St Loman's Mullingar GAA is a

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...

club in

Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The Counties of M ...

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History

The club was founded with the name Mental Hospital and represented the staff of

St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar St. Loman's Hospital () was a psychiatric hospital located in Mullingar, County Westmeath in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midlands of Ireland. The hospital closed on following the relocation of St Edna's Ward, which was the only remaining ward ...

, a

psychiatric hospital A psychiatric hospital, also known as a mental health hospital, a behavioral health hospital, or an asylum is a specialized medical facility that focuses on the treatment of severe Mental disorder, mental disorders. These institutions cater t ...

which operated from 1855–2015. They played under the name Springfield Stars in 1910, becoming Mental Hospital in the 1920s and St. Loman's Mullingar in the late 1950s. The club plays at St Loman's Mullingar Sports Ground on the Delvin Road.

Gaelic football

St Loman's Mullingar G.A.A. have won eleven county senior titles

Hurling

Mental Hospital won the 1924

Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship The Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Slevin Coaches Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Westmeath SHC) is an annual hurling competition organized by the Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic ...

Ladies' football

St Loman's Ground hosted the final of the 2000 All-Ireland Ladies Club Football Championship.

Notable players

* Mick Carley * Jason Daly * Paddy Flanagan * John Heslin *

Sam McCartan Sam McCartan (born 1999/2000) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the St Loman's club and at senior level for Westmeath county team. He scored a goal against Laois in the 2022 Tailteann Cup. He passed the ball to Lorcan O'Toole for a second ...

* Billy O'Loughlin * Ronan O'Toole * Paul Sharry *Phil Smyth

Honours

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 represe ...

winner: 1948, 1961, 1963, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 *

winner: 1924

References

External links

Official site
Gaelic games clubs in County Westmeath Gaelic football clubs in County Westmeath {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub