CLG Na Piarsaigh

{{short description|Gaelic games club in County Galway, Ireland}}

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| irish = CLG Na Piarsaigh

| county = Galway

| nickname = Na Pocaidí

| colours = Maroon and green

| grounds = Páirc na bPiarsach

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| founded = 1959

| province = Connacht

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CLG Na Piarsaigh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Galway. The club takes its name from the Irish revolutionary Pádraic Pearse. Pearse had a cottage in the area which over looks the club grounds. The club's crest includes the cottage and a swallow. The swallow is taken for the short story he wrote set in Ros Muc called Eoghainín na nÉan.{{fact|date=May 2024}}

History

The club was formed in 1959,{{cite web|url = https://www.galwaybeo.ie/news/small-galway-gaa-clubs-huge-7860953 | website = galwaybeo.ie | title = Small Galway GAA club's huge boost as major company confirms sponsorship | date = 24 November 2022 | accessdate = 4 May 2024 }} in the old school house of Camus, County Galway.{{fact|date=May 2024}} The club colors of maroon and green were chosen to represent county and country, maroon for Galway and green for Ireland. The club's catchment area includes Ros Muc, Camus and Recess.{{fact|date=May 2024}}

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