Castlegar GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Castlegar in County Galway, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.

Castlegar
An Caisleán Gearr
Founded:1880
County:Galway
Nickname:Cashel
Colours:Green and white
Grounds:Castlegar
Coordinates:53°16′37″N 8°58′34″W / 53.277°N 8.976°W / 53.277; -8.976
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Connacht
champions
Galway
champions
Hurling: 1 4 17

Overview

edit

It is believed that hurling has been played in Castlegar since the 1880s.[citation needed] No records exist regarding hurling in the area prior to that decade, however, local folklore has it that the parish had a hurling team prior to 1880.[citation needed] Most of the matches played by Castlegar in those days were played in Claregalway, Turloughmore and Oranmore.[citation needed]

Castlegar is one of the most successful clubs in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship, winning 17 titles between 1936 and 1984.[1] The club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in 1980.[1]

Honours

edit

Notable players

edit

1979-80 All-Ireland champions

edit

The Castlegar team, that won the 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, included:[citation needed]

# Name Position
First Team
1 Tommy Grogan Goalkeeper
2 Ted Murphy Right corner back
3 Pádraic Connolly Full back
4 John Coady Left corner back
5 Gerry Glynn Right half back
6 John Connolly Centre back
7 Michael Glynn Left half back
8 Tom Murphy Midfield
9 Séamus Fahy Midfield
10 Jimmy Francis Right half forward
11 Joe Connolly Centre forward
12 Pakie O'Connor Left half forward
13 Gerry Connolly Right corner forward
14 Michael Connolly (c) Full forward
15 Liam Mulryan Left corner forward
Sub used
Pat Burke

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e f "Castlegar GAA - Our History". castlegargaa.com. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
edit