Gort 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 ...

(GAA) club located in

Gort Gort ( or ) is a town of around 3,000 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, wh ...

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, Ireland. Founded at the turn of the 20th century, the club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of

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 ...

. The club competes in

Galway GAA The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and f ...

competitions, and has won the

Galway Senior Hurling Club Championship The Galway Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the ...

and

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship The Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship was an annual hurling tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Connacht contested from 1970 until 2007 when it was discontinued due to a lack of meaningful opposition for the Galway champ ...

on several occasions.

History

While hurling has been played in Gort since at least the formation of the GAA in the 1880s, the modern club was formed at the turn of the 20th century. The club won its first

Galway Senior Hurling Championship The Galway Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the ...

(Galway SHC) in 1914, going on to win several other titles. After winning the 1983 Galway SHC, the club reached the 1984 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final, losing in a replay to

Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1972 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Ballyhale Shamrocks are the ...

. In November 2011, Gort won their first Galway Senior Hurling final since 1983 with a 0–17 to 1–12 win against

Clarinbridge Clarinbridge () is a village in south County Galway, Ireland. It is on the mouth of the Clarin River at the end of Dunbulcaun Bay, which is the easternmost part of Galway Bay. The placename is also spelled Clarenbridge. Notable people * Alexa ...

. Gort won their next Senior Galway title in 2014, and went on to represent Connacht in the 2014–15 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Hurling titles

(2): 1982, 1984 *

(7): 1914, 1916, 1934, 1981, 1983, 2011,

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Notable players

* John Commins *

Richie Cummins Richie Cummins (born 1991 in Gort, County Galway) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Gort and was a member of the Galway minor inter-county team from 2008 until 2009. Cummins captained Galway to the All-Ireland ...

Ollie Fahy Oliver Fahy (born 21 October 1975) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway senior team. Fahy joined the team during the 1994-95 National League and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen until hi ...

Josie Gallagher Josie Gallagher (1923 – September 1998) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Gort and with the Galway senior inter-county team from 1942 until 1954. Playing career Club Gallagher played his club hurling with h ...

Jack Grealish Jack Peter Grealish (born 10 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for club Manchester City and the England national team. Grealish joined Aston Villa at the age of six, and ...

Aidan Harte Aidan Harte (born 17 August 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship Gort and previously at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-back. Playing career Gort Harte ...

Tom Helebert Thomas Helebert (born 1964) is an Irish former hurler and former selector of the Galway senior hurling management team, who played as a right wing-back for the Galway senior team. Helebert joined the team in 1989 and was a regular member of ...

Greg Lally Greg Lally (born 7 February 1988) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a midfielder for the Galway senior team. Born in Gort, County Galway, Lally first played competitive hurling in his youth. He was a key member of the Gort Community Sc ...

* Sylvie Linnane *

Pearse Piggott Pearse Piggott (born 1961) is an Irish former hurler who played as a midfielder for the Galway senior team. Piggott joined the team during the 1980-81 National League and was a regular member of the team for much of the next decade. During ...

Gerard Quinn Gerard Quinn is a professor of law at the University of Leeds and at the Wallenberg Institute in the University of Lund, Sweden. He was formerly professor of law at NUI Galway, Ireland, and Director of the university's Centre for Disability La ...

References

External links

Gort GAA site
Gaelic games clubs in County Galway Hurling clubs in County Galway {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub