Mullagh () is a parish in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Clonfert in
County Galway
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Ireland.
It is in the south-east of the county, close to the towns of
Loughrea,
Ballinasloe, and
Portumna.
Mullagh lies in the
civil parish of Abbeygormacan, and spans the
townlands of Mullagh Beg () and Mullagh More (''An Mullach Mór'').
A community centre was opened in the area in the early 1980s,
and there are cemeteries in Abbeygormacan and Finnure.
During Viking times, a river ran close to the location of the Abbeygormacan cemetery, said to be used for the transportation of goods by the monks in the nearby monastery that was located on the site of the cemetery.
Mullagh GAA
Mullagh GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Mullagh, County Galway, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.
History
Gaelic games had been played in the Mullagh area for more than 100 yea ...
, the local
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 ...
club, competes in the
Galway Senior Hurling Championship. The club has produced a number of inter-county and all-star hurlers, including
Tony Reddin
Tony may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...
and
Derek Hardiman
Derek Hardiman (born 1981) is an Irish sportsman. He plays in the right wing-back position on the Galway senior hurling team.
Derek Hardiman hails from the Mullagh Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Galway. He has been playing senio ...
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References
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