loughgielshamrocksgac.com/
- ^ http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0317/loughgiel_coolderry.html
- ^ "Loughgiel win hurling club title". RTE Sport. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/
- ^ http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/club-rolls-of-honour/
External links
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