Loughrea GAA
Loughrea Hurling is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 by Dillon Mannion and is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. Pat O Connor and Mike Kelly were in charge of the 2006 Galway Senior Hurling Championship were the team reached The All Ireland Club Final were they were defeated by Kilkenny’s Ballyhale Shamrocks ending a great campaign.
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| Founded: | 1884 | ||||||||
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| County: | Galway | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Town | ||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and Gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°27′20.16″N 7°13′27.91″W | ||||||||
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Achievements
- Galway Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1941, 2006
- Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship (1) 2006-07
- Galway Minor Hurling Championship (6) 1942, 1950, 1953, 1971, 1979, 2009
Notable players
- Johnny Coen[1]
- Jamie Ryan[2]
- Paul Hoban[3]
- Johnny Maher[4]
- Tiernan Killeen
References
- "Johnny Coen". Loughrea GAA. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- "Galway Hurling Club All- Stars 2019 - Galway GAA". galwaygaa.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- Harrington, John. "Hoban hoping for Galway call-up". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- Fallon, John (6 December 2012). "YouTube 'star' Maher given eight-week ban". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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