Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC
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| Founded: | 1915 | ||||||||
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| County: | Antrim | ||||||||
| Nickname: | shamrocks | ||||||||
| 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 17 March 2012. On Sunday 29 September 2013, they achieved their first 4 in a row of Antrim Senior Hurling Championships by beating Cushendall, in the first final to be staged outside Casement Park since 1990.[3][4]
Hurling Titles
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2
- 1983, 2012 [5]
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 8
- Antrim Senior Hurling Championships: 20
Notable Hurlers
- Niall Patterson
- Dominic McKinley
- Dominic McMullan
- Aidan Mccarry
- Arthur Connolly
- Mick O'Connell
- Liam Watson
- Barney McAuley
- Eddie McCloskey
- Mark McFadden
- Delcan Laverty
- Tiernan (TC) Coyle
- damian quinn
References
- ^ http://www.loughgielshamrocksgac.com/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Loughgiel win hurling club title". RTÉ News. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Loughgiel win hurling club title". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "McCloskey keeps Loughgiel on track". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Loughgiel produce comeback to win 4th Ulster title in a row". The Score. 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Loughgiel again the kings". Irish Examiner. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Antrim SHC final: Shamrocks make it four-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Casey fires Loughgiel to Antrim glory". Irish Independent. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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