Claregalway CLG 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 based in Claregalway

Claregalway

Claregalway is a village situated about 10 km from the city of Galway in County Galway, Ireland. Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence the derivation of its name: Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe meaning "town on the Clare, in Galway"...

, 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...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. The club is a member of the Galway GAA

Galway GAA

The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...

. Underage teams up to U-16's play in the Galway league and championships, while the Minor, Under-21 and Senior teams compete in all further levels.

Although not a traditional stronghold of football, the success of the County Galway football teams in the 1950s/60s stimulated the imagination of local football enthusiasts. It was not long after Galways "Three In A Row" that the football club was founded in 1968.

The club achieved senior status in 2002 and have competed in Galway Senior Football Championship ever since.

Notable players include Brian O'Donoghue

Brian O'Donoghue

Brian O’Donoghue is an inter-county Gaelic football goalkeeper from Galway who plays for Galway GAA and Mervue United F.C....

, Danny Cummins, James Concannon, Barry Cullinane and Adrian Faherty

Adrian Faherty

Adrian Faherty is a Gaelic football goalkeeper with Galway. He plays his club football for Claregalway.He was inter-county goalkeeper for Galway in 2008 and 2009....

. Danny and Adrian are members of the county panel

Galway GAA

The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...

. Current Cork

Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

 panellist Paddy Moran

Paddy Moran

Patrick Joseph "Paddy" Moran was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Moran played all but one of his 16 seasons for the Quebec Hockey Club, from 1901 to 1917; in the 1909–10 season, Moran played for the Haileybury Comets...

 is a former underage star with the club.

Honours

• Galway Junior Club Football Championships: 4
  • 1986, 1993, 1998, 2007

• Galway Intermediate Club Football Championship: 1
  • 2002

• Galway U21 B County Championship
  • 2002

External links

• Official Claregalway GAA Club website