Lismore GAA 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 Lismore

Lismore, County Waterford

Lismore is a town in County Waterford, Ireland. It is located where the N72 road crosses the River Blackwater.-History:It was founded by Saint Mochuda, also known as Saint Carthage. In the 7th century, Lismore was the site of the well-known Lismore Abbey. It is also home to Lismore Castle, the...

, County Waterford

County Waterford

*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. The club enters teams in both GAA codes each year, which includes two adult 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...

 teams and one adult Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 team in the Waterford County Championships.

The club has won the County Senior Hurling Championship 3 times, 1925, 1991 and 1993. Since their last win, Lismore have contested numerous finals and semi finals but have failed at the final hurdle.

The club currently presently has two inter-county hurlers namely, Dan Shanahan

Dan Shanahan

Dan Shanahan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lismore and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1998 until 2010. In recent seasons Shanahan has come to be regarded as one of the best players in the game being named undisputed Hurler of the Year...

 and Maurice Shanahan

Maurice Shanahan

Maurice Shanahan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lismore and with the Waterford senior inter-county team. Shanahan is the youngest brother of the 2007 Hurler of the Year, Dan Shanahan...

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2006 was one of the more successful years for Lismore GAA club. The Junior Hurling team won the County Junior Hurling Championship

Waterford Junior Hurling Championship

Waterford Junior Hurling Championship is the third-tier hurling competition organized by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The competition is confined to clubs in Waterford in Ireland. The winners usually will play in the senior grade the following year for the...

 title beating Fenor

Fenor GAA

Fenor GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the small east Waterford, Ireland village of Fenor. The club enters teams in both Gaelic football and hurling each year, both of which compete in their respective junior championships....

 of East Waterford in the Final. They beat local teams Ballysaggart

Ballysaggart GAA

Ballysaggart GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballysaggart, County Waterford, Ireland. The club enters teams in both GAA codes each year, which includes one adult hurling teams in the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship and one adult Gaelic football team in the Waterford...

, Tourin and Modeligo

Modeligo GAA

Modeligo GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Waterford in the Republic of Ireland. The club represents the parish of Modeligo & at underage level they are represented by Naomh Brid....

 on their way to the final. This means that the Junior team is now eligible to play the next grade up in hurling in 2007, the Intermediate Championship

Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship is the second-tier hurling competition organised by the Waterford Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The competition is confined to clubs in Waterford in Ireland. The winners usually will play in the senior grade the following year for the...

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Underage

For all underage competitions, up to Under-21, Lismore are amalgamated with Ballysaggart GAA

Ballysaggart GAA

Ballysaggart GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballysaggart, County Waterford, Ireland. The club enters teams in both GAA codes each year, which includes one adult hurling teams in the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship and one adult Gaelic football team in the Waterford...

. The amalgamated team though is still known as Lismore GAA.and under 12s are in the final

Honours

• Waterford Senior Hurling Championships: 3
  • 1925, 1991, 1993

• Waterford Senior Football Championships: 4
  • 1899, 1901, 1902, 1911

All Stars

• Dan Shanahan
  Dan Shanahan
  Dan Shanahan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Lismore and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1998 until 2010. In recent seasons Shanahan has come to be regarded as one of the best players in the game being named undisputed Hurler of the Year...
  
  - 2004, 2006, 2007^{(Hurler of the Year)}