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Clonkill GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Clonkill,
County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...
, Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with
hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
and
camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men onl ...
. The club competes in Westmeath GAA competitions. The name "Clonkill" is translated from the Irish "Cluain Cille", meaning "church in the meadow" as is depicted in the club crest.


Achievements

* Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1969, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 2018, 2019, 2020, * Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners 2007 *
All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the second highest inter-county ...
Winners 2008


Notable players

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Paddy Dowdall Paddy Dowdall (born 1982) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a midfielder for the Westmeath senior team. Dowdall joined the Westmeath team straight from the minor ranks in 2001, however, he didn't become a regular until the 2003 Nationa ...
* Luke Loughlin *
Brendan Murtagh Brendan Murtagh (born 1983) is an Irish hurler. His league and championship career with the Westmeath senior team spanned twenty seasons from 2001 until 2020. Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Murtagh was educated at Mullingar Community Coll ...
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Eoin Price Eoin Price (born 1988 in Clonkill, County Westmeath) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonkill and was a member of the Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map ...
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Niall Mitchell Niall Mitchell(born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-forward for the Westmeath senior team. Born in Clonkill, County Westmeath, Mitchell first played competitive hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Clonkill club. He s ...
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Andrew Mitchell (hurler) Andrew Mitchell (born 1980 in Clonkill, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an Irish people, Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonkill GAA, Clonkill and has been a member of the Westmeath GAA, Westmeath se ...


References


External links


Westmeath GAA site
{{Westmeath GAA clubs Gaelic games clubs in County Westmeath Hurling clubs in County Westmeath