Kinvara GAA is a

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club located in the town of

Kinvara Kinvara or Kinvarra () is a sea port village in the southwest of County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinvarradoorus in the north of the Barony (Ireland), barony of Kiltartan. Kinvarra is also ...

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. The club is almost exclusively concerned with

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but also plays

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at Junior level.

History

The club was formed as Killoveragh GAA Club in 1889, which brought together the men of Kinvara, Dooras and Killina. The club later changed its name to Kinvara GAA Club. The 1970s will always be remembered for the Kinvara Senior hurling team reaching the County Final for the first time in 1979. They were defeated by a Castlegar team, backboned by the Connolly brothers. The Kinvara Intermediate Hurling team who defeated Kilconieron on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-12 to win the Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship In 2019.

Honours

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 th ...

(0): (runner-up in 1979 and 2007) *

Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship The Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Galmont Hotel Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Galway IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the G ...

(2): 1966,

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* Galway Junior Hurling Championship (2): 1959, 1975

Notable players

* Gerry McInerney *

Colm Callanan Colm Callanan (born 18 July 1982) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Kinvara. He played for the Galway senior hurling team for 12 years, during which time he lined out as a goalkeeper. Born in Kinvara, County Ga ...

Shane Kavanagh Shane Kavanagh (born 1983 in Kinvara, County Galway) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kinvara and was a member of the Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province ...

Conor Whelan Conor Whelan (born 31 October 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner forward for club side Kinvara and at inter-county level for the Galway senior hurling team. Playing career University of Galway As a student at the University ...

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References

External links

Official Kinvara GAA Club websiteKinvara GAA on gaainfo.com
Gaelic games clubs in County Galway Hurling clubs in County Galway {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub