Pádraig Pearse's GAA 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

Ballymacward Ballymacward () is a village in County Galway, Ireland, on the R359 regional road between the main road and rail networks which traverse east-west, 24 kilometres from Ballinasloe and approximately 48 kilometres from Galway City. It was once ...

- Gurteen parish in

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. The club was founded in 1966, when the Gurteen and Ballymacward Junior Hurling clubs merged and was predominantly 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 ...

. There has always been a strong tradition of

in the parish, with one of the earliest recordings in local press dated to 1882. The first club in the parish was officially affiliated to the G.A.A. in 1886. Pádraig Pearse's GAA fields hurling teams from Under-6 to Senior level. Hurling Players from the club have represented Galway at all levels. In 2013 St Kerrill's Gaelic Football Club, which had been formed in 1990 and also representing the

and Gurteen areas, was disbanded and Pádraig Pearses began fielding football teams. The footballers compete at Junior level, with teams also affiliated at several underage levels amalgamated with Menlough GAA.Club website
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Notable players

Cyril Donnellan Cyril Donnellan (born 29 October 1985) is an Irish hurler and teacher. His league and championship career at senior level with the Galway county team lasted ten seasons from 2008 until 2017. Donnellan made his first appearance for the team ...

, member of 2017 Galway

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

winning panel. Player on Galway

National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

winning teams of 2010 and 2017. * Michael King, member of 1980 Galway

winning panel. * Marty Barrett, forward on 1972 Galway

All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ...

and 1975

winning teams. * Fr Nicholas Murray, midfielder on 1959 and 1960 Fohenagh

Galway Senior Club 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 ...

winning team. Murray played Senior hurling with neighbouring Fohenagh, as there was no Senior Club in Gurteen-Ballymacward at the time. * Tom Cogavin, member on 1923 Galway

winning panel.

Honours

Hurling

* Galway Senior East Board Hurling Championship (1): 1969 * Galway Senior Hurling League (1): 2018 *

Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is an annual club competition in Connacht. Prior to 2008, county champions competed in the senior grade, but since then the senior champions from Mayo and Roscommon compete at intermediate lev ...

(1): 2010 * Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (4): 1979, 1991, 1995, 2010 * Galway Junior Hurling Championship (3): 1919 (Gurteen), 1941 (Ballymacward), 1967. * Galway Junior B Club Hurling Championship (1): 2009 * Galway Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1): 2005 * Galway Minor A Hurling Championship (1): 1977 * Galway Minor B Hurling Championship (1): 2007

Football

* Galway Junior Football Championship (1): 2008 (St Kerrill's).

External links

Pádraig Pearse's GAA site

References

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