Tyrrellspass 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 town of

Tyrrellspass Tyrrellspass (, IPA: �bʲaləxˈanˠˈtʲɪɾʲiəliː is a Georgian village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is from Dublin, in the south of the county on the R446 (formerly the N6) road. Tyrrellspass won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition i ...

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History

The team was founded in 1961 and participates in both men's and women's leagues. The team won the

Westmeath Senior Football Championship The Westmeath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Westmeath GAA between the top Gaelic football clubs in County Westmeath. The winner of the Westmeath Championship qualifies to represen ...

in 1999, 2006 and defended their title in 2007. In the 2007 Leinster Club Football Championship they progressed as far as the final, where they were beaten by the eventual All Ireland Club champions St. Vincents of Dublin. In 2016 & 2017, Tyrrellspass lost the county final to St. Loman's.

Senior Honours in Westmeath

(3) 1999, 2006, 2007

Notable players

Ger Egan Ger Egan (born 1990/1991) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Tyrrellspass and at senior level for the Westmeath county team. His uncle Joe Hyland was a goalkeeper for Tyrrellspass, who was part of the team that won the 1999 Westmeath Senio ...

, 2022 Tailteann Cup winner *

David Glennon David Glennon is a Gaelic footballer from Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, Ireland who plays for the Westmeath county team. Glennon is considered to be one of the finest talents the county has ever produced. He was part of the League Final Div 2 ...

, 2004 Leinster SFC winner *

Denis Glennon Denis Glennon is a Gaelic footballer from Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, Ireland who plays for the Westmeath county team. His younger brother David was also a member of the senior panel. Glennon is considered to be one of the finest talent ...

, 2004 Leinster SFC winner *

Jamie Gonoud Jamie Gonoud (born 1992/1993) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Tyrrellspass and at senior level for the Westmeath county team. He plays as a corner-back. He made his first championship appearance with Westmeath in 2013 but really nailed do ...

, 2022 Tailteann Cup winner *

Nigel Harte Nigel Harte is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Tyrrellspass and at senior level for the Westmeath county team. He was a U20 player in the 2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship. Harte won the 2022 Tailteann Cup. He was put in to t ...

References

External links

* https://sites.google.com/a/gaa.ie/tyrrellspass-gaa/ Gaelic games clubs in County Westmeath 1961 establishments in Ireland {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub