Claughaun GAA () is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
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(GAA) club based in St Brigid's parish on the southside of
Limerick
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City, Ireland. The club was founded in 1902, in the Poulin/Pennywell area of St John's parish. It fields teams in competitions organised by the within
Limerick County Board and has won several county titles in both
hurling
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and
Gaelic football
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. The club grounds are located on the
Childers Road. The club was relegated to intermediate status in both football and hurling following the 2010 championships. Clauaghaun returned to the
Limerick Senior Football Championship after winning the 2020
Limerick Intermediate Football Championship.
Name
The Irish name 'Clochán' is said to mean 'the place of the stepping stones', which referred to a small stream that flowed where the modern day
Dublin Road lies, at Clare Street.
Hurling
The club won its first
Limerick Senior Hurling Championship in 1914, and went on the claim the title again in 1915, 1916, 1918 and 1926. In all Claughaun have won the SHC on ten occasions, the most recent title coming in 1986.
They also won the IHC Final against South Liberties GAA in 2006.
Honours
*
Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (10): 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1926, 1957, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1986
* Limerick Minor Hurling Championship (8): 1946, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1991
* Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 1981, 1984, 1987
*
Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2006
*
Limerick Junior Hurling Championship (4): 1904, 1912, 1918, 1929
Notable players
*
Eamonn Cregan, Limerick senior hurler, won the
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship with the county in
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
, after a commanding performance at centre half-back.
*Michael Cregan trained the 1973 Limerick team, whose panel also included Claughaun's Andy Dunworth and Mick Graham, the latter of whom missed much of the victorious campaign through injury.
*Mickey Cross, of Claughaun, won
All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles in 1934 and 1936 with Limerick.
*Danny Fitzgerald won
National Hurling League winner's medals in 1984 and 1985 with Limerick
*
Mike Galligan won
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...
medals in 1994 and 1996.
*Gus Ryan captained his county to the
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship in 1987
[Sean Murphy. 'The Boys of Claughaun' (2002)]
Gaelic football
Claughaun won the
Limerick Senior Football Championship for the first time in 1955, and followed up with another 13 SFC title wins over the following four decades, the last in 1996.
Honours
*
Limerick Senior Football Championship (14): 1955, 1959, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
* Limerick Minor Football Championship (6): 1946, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1985
* Limerick Junior Football Championship (2): 1945, 1972
* Limerick Under-21 Football Championship (2): 1980, 1982
*
Limerick Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2020
Notable players
* Danny Fitzgerald represented
Munster GAA in the
Railway Cup in the 1980s.
* Eamonn Cregan was All Ireland winner 1973, Munster hurling championship winner, Railway Cup Winner and All Star, manager of all Ireland winners.
References
External links
Claughaun GAA website
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Gaelic games clubs in County Limerick
Hurling clubs in County Limerick
Gaelic football clubs in County Limerick