Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC
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| Founded: | 1915 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Antrim | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | Shamrocks | ||||||||||||
| 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 village of Loughgiel/Loughguile 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 17 March 2012. On Sunday 29 September 2013, they achieved their first four 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]
Hurling titles
[edit]- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2
- 1983, 2012 [5]
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 8
- Antrim Senior Hurling Championships: 20
Camogie titles
[edit]- Ulster Senior Club Camogie Championships: 6
- 1993, 1997, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023
- Antrim Senior Camogie Championships: 27
- 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Notable hurlers
[edit]- Barney McAuley
- Aidan McCarry
- Eddie McCloskey
- Mark McFadden
- Dominic McKinley
- Dominic McMullan
- Mick O'Connell
- Niall Patterson
- Liam Watson
References
[edit]- ^ "Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC - County Antrim GAA Club".
- ^ "Rolls of Honour | GAA History | About the GAA | GAA.ie". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Loughgiel win hurling club title". RTÉ News. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Loughgiel win hurling club title". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Rolls of Honour | GAA History | About the GAA | GAA.ie". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 29 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.
- ^ "Club Rolls of Honour | Rolls of Honour | GAA History | About the GAA | GAA". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Casey fires Loughgiel to Antrim glory". Irish Independent. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
External links
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