St Loman's Mullingar 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 in

Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmea ...

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

, a

psychiatric hospital Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociat ...

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 nine 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 The All-Ireland Ladies' Club Football Championship is the ladies' Gaelic football competition for club football teams. The winners are awarded the Dolores Tyrrell Memorial Cup. Senior championships Senior finals listed by year * ''Ladies' n ...

Notable players

* Mick Carley * Jason Daly * Paddy Flanagan *

John Heslin John Heslin (born 27 June 1992) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Westmeath county team and Australian rules footballer for the Irish Warriors. Heslin was drafted by Australian Football League club Richmond in 2011, with Pick #90 of ...

* Sam McCartan *

Billy O'Loughlin Billy O'Loughlin is a Gaelic football manager and player from County Laois. He led Laois to the 2019 Leinster Under-20 Football Championship final. He was appointed manager of the Longford county team in 2021. Career O'Loughlin was a selector ...

* 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 represen ...

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

winner: 1924

References

External links

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