St. Mary's, Athenry is a Gaelic Athletic Association

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

 club located in the town of Athenry

Athenry

Athenry is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies east of Galway city, and one of the attractions of the town is its medieval castle. The town is also well-known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry".-History:...

 in County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

. The club is almost exclusively concerned with hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

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History

Athenry GAA club was founded in 1885. The club remained in the background of senior club hurling until 1977 when Athenry contested their first county final. Victory on that occasion went to Kiltormer. Athenry's next county final appearance came in 1987, when they were victorious. They defeated Castlegar 1-12 to 2-6. They went all the way to the All Ireland final but they were defeated by middleton from cork. Athenry went on to compete in the next two county finals as well, 1988 and 1989. However, on both occasions they were defeated. 1991 was Athenry's next county final appearance, however, they were defeated by Kiltormer. Athenry's second county title came in 1994 after they defeated Sarsfield's 2-6 to 0-9. Following, this county final victory, a golden age for the club began. 3 All Ireland titles, 6 connacht titles and 6 county titles were achieved in ten years (1994–2004). 6 county titles (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004), 6 Connacht titles (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004) and 3 All Ireland titles (1997, 2000 and 2001).

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
  The All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between hundreds of senior hurling clubs in Ireland. The Tommy Moore Cup is awarded to the winners. The current champions are Clarinbridge...
  
  s: 3
  • 1997, 2000, 2001
• Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
  Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
  The Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship was an annual hurling tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Connacht contested from 1970 until it became defunct after the conclusion of the 2007/08 season due to the predominance of the Galway champions coupled with a lack of meaningful...
  
  s: 8
  • 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
• Galway Senior Hurling Championships: 8
  • 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
• Galway Intermediate Hurling Club Championship
  Galway Intermediate Hurling Club Championship
  The Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for GAA clubs in Galway in Ireland. This is a second tier competition with the winners being promoted to play in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship the following year...
  
  s: 2
  • 1960, 1998

Athenry Senior Hurling Championship Matches 1977-1987

#	Opponent	Result	W/L/D	Competition
1	Mullagh Mullagh Mullagh can refer to:*Mullagh, County Cavan*Mullagh, County Clare*Mullagh, County Galway*Mullagh, County Meath*Mullagh, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland*Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer...	2-10 : 1-09	W	1977 Galway Hurling Championship First Round
2	Killimordaly	4-11 : 3-04	W	1977 Galway Hurling Championship Quarter final
3	Ballindereen	0-18 : 1-06	W	1977 Galway Hurling Championship Semi final
4	Kiltormer Kiltormer Kiltormer is a village about 8 miles from Ballinasloe and situated in county Galway.-Sport:Kiltormer is best known for winning the All-Ireland Hurling Championship title in 1992, in a 2nd replay at Croke Park on St Patrick's day. Kiltormer were captained by Aidan Staunton.-See also:* List of towns...	3-08 : 3-10	L	1977 Galway Hurling Championship County final
5	Gort	4-05 : 4-09	L	1978 Galway Hurling Championship First Round
6	Carnmore Carnmore Carnmore is located at the southern end of the parish of Claregalway, approximately east of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Carnmore lies within the Gaeltacht although the vast majority of residents there use English as their first language...	1-15 : 3-08	W	1979 Galway Hurling Championship First Round
7	Castlegar	0-07 : 2-05	L	1979 Galway Hurling Championship Quarter final
8	Gort Gort Gort is a town in south County Galway in the west of Ireland. An Gort is the official Irish name for the town, as defined by the Placenames Commission. In spoken Irish, however, the town is known by its traditional name Gort Inse Guaire. It lies just north of the border with County Clare on the...	0-02 : 1-10	L	1980 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
9	Liam Mellows Liam Mellows Liam Mellows was an Irish Republican and Sinn Féin politician. Born in England, Mellows grew up in County Wexford in Ireland. He was active with the Irish Republican Brotherhood and Irish Volunteers, and participated in the Easter Rising in County Galway, and the War of Independence...	2-11 : 2-08	W	1980 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
10	Kilbeacanty	2-08 : 1-07	W	1980 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
11	St. Thomas'	1-12 : 1-05	W	1980 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
12	Meelick/Eyrecourt	1-11 : 4-09	L	1980 Galway Hurling Championship Quarter final
13	St. Thomas'	2-12 : 0-06	W	1981 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
14	Pearses	2-10 : 0-06	W	1981 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
15	Tommy Larkins	1-03 : 2-03	L	1981 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
16	Carnmore Carnmore Carnmore is located at the southern end of the parish of Claregalway, approximately east of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Carnmore lies within the Gaeltacht although the vast majority of residents there use English as their first language...	2-11 : 2-04	W	1981 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
17	St Thomas'	0-16 : 3-10	L	1981 Galway Hurling Championship Group Play-off
18	Tommy Larkins	2-08 : 1-14	L	1981 Galway Hurling Championship Group Play-off
19	Loughrea Loughrea Loughrea is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains.The town expanded in recent years as it increasingly becomes a commuter town for the city of Galway.- Name :...	0-09 : 2-08	L	1982 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
20	Turloughmore Turloughmore Turloughmore is a village in County Galway, Ireland. The name means "the large lake," a notable feature of the area, together with the Clare River ....	1-07 : 1-16	L	1982 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
21	Carnmore Carnmore Carnmore is located at the southern end of the parish of Claregalway, approximately east of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Carnmore lies within the Gaeltacht although the vast majority of residents there use English as their first language...	-- : --	L	1982 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
22	Sarsfields	-- : --	L	1982 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
23	Kinvara Kinvara Kinvara is a sea port village located in the south of County Galway in the province of Connacht on the west coast of Ireland. Kinvara is also the name of the parish in which the village is situated. Kinvara is occasionally spelled Kinvarra in English; this may be seen on some maps and road signs,...	1-10 : 2-10	L	1983 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
24	Loughrea Loughrea Loughrea is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains.The town expanded in recent years as it increasingly becomes a commuter town for the city of Galway.- Name :...	2-16 : 6-05	L	1983 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
25	Killimordaly Killimordaly Killimorbaby is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland. It was originally located in Brian Burkes house Shkyboyhouse.-See also:* Íomar of the Sogain* List of towns and villages in Ireland-External links:*...	7-07 : 5-12	W	1983 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
26	Mullagh Mullagh Mullagh can refer to:*Mullagh, County Cavan*Mullagh, County Clare*Mullagh, County Galway*Mullagh, County Meath*Mullagh, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland*Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer...	-- : --	L	1983 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
27	Sarsfields	0-11 : 0-11	D	1984 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
28	Gort Gort Gort is a town in south County Galway in the west of Ireland. An Gort is the official Irish name for the town, as defined by the Placenames Commission. In spoken Irish, however, the town is known by its traditional name Gort Inse Guaire. It lies just north of the border with County Clare on the...	3-09 : 1-15	D	1984 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
29	Tommy Larkins	1-10 : 2-09	L	1984 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
30	Kinvara Kinvara Kinvara is a sea port village located in the south of County Galway in the province of Connacht on the west coast of Ireland. Kinvara is also the name of the parish in which the village is situated. Kinvara is occasionally spelled Kinvarra in English; this may be seen on some maps and road signs,...	4-06 : 1-18	L	1984 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
31	Tommy Larkins	0-08 : 1-10	L	1985 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
32	Ardrahan Ardrahan Ardrahan is a village in County Galway, Ireland.-History:Richard de Brugo conquered Galway in 1236, and granted the land to Maurice Fitzgerald who built the castle whose ruins still stand today...	5-06 : 3-25	L	1985 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
33	Gort Gort Gort is a town in south County Galway in the west of Ireland. An Gort is the official Irish name for the town, as defined by the Placenames Commission. In spoken Irish, however, the town is known by its traditional name Gort Inse Guaire. It lies just north of the border with County Clare on the...	2-08 : 2-18	L	1985 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
34	Mullagh Mullagh Mullagh can refer to:*Mullagh, County Cavan*Mullagh, County Clare*Mullagh, County Galway*Mullagh, County Meath*Mullagh, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland*Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer...	-- : --	L	1985 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
35	Killimor Killimor - See also :* List of towns and villages in Ireland- External links :*...	3-17 : 4-05	W	1986 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
36	Ardrahan Ardrahan Ardrahan is a village in County Galway, Ireland.-History:Richard de Brugo conquered Galway in 1236, and granted the land to Maurice Fitzgerald who built the castle whose ruins still stand today...	0-12 : 0-10	W	1986 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
37	Clarinbridge Clarinbridge Clarinbridge is a small village, approximately 15 minutes drive south of Galway, Ireland in the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. It is on the mouth of the Clarin River at the end of Dunbulcaun Bay, which is the easternmost part of Galway Bay...	1-10 : 2-09	L	1986 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
38	Ballindereen	2-15 : 2-11	W	1986 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
39	Gaeltacht Gaeltacht is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...	7-11 : 1-07	W	1986 Galway Hurling Championship Play-off
40	Gort Gort Gort is a town in south County Galway in the west of Ireland. An Gort is the official Irish name for the town, as defined by the Placenames Commission. In spoken Irish, however, the town is known by its traditional name Gort Inse Guaire. It lies just north of the border with County Clare on the...	3-09 : 1-12	W	1986 Galway Hurling Championship Quarter final
41	Killimordaly Killimordaly Killimorbaby is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland. It was originally located in Brian Burkes house Shkyboyhouse.-See also:* Íomar of the Sogain* List of towns and villages in Ireland-External links:*...	1-07 : 3-02	L	1986 Galway Hurling Championship Semi final
42	St Thomas'	1-18 : 2-05	W	1987 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
43	Mullagh Mullagh Mullagh can refer to:*Mullagh, County Cavan*Mullagh, County Clare*Mullagh, County Galway*Mullagh, County Meath*Mullagh, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland*Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer...	2-13 : 1-09	W	1987 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
44	Craughwell Craughwell Craughwell is a village and townland in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The name is also used as a surname, properly Ó Creachmhaoil, though often anglicised as Craughwell and Crockwell...	1-09 : 2-02	W	1987 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
45	Sarsfields	7-10 : 3-16	W	1987 Galway Hurling Championship Group Game
46	Kiltormer Kiltormer Kiltormer is a village about 8 miles from Ballinasloe and situated in county Galway.-Sport:Kiltormer is best known for winning the All-Ireland Hurling Championship title in 1992, in a 2nd replay at Croke Park on St Patrick's day. Kiltormer were captained by Aidan Staunton.-See also:* List of towns...	2-12 : 0-17	W	1987 Galway Hurling Championship Quarter final
47	Gort Gort Gort is a town in south County Galway in the west of Ireland. An Gort is the official Irish name for the town, as defined by the Placenames Commission. In spoken Irish, however, the town is known by its traditional name Gort Inse Guaire. It lies just north of the border with County Clare on the...	-- : --	W	1987 Galway Hurling Championship Semi final
48	Castlegar	1-12 : 2-06	W	1987 Galway Hurling Championship County final

Notable Players

• Eugene Cloonan
  Eugene Cloonan
  Eugene Cloonan is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club athenry from 1996–2008 and with the Galway senior inter-county team from 1997-2008.-Early & private life:...
  
  
• Jarlath Cloonan
  Jarlath Cloonan
  Jarlath Cloonan former County Galway Senior Hurling Manager, 1994-96.A former Galway senior manager and selector, Cloonan played a key role as Athenry won three All-Ireland club titles and he has held all the main officerships within the club.In late 2009 he was nominated for the position of...
  
  
• Michael Crimmins
  Michael Crimmins
  Micahel Crimmins is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Athenry and is a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 2000 until 2002.- References :...
  
  
• Brian Hanley
  Brian Hanley
  Brian Hanley is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team....
  
  
• P. J. Molloy
• Joe Rabbitte
  Joe Rabbitte
  Joe Rabbitte is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Athenry and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 1990 until 2002.-References:-Teams:...