Pádraig Pearse's GAA is a

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club located in the

Ballymacward Ballymacward () is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is on the R359 road (Ireland), R359 road, between that road and the rail lines traversing east–west. The village is from Ballinasloe and approximately from Galway city. The village ...

- Gurteen parish in

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. The club was founded in 1966, when the Gurteen and Ballymacward Junior Hurling clubs merged. Hurling is the dominant sport in the club, but the club also fields football teams. There has always been a strong tradition of

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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 adult football team compete at Junior level, with underage football teams competing in an amalgamation with Menlough GAA.Club website
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Notable players

* Cyril Donnellan, member of 2017 Galway

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winning panel. Player on Galway

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winning teams of 2010 and 2017. * Francis O'Brien, member of 1991 Galway

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winning panel. * Michael King, member of 1980 Galway

winning panel. * Marty Barrett, forward on 1972 Galway

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and 1975

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

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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 *

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(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 * Galway Minor B1 Hurling Championship (1): 2024

Football

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

Pearses Camogie Club

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(5): 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 *

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(8): 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002

External links

Pádraig Pearse's GAA site

References

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