Padraig Pearses GAA Roscommon

Padraig Pearses GAA

CLG Padraig Mac Phiarsaigh

Founded:

1962

County:

Roscommon

Nickname:

Pearses

Club colours:

Red and White

Grounds:

Woodmount, Ballinasloe

Coordinates:

53°20′14.95″N 8°09′15.07″W / 53.3374861°N 8.1541861°WCoordinates: 53°20′14.95″N 8°09′15.07″W / 53.3374861°N 8.1541861°W

Playing kits

Standard colours

Padraig Pearses GAA Club (Padraig Mac Phiarsaigh) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parishes of Moore, Taughmaconnell and Rural Creagh in South County Roscommon, Ireland. They play in Red and White colours and their home pitch is at Woodmount (Ton na lig), Ballinasloe.

The club was founded in 1962 and was an amalgamation of the two former Junior Clubs Moore and Taughmaconnell. Initially only Mens Gaelic football was played, with the playing of Hurling restricted to the rural Creagh area of the Clubs catchment. Eventually the Club grew to cater for all GAA Field codes including Ladies Gaelic football and Camogie

Padraig Pearses fields underage teams in almost all codes from U-8 to U-21 as well as Senior, Junior A and Junior B teams, in addition the Club is active in the GAA Cultural Competitions of Scór and Scor ná nÓg.

The club has provided players to county teams in both Hurling and Football at all levels. Current members of the Senior Football squad are Niall Carty, Niall Daly, Conor Daly, Ronan Daly and David Murray with Tomas Seale currently representing the club on the Hurling squad. Niall Carty was selected to captain the Roscommon senior footballers for 2014.^[1]

Club Website: http://www.padraigpearses.roscommon.gaa.ie/

Grounds

Although formed in 1962 the club had no grounds of its own until 1983. Up until then the club played its official games at Ballyforan (St. Aidans GAA Club) or Johnstown (Clan Na Gael GAA Club), The Club also used facilities such as Finneran's Field Taughmaconnell, Green's Field Moore, St Bridgets Hospital Grounds Creagh and the Pitch at the rear of the then Falty National School now the Home of Moore United Soccer Club.

However after years of planning and fundraising, the club carried out a major development plan. The grounds at Woodmount, at the time, one of the finest in the country, were officially opened in 1984 by Dr. Donal Keenan, former President of the GAA and two time All-Ireland medal winner.

The original grounds consisted of one full size pitch and one training area.The club purchased additional land in the mid nineties and developed a further full size pitch along with a training area. In the early 2000s new dressing rooms were build adjoined to the old ones. This included 2 dressing rooms with showers and a gym which was later converted into two large dressing rooms, This expansion was necessary with the growth of Ladies Gaelic Football and Camogie within the Club. In recent times a new hurling wall and storage area has been built along with the expansion of the stand encompassing a press area. This has been made possible by the hard work of dedicated club members, with good support from the local Communities.

The grounds buildings presently consist of a Clubhouse, including members bar, offices and social hall, two Squash Courts, 6 full size dressing rooms, referees room, showers, toilets, storage sheds and a stand which includes a press area. Playing and training facilities include 2 full size playing fields one of which is floodlit, 2 training fields one floodlit, a hurling wall and a half mile, sand running/amenity track.

Roll of honour

Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship: 2
- 1984, 1987^[2]
Roscommon Ladies Senior Football Championship: 15
- 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 (uncontested), 2002, 2003, 2004.^[3]
Roscommon Intermediate Football Championship: 1
- 2011^[4]
Connacht Leo Kenny Football Cup: 1
- 2006^[5]
Roscommon Senior Hurling League: 1
- 2010^[6]
Roscommon Senior Football League: 1
- 1984/5
Roscommon Junior Hurling Championship: 6
- 1975(Creagh), 1995,2002, 2003, 2004, 2011
Roscommon Junior A Football Championship: 1
- 2000,
Roscommon Junior B Football Championship: 1
Roscommon Mid South Junior A Football Championship: 1
Roscommon Mid South Junior B Football Championship: 1
- 2011,
Roscommon Under21 Football Championship: 2
- 2001, 2010^[7]
Roscommon Minor Hurling Championship: 1
- 2011
Roscommon Minor Football Championship: 3
- 1972, 1982, 2007^[8]
Féile na nGael: 2
- 1997, 2012