Portroe GAA explained

Club Gaa:	Portroe
Irish:	An Port Rua
County:	Tipperary
Nickname:	Port/The Quarrymen
Colours:	Green and Gold
Grounds:	Portroe
Founded:	1884
Coordinates:	52.8861°N -8.3472°W
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Portroe GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions.^[1] The club is centred on the village of Portroe which is eight miles outside Nenagh.

History

Portroe is in the centre of a traditional slate quarrying district of Northwest Tipperary. A number of people from the area emigrated to the "slate belt" of Vermont in the 19th century.

Portroe GAA club was formed in the 1880s.^{[2] [3]} The club has won several Norther Tipperary divisional titles,^[4] and won the Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1990.^[5]

Honours

• North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1) 2012^[4]
• North Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (1) 2022
• Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1) 1990^[5]
• North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (4) 1950, 1981, 1983, 1990^[5]
• North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling League (1) 1988
• North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (4) 1915, 1916, 1968, 1973
• Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (1) 1998
• North Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (6) 1990, 1998, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2022
• North Tipperary Junior B Hurling League (2) 2012, 2018
• North Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (9) 1937, 1979, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018
• North Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (5) 1980, 1982, 1989, 2011, 2021
• North Tipperary Under-21 C Hurling Championship (2) 2000, 2004
• North Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (5) 1989, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2017
• North Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (2) 2005, 2012
• Tipperary Minor C Hurling Championship (1) 2009
• North Tipperary Minor C Hurling Championship (1) 2003
• North Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (1) 1990

Notable players

• Kevin O'Halloran, inter-county footballer for Tipperary
• John Sheedy, former goalkeeper with the Tipperary senior team
• Liam Sheedy, former Tipperary manager who managed the senior team that won the 2010 All Ireland title^[2]
• Darren Gleeson, All-Star goalkeeper 2014^[2]
• Robert Byrne, member of Tipperary All-Ireland championship winning team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tipperary GAA - Clubs - Portroe . tipperary.gaa.ie . 30 August 2024 .
2. Web site: Betwixt the Arras and Lough Derg: A History of Gaelic Games in Portroe 1884-2015 . seamusjking.com . 31 December 2016 . 30 August 2024 .
3. Book: King, Seamus J. . Betwixt the Arras and Lough Derg: a history of Gaelic games in Portroe, 1884-2015 . Portroe G.A.A. Club . 9781526206107 . 2016 .
4. Web site: Portroe's stunning 2012 success reveals everything that you need to know about Tipperary boss Liam Sheedy . tipperarylive.ie . 10 August 2019 . 30 August 2024 .
5. Web site: Portroe stand in Moneygall's way of back-to-back Intermediate titles . Nenagh Guardian . 12 July 2024 . 30 August 2024 . Portroe are back in an intermediate final for the first time since 1990 when they defeated Newport in that year's final before adding a County title. On Sunday, they hope to win their fifth intermediate title having claimed victories in 1950, 1981, 1983, & 1990..