Castlegar GAA

Castlegar

An Caisleán Gearr

Founded:

1880

County:

Galway

Nickname:

Cashel

Colours:

Green and white

Grounds:

Castlegar

Playing kits

Standard colours

Senior Club Championships

	All Ireland	Connacht champions	Galway champions
Hurling:	1	4	17

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.

Overview

It is believed that hurling has been played in Castlegar since the 1880s. 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. Most of the matches played by Castlegar in those days were played in Claregalway, Turloughmore and Oranmore. At the time the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1884, Castlegar was considered to be the best team in the west of the city of Galway. Some say it still is with James Smith running the show in the youth agegroups. James' nickname around the parts is 'spicebag' , because of his ability to slice the air with the sliotar.

Hurling

Honours

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships:
- Winner (1): 1980
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championships:
- Winner (4): 1974, 1975, 1981, 1986
Galway Senior Club Hurling Championships:
- Winner (17): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1984
Galway Under-21 Hurling Championships:
- Winner (5): 1967, 1974, 1982, 1999, 2000
Galway Minor Hurling Championships:
- Winner (6): 1949, 1953, 1965, 1982, 1985, 2000

Notable players

1979-80 All-Ireland champions

#	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 Conrer Forward
Sub used
	Pat Burke

External links

Castlegar GAA site

Galway GAA clubs

Football

Senior Football Championship	An Cheathrú Rua Annaghdown Barna Caherlistrane Caltra Carna-Caiseal Corofin Cortoon Shamrocks Kilconly Kilkerrin-Clonberne Killanin Killererin Mícheál Breathnach Milltown Mountbellew-Moylough Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir St. Michael's Salthill-Knocknacarra St. James' Tuam Stars

Intermediate Football Championship	An Spidéal Aran Islands Athenry Ballinasloe Claregalway Clonbur Corofin^2nds Dunmore McHales Glenamaddy Headford Menlough Monivea-Abbey Moycullen Oughterard St. Brendan's, Ballygar Williamstown Oranmore-Maree

Junior Football Championship	An Cheathrú Rua^2nds Annaghdown^2nds Caltra^2nds Claregalway^2nds Clifden Corofin^3rds Father Griffins Gaeil na Gaillimhe Kilkerrin-Clonberne^2nds Milltown^2nds Na Piarsaigh Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir^2nds Renvyle Salthill-Knocknacarra^2nds Southern Gaels St. Gabriel's Tuam Stars^2nds

Hurling

Senior Hurling Championship	Ardrahan Athenry Beagh Carnmore Cappataggle Castlegar Clarinbridge Craughwell Gort Killimordaly Kilnadeema-Leitrim Kiltormer Liam Mellows Loughrea Mullagh Pádraig Pearse's Portumna Sarsfields St. Thomas' Tommy Larkin's Turloughmore Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry

Intermediate Hurling Championship	Abbeyknockmoy Ahascragh-Fohenagh Annaghdown Ballindereen Clarinbridge Craughwell Gort Kilbeacanty Kilconieron Killimor Kinvara Meelick-Eyrecourt Moycullen Oranmore-Maree Rahoon-Newcastle

Junior Hurling Championship	Ardrahan Athenry Ballinasloe Ballygar Bearna/Na Forbacha Menlo Emmet's Mícheál Breathnach Salthill-Knocknacarra Sarsfields^2nds Skehana Sylane

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