Garryspillane GAA club is a

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...

club located in the parish of Knocklong/Glenbrohane, County Limerick,

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. The club was founded in 1952 and is almost 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 ...

with footballers catered for by neighbouring Galbally.

Location

The club is located in the parish of Knocklong/Glenbrohane in south east County Limerick on the border with

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. The parish is situated 35 km south of

Limerick City Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 c ...

between the Galtee and

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. The neighbouring clubs are Galbally, with whom Garryspillane members play Gaelic Football,

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, Blackrock, Staker Wallace, Knockainey, Hospital Herbertstown and Emly in Tipperary. The club is a member of the south division of

Limerick GAA The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Luimneach) or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Li ...

Notable Hurlers

* T.J Ryan-played intercounty hurling for Limerick and captained the side on 2 different occasions in 2004 and 2006, * Donie Ryan-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, *

Frankie Carroll Frankie Carroll (born 1970 in Garryspillane, County Limerick) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Garryspillane and was a member of the Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ire ...

-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, * Mossie Carroll-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, * Brian Carroll-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, * Micheal O'Donnell-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, * Ray Sampson-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, * Andy Garvey-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, * Brian Stapleton-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, * Eoin Stapleton-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick, * John Kiely-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick and manager of Senior Hurling team * Maurice O'Brien-Played intercounty hurling for Limerick and is currently playing for Dublin at senior level, * James Ryan-Currently playing intercounty hurling for Limerick

Honours

* All Ireland Sevens (1): 2003 *

Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board o ...

(1): 2005 *

Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by th ...

(1): 2018 * Limerick Under-21 County Hurling Championship (3): 1969, 1995, 2003 * Limerick Senior All County League (2) 2001, 2002 *

Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship The Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Limerick in Ireland. The series of games ...

(2) 1990, 1996 * Limerick Junior Hurling Championship (4) 1960, 1970, 1978, 1984 * Limerick Senior All County Hurling League (2) 2001, 2002 * Limerick Junior Football Championship (3) 1976, 1980, 1993 * Limerick Minor Football Championship (1) 1994 * Limerick Premier Minor Hurling Championship (2) 2017, 2018 * Limerick Premier Under-16 Hurling Championship (1) 2016 * Limerick Under-16 Football Championship (2) 1998, 2000 * Limerick Under-16 Hurling Championship (2) 2003, 2015 * Limerick Premier Under-15 Hurling Championship (1) 2015 * Limerick Under-14 Hurling Championship (4) 1986, 2010, 2014, 2015 * All Ireland Feile Division 2 Shield (1) 2015 * Limerick Under-14 Féile 'B' Hurling Championship (1) 2011, 2015 * Limerick Under-14 Football Championship (2) 1996, 2001 * Limerick Under-13 Hurling Championship (3) 2011, 2013, 2014

External links

Garryspillane GAA site
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