Castlegar GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Castlegar in County Galway, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.
Overview It is believed that hurling has been played in Castlegar since the 1880s. No records exist regarding hurling in the area prior to that decade, however, local folklore has it that the parish had a hurling team prior to 1880. Most of the matches played by Castlegar in those days were played in Claregalway, Turloughmore and Oranmore.
Castlegar is one of the most successful clubs in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship, winning 17 titles between 1936 and 1984. The club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in 1980.
Honours All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships (1): 1980 Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championships (4): 1972, 1973, 1979, 1984 Galway Senior Club Hurling Championships (17): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1984 Galway Under-21 Hurling Championships (5): 1967, 1974, 1982, 1999, 2000 Galway Minor Hurling Championships (7): 1949, 1953, 1965, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2017
Notable players Joe Connolly John Connolly Michael Connolly Jimmy Hegarty Ger Farragher Mick King
1979-80 All-Ireland champions The Castlegar team, that won the 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, included: # Name Position First Team 1 Tommy Grogan Goalkeeper 2 Ted Murphy Right corner back 3 Pádraic Connolly Full back 4 John Coady Left corner back 5 Gerry Glynn Right half back 6 John Connolly Centre back 7 Michael Glynn Left half back 8 Tom Murphy Midfield 9 Séamus Fahy Midfield 10 Jimmy Francis Right half forward 11 Joe Connolly Centre forward 12 Pakie O'Connor Left half forward 13 Gerry Connolly Right corner forward 14 Michael Connolly (c) Full forward 15 Liam Mulryan Left corner forward Sub used Pat Burke
References
External links Castlegar GAA site