Pádraig Pearse's GAA
Pádraig Pearse's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the Ballymacward-Gurteen parish in County Galway, Ireland. 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 hurling 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.
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| Founded: | 1966 | ||||||||
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| County: | Galway | ||||||||
| Colours: | Black and white | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Ballymacward (Main Grounds & Clubhouse) & Gurteen. | ||||||||
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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 Ballymacward and Gurteen areas, was disbanded and Pádraig Pearses began fielding football teams. The footballers compete at Junior level, with teams also affiliated at several underage levels amalgamated with Menlough GAA.[1]
Notable players
- Cyril Donnellan, member of 2017 Galway All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning panel. Player on Galway National Hurling League winning teams of 2010 and 2017.
- Michael King, member of 1980 Galway All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning panel.
- Marty Barrett, forward on 1972 Galway All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship and 1975 National Hurling League winning teams.
- Fr Nicholas Murray, midfielder on 1959 and 1960 Fohenagh Galway Senior Club Hurling Championship 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 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning panel.
Honours
Hurling
- Galway Senior East Board Hurling Championship (1): 1969
- Galway Senior Hurling League (1): 2018
- Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (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
Football
- Galway Junior Football Championship (1): 2008 (St Kerrill's).