Sarsfields Galway is a GAA club consisting of the parish of

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, New Inn and Woodlawn in East

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, Ireland. Winners of two

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's. The club was founded in 1966 and is almost exclusively concerned with the game of

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. And in 2016 Sarsfields Hurling Club celebrated its 50th year. Sarsfields Galway were the first club to defend their All-Ireland Club Hurling title. In

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Sarsfields defeated opponents

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, County Limerick in their first All-Ireland club final. In

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, Sarsfields retained their club title with a victory over Toomevara, County Tipperary.

History

Prior to 1966, two clubs St. Killians (of New Inn), and

existed in the parish. During 1966 a ruling known as "The Parish Rule" allowed only one club per parish, which forced the decision to amalgamate the two clubs together, thus Sarsfields Galway was

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in 1966. The reason for choosing the name Sarsfields is not precisely known, however, the name is linked to

Patrick Sarsfield Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, ga, Pádraig Sáirseál, circa 1655 to 21 August 1693, was an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland. Born into a wealthy Catholic fami ...

where verbal history tells that Sarsfield and his Irish

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army passed through the parish while retreating from the

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in 1691. The name "Sarsfields" is almost certainly influenced by Thurles Sarsfields who were kingpins of Tipperary, Ireland hurling at that time.

Notable players

* Kevin Hynes * Joseph Cooney * Michael Conneely * Joe Cooney * Jimmy Cooney * Pádraig Kelly * Michael 'Hopper' McGrath * Darren Morrissey

All-Ireland medal winners from Sarsfields

This is a list of club players that have won All-Ireland medals with the Club and/or Galway Inter-County senior hurling teams. ::''List is incomplete''

Hurling honours

s: ''2'' **1993, 1994. *

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s: ''6'' **1980, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 *

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 the ...

s: ''7'' **1980, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997,

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. *Galway Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: ''1'' **1976. *Galway Junior Club Hurling Championship: ''4'' **Galway Junior A Hurling Championship: 1996 **Galway Junior B Hurling Championship: 1985, 2007, 2022 **Galway Junior C Hurling Championship: 1992, 2001, 2019 *Other Galway Club Hurling Championships: **Galway Under-12 Hurling Championship: 1982, 1990, 1999, 2001, 2021 ( 2nd team ) **Galway Under-14 Hurling Championship: 1990, 2000, 2001 **Galway Under-16 Hurling Championship: 1980, 1990, 2001 **Galway Minor B Hurling Championship: 2000 **Galway Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1984,2006,2008 **Galway Under-20 A1 Hurling Championship: 2021

Football honours

*Galway Junior Club Football Championship: ''1'' **Junior C – North: 2013 **Galway Junior C Football Championship: 2013 *Galway Club Football League: ''1'' **Division 4B North: 2013

Golfing honours

*Annual All-Ireland GAA Golf Challenge ''2'' **2011. **2012.

References

External links

Official Galway Sarsfields GAA Club website

Official Galway Hurling Board website
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