Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC

Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Loughguile/Loughgiel in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, which they won in 1983.

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 1
  • 1983

• 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

The Shamrocks however broke the famine on the 26 of September in Casement Park Belfast against Cushendall on a scoreline of 1-09 to 0-11 in front of a delirious support of red and white. After many years of anxiety, anguish and despair came the relief and joy of a final victory at the hands of their tormenters to take the tally of Championships to 16, one behind Ballycastle. After that came 2011 when looking defeated and out on their feet, they came back from four points down with 13 minutes to go to win by a goal. The scenes of joy within the field of dreams were up there with 2010. This now moves Loughgiel Shamrocks up to 17 Senior Championship titles and is their first year to win back to back titles since 1971.

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

External links

• Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC Official Website