Salthill-Knocknacarra

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Founded:

1966

County:

Galway

Nickname:

Club colours:

Navy and Sky Blue

Grounds:

The Prairie, Salthill





Standard colours

Senior Club Championships

	All Ireland	{{{province}}} champions	Galway champions
Football :	1	2	2
Hurling :	0	0	0

Salthill-Knocknacarra is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Salthill area in County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Salthill/Knocknacarra GAA Club caters for huge numbers of young boys and girls and adults who play Hurling, Football, Camogie and Ladies Football in the parishes of Salthill and Knocknacarra.

[edit] History

The club was founded in 1966 under the banner of Cumann Naomh Ciará which had existed for some time and was reorganised to function as the GAA club for the Salthill area. The club is well structured at under level in all four codes, with many parents involved in managing teams and organising club activities. Players from the club field on underage county teams every year and some club members over the years have represented Galway at adult level. Hurling has been played in the club since the early 1980s and for the last four years has experienced a major growth phase, with a huge increase in the number of players and the establishment of our underage teams as a force in Galway hurling. Highlights in this period include a County Minor C title in 2003 and a Junior title and two City League titles in 2004. Camogie is Bár na Trá celebrated 25 years in 2004 and is now stronger than ever. During the 1990s, several City League titles led eventually to a County Under 16 title in the mid 1990s and these girls subsequently formed the backbone of the team that won the County Junior and Connaught Junior title. Several club members have represented Galway at intercounty level. Ladies football has flourished in recent years and the club has won titles at underage and junior level, capturing a Junior county title in 2003, and players are now playing for Galway on the intercounty stage. The club's finest hour came in 2006 when Salthill-Knocknacarra won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship title defeating St.Galls of Antrim in the final.