Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC
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| Founded: | 1915 | ||||||||
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| County: | Antrim | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Fr. Healy Park, Fr. Barret Park | ||||||||
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Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Loughguile/Loughgiel in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1] They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, which they first won in 1983.[2] They repeated the feat by defeating Coolderry from Offaly by 4-13 to 0-17 in the All Ireland Club Hurling Final on March 17, 2012. On Sunday 29th September2013, they achieved their first 4 in a row of Antrim Senior Hurling Championships by beating Cushendall, in the first final to be staged outside Casement Park since 1990.[3][4]
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2
- 1983, 2012 [5]
Notable players
- Niall Patterson
- Dominic McKinley
- Dominic McMullan
- Aidan McCarry
- Mick O'Connell
- Arthur Connolly
- Liam Watson
- Barney McAuley
- Johnny Campbell
- Eddie McCloskey
- Mark McFadden
- Niall Gillian
- Darky McIlhatton
References
- ↑ http://www.loughgielshamrocksgac.com/
- ↑ http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/
- ↑ "Loughgiel win hurling club title". RTÉ News. 17 March 2012.
- ↑ "Loughgiel win hurling club title". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/
- ↑ "McCloskey keeps Loughgiel on track". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "Loughgiel produce comeback to win 4th Ulster title in a row". The Score. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ "Loughgiel again the kings". Irish Examiner. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ "Antrim SHC final: Shamrocks make it four-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/club-rolls-of-honour/
External links
| Preceded by Loughgiel Shamrocks |
Antrim Senior Champions 2012 |
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| Preceded by Loughgiel Shamrocks |
Ulster Senior Champions 2011 |
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| Preceded by James Stephens |
All-Ireland Senior Champions 1983 |
Succeeded by Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| Preceded by Ballyhale Shamrocks |
All-Ireland Senior Champions 2012 |
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