Upperchurch-Drombane GAA

Upperchurch-Drombane
Teampall Uachtarach - An Drom Bán
County: Tipperary
Nickname: The Church
Club colours: Black and Amber
Grounds: Drombane
Coordinates: 52°39′38″N 7°57′08″W / 52.660637°N 7.952299°WCoordinates: 52°39′38″N 7°57′08″W / 52.660637°N 7.952299°W
Playing kits

Standard colours
Senior Club Championships

All Ireland Munster
champions
Tipperary
champions
Hurling : - - 1

Upperchurch-Drombane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club is located in the area of Upperchurch and Drombane, seven miles from Thurles in mid County Tipperary, Ireland. They compete in hurling at both Senior and Junior A levels and in gaelic football at Intermediate and Junior B grade. The local GAA pitch is located approximately 1 mile from Drombane village.

History

It is claimed that P. J. Riordan from Drombane scored all of Tipperary's 6-8 when they beat Kilkenny in the 1895 All Ireland final. If true this would make Riordan the highest ever scorer in an All Ireland final beating the current record of 5-4 by Mick "Gah" Ahern of Cork in the 1928 All Ireland final.[1]

Honours

In 1894 Drombane won the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship. The team was captained by Fergus Moriarty.
1998: Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship winner
2000: Cahill Cup champions
2007: Tipperary Under 21 B county hurling champions
2007: Tipperary Minor B county football champions
2008: Mid Tipperary Under 21 B Football Champions
2008: Mid Tipperary Minor A Hurling Champions
2008: Mid Tipperary Intermediate Football Champions[2]
2010: Cahill Cup Champions

References

  1. "Tipperary GAA Yearbook 1997 pp44-45". Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  2. "Tipperary GAA Archives". Retrieved 2010-10-06.

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