Monivea-Abbey 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 based in

Monivea Monivea () is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located approximately 30 km from Galway City and 9 km from Athenry. It was formerly part of the kingdom of the Soghain of Connacht. Monivea is known for its forest, Monivea Cas ...

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. The club is a member of the

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 ...

. Monivea-Abbey cater for

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

Notable players

Cillian McDaid Cillian McDaid (born 14 August 1997) is an Irish Gaelic footballer for Monivea Abbey and Galway. Career He played Australian rules football with Carlton. He had a two-year professional contract which ended in 2018. He scored a goal and two po ...

History

Honours

Galway Senior Club Football Championship The Galway Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Galway. The winners of the Galway Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club ...

: 1 **1992 * Galway Intermediate Club Football Championship **2016

Famous players

Tomas Mannion 1998 and 2001 All-Ireland winner with Galway Mattie Coleman won an All-Ireland Minor Medal in 1976 and went on to play for Galway winning a National League Medal in 1981. He was No. 4 on the Galway side defeated by Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland Football Final. Gaelic football clubs in County Galway Gaelic games clubs in County Galway {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub