St Loman's GAA
St Loman's Mullingar GAA[1] is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Mullingar, Ireland.
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| Founded: | 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
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| County: | Westmeath | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname: | mental hospital | ||||||||||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and White | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | St Loman's Sports Ground, Delvin Road, Mullingar | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53.533961°N 7.315122°W | ||||||||||||||||
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History
The club was founded with the name Mental Hospital and represented the staff of St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar, a psychiatric hospital which operated from 1855–2015. They played under the name Springfield Stars in 1910, becoming Mental Hospital in the 1920s and St. Loman's Mullingar in the late 1950s.[2]
The club plays at St Loman's Mullingar Sports Ground on the Delvin Road.
Gaelic football
St Loman's Mullingar G.A.A. have won nine county senior titles
Hurling
Mental Hospital won the 1924 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship.
Ladies' football
St Loman's Ground hosted the final of the 2000 All-Ireland Ladies Club Football Championship.
Notable players
Honours
- Westmeath Senior Football Championship winner: 1948, 1961, 1963, 2013, 2015, 2016,[8] 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023
- Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship winner: 1924
References
- "Westmeath SFC: Loman's and Tyrrellspass for final". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Club History". St Loman's GAA.
- "Mick Carley a popular 'Hall of Fame' inductee". Westmeath Examiner. 9 February 2011.
- "St Loman's eighth Westmeath SFC final in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2022.
- "My Club: John Heslin - St Loman's, Mullingar".
- "McCartan and Heslin named on Tailteann Cup Team of the Week". Westmeath Independent. 8 June 2022.
The young St Loman's man followed up his man of the match performance against Laois with another impressive showing against Carlow in Netwatch Cullen Park last Sunday.
- "Westmeath Examiner - The late Phil Smyth". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- Buckley, Gerry (30 October 2016). "Loman's retain title against battling Tyrrellspass". RTÉ.
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