Turloughmore Hurling Club
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| Founded: | 1886 | ||||||||
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| County: | Galway | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Turlough | ||||||||
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| Grounds: | Lackagh Grounds | ||||||||
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Turloughmore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Turloughmore, County Galway, Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.
History
Located in the village of Turloughmore, about ten miles northeast of Galway city, Turloughmore GAA Club was founded on 14 May 1886.[1] Hurling, however, had been played in the area long before the establishment of an official club. The new club reached their first Galway SHC final in 1893, but lost to College Road.[2]
Turloughmore's first success came in 1907, when the club won the Galway JHC title. Two more such tiles were subsequently won in 1949 and 1954. Turloughmore won their inaugural Galway SHC title in 1956, however, the title was won in the boardroom rather than on the field of play, after Ardrahan were unable to field a team for the proposed replay after an initial drawn match.[3] Turloughmore subsequently became the dominant team of the sixties, winning a record-setting six consecutive Galway SHC titles between 1961 and 1966.[4]
After a 19-year lapse, Turloughmore claimed their eighth Galway SHC title in 1985, which was later followed by a Connacht Club SHC title.[5] Although this remains the club's last senior title, Turloughmore claimed further Galway JHC titles in 1991 and 1997. The club has also maintained a strong presence at underage levels and has won seven Galway MAHC titles between 1981 and 2014.[6]
Honours
- Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship (): 1985
- Galway Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1985
- Galway Junior Club Hurling Championship (5): 1907, 1949, 1954, 1991, 1997
- Galway Minor Club Hurling Championship (7): 1981, 1984, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2013, 2014
Notable players
- Daithí Burke: All-Ireland SHC-winner (2017)[7]
- Frank Burke: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1980)[8]
- Martin Naughton: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1987, 1988)[9]
References
- ^ "A brief history". Turloughmore GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Turloughmore Hurling Club". Lackagh Museum and Heritage Centre. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "County Final 1956 – Report". Turloughmore GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Hurling club honours one of its own from legendary six-in-a-row team". Connacht Tribune. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "County Final 1985". Turloughmore GAA website. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Two-in-a-row for Turloughmore minors". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Burke strikes in extra-time as Corofin battle past Brigid's". RTÉ Sport. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Friday Interview: Frank Burke - 'He was ahead of his time, a sports psychologist'". Irish Independent. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Martin Naughton". Hogan Stand. 4 December 1992. Retrieved 4 October 2025.