Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC explained
| Club Gaa: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Crest: | LoughgileCrest.gif |
| Irish: | Seamróga Loch gCaol |
| Founded: | 1915 |
| Province: | Ulster |
| County: | Antrim |
| Nickname: | Shamrocks |
| Colours: | Red and White |
| Grounds: | Fr. Healy Park, Fr. Barret Park |
| H1: | 2 |
| H2: | 8 |
| H3: | 20 |
| Pattern La: | _white_hoops |
| Pattern B: | _FullVonwhite |
| Pattern Ra: | _white_hoops |
| Leftarm: | FF0000 |
| Body: | FF0000 |
| Rightarm: | FF0000 |
| Shorts: | FFFFFF |
| Socks: | FF0000 |
| Pattern So: | _hoops_white |
| Pattern Sh: | _red stripes |
| Kit1: | Home Kit |
| Kit2: | Change Kit |
| Pattern La2: | _white_hoops |
| Pattern B2: | _whiteshoulders |
| Pattern Ra2: | _white_hoops |
| Pattern So2: | _hoops white |
| Pattern Sh2: | _adidaswhite |
| Leftarm2: | FF0000 |
| Body2: | FFFFFF |
| Rightarm2: | FF0000 |
| Shorts2: | FF0000 |
| Socks2: | FF0000 |
Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Loughgiel/Loughguile in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1] They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, which they first won in 1983.[2] They repeated the feat by defeating Coolderry from Offaly by 4-13 to 0-17 in the All Ireland Club Hurling Final on 17 March 2012. On Sunday 29 September 2013, they achieved their first four in a row of Antrim Senior Hurling Championships by beating Cushendall, in the first final to be staged outside Casement Park since 1990.[3] [4]
Hurling titles
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships: 2
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 8
- 1970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2012,[6] 2013[7]
- Antrim Senior Hurling Championships: 20
- 1920, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1938, 1943, 1956, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2012,[8] 2013,[9] [10] 2016[11]
Notable hurlers
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC - County Antrim GAA Club.
- Web site: Rolls of Honour | GAA History | About the GAA | GAA.ie . 2015-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709133417/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/ . 2015-07-09 .
- News: Loughgiel win hurling club title . RTÉ News . 17 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318212314/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0317/loughgiel_coolderry.html . 18 March 2012 .
- News: Loughgiel win hurling club title. 17 March 2012. RTÉ Sport. 20 March 2012 .
- Web site: Rolls of Honour | GAA History | About the GAA | GAA.ie . 2015-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709133417/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/ . 2015-07-09 .
- Web site: McCloskey keeps Loughgiel on track . 31 October 2012 . . 29 October 2012.
- News: Loughgiel produce comeback to win 4th Ulster title in a row . 27 October 2013 . . 27 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194558/http://www.thescore.ie/loughgiel-slaughtneil-1149935-Oct2013/ . 29 October 2013 .
- News: Loughgiel again the kings . 1 October 2012 . . 1 October 2012.
- News: Antrim SHC final: Shamrocks make it four-in-a-row . 1 October 2013 . . 30 September 2013.
- Web site: Club Rolls of Honour | Rolls of Honour | GAA History | About the GAA | GAA . 2012-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504193927/http://gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/club-rolls-of-honour/ . 2012-05-04 .
- Web site: Casey fires Loughgiel to Antrim glory. 26 September 2016 . . 26 September 2016.
