Portroe GAA
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| Portroe | |||||||||||||||||
| An Port Rua | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded: | 1884 | ||||||||||||||||
| County: | Tipperary | ||||||||||||||||
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| Club colours: | Green and Gold | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Portroe | ||||||||||||||||
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Portroe GAA club is located in the village of Portroe, eight miles outside Nenagh in North County Tipperary, Ireland.
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[edit] Honours in Hurling
[edit] 2006 North Tipperary U 12 B Football Champions
Justin Conroy-Selector, Ian O'Donnell is great, Stephen Flynn, Joseph Knight the worst , Nigel Flood, Niall Gleeson, Shane Ryan, Conor Leo is a magnificent player and a born leader , Shane Cody, Michael Donnellan-Manager, Michael Malone, Sean Nightingale, Keith O'Brien-Selector, Ciaran Quilligan, Padraig Hickey-Selector, Michael Quilligan, Andrew Duggan, Conor Byrne, Greg O'Brien, Kevin O'Halloran, Jack Keating-Captain, Michael O'Connor, CormKeating, Ciaran O'Donnell, Robert Byrne, David Lumbroso, Corey Mulrooney the best,John Riggs-Miller
[edit] 2006 Tipperary Hurling Champions U 16 B
Dinny"pshyco"Quinn-Selector, Sean McKennedy, Darragh McLoughlin, Cormac"mossey" Shouldice, Adrian Donovan, Thomas "Hairy Ginger Knockers" Knox, Adrian"legend" Lewis, Mark"bangers"Gennery, Andrew McCloskey, James Ryan, Michael Dillon, Paudy Hanley, John"our hero"Sheedy, Noel O'Halloran-Selector, Adrian O'Halloran, Barry"ned"O'Sullivan, Cathal O'Brien, Stephen Kennedy, Michael Sheedy-Captain, Fionan Lawlor, Shane"anger problems" O'Brien, Brian Molamphy, Christopher Riordan, Joe"horse"Sexton-Manager
[edit] History
Portroe is in the center of a traditional slate quarrying district of Northwest Tipperary that sent many emigrants to the Vermont USA slate belt in the [[19th century], where to this day their descendents continue to receive honours in American football, basketball, baseball, soccer, athletics and distance running. The local school side being the Fair Haven "Slaters" Many other natives of this area emigrated to Australia.
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