Clonkill GAA
{{short description|Hurling club in County Westmeath, Ireland}}
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| irish = Cluainn Cille
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| founded = 1917
| province = Leinster
| county = Westmeath
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| colours = Yellow and Green
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Clonkill GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Clonkill, County Westmeath, Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with hurling and camogie. The club competes in Westmeath GAA competitions.
The name "Clonkill" is translated from the Irish "Cluain Cille", meaning "church in the meadow" as is depicted in the club crest.thumb
Achievements
- Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1969, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012,{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=179176 |title=Westmeath SHC final: Clonkill retain crown
|accessdate=16 October 2012 |work=Hogan Stand |publisher= |date=15 October 2012}} 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/price-seals-deal-for-clonkill-34120406.html|title=Price seals deal for Clonkill|date=20 October 2015|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=19 October 2015}} 2018, 2019, 2020,{{cite web| url = https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/westmeath-shc-final-clonkill-win-three-in-a-row/| title = Westmeath SHC Final: Clonkill win three-in-a-row}}
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners 2007
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Winners 2008
Notable players
- Paddy Dowdall{{cite web| url = https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2020/10/05/shc-dowdall-privileged-to-be-playing-with-a-lot-of-fantastic-players/| title = SHC: Dowdall ‘privileged to be playing with a lot of fantastic players’ {{!}} Westmeath Examiner}}
- Luke Loughlin
- Brendan Murtagh
- Eoin Price
- Niall Mitchell
- Andrew Mitchell (hurler)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.westmeathgaa.ie/ Westmeath GAA site]
{{Westmeath GAA clubs}}