Oran Hurling (Uarain) is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club located in the parishes of Oran in mid
County Roscommon
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,
Ireland
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. They play in Green and Yellow colours and their home pitch is Rockfield.
The club fields underage teams from U-12 to U-21 as well as Senior and Junior teams. In 2016 they won the county final when poc fada star Jerry Fallon put over a free from his own 45m line against a gale-force wind.
Brief history
The club was founded by Micheal Kelly N.T. and Gerry Mahon N.T. The Junior and Underage section was founded in 1965 and a Senior team in 1983.
1987-1992
5
Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship
The Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Roscommon GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. Since 2008, the champions qualify to the Connacht Intermediate C ...
finals and 3 victories
1998-2003
3 finals and 1 victory
2004
Won the county final for the 5th time
2016
Won the county final for the 6th time
On 29 October 2016, Oran won the senior hurling final against Four Roads. In the last minute of stoppage time Oran trailed by a point. Oran had just earned a free on their own 21 yard line. Against a 50 km wind, Jerry Fallon scored a point. The game was drawn and extra time ensued. Right from the off, Oran scored 2 goals and 3 points against Four Roads. Oran led by 9 points and had made a 10-point turn around since Four Roads last score. The 8 in a row champions were denied their ninth trophy by the Oran side.
Honours
*
Senior Hurling Championships: 6
**1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2016
** Runners-up 1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2013
*Roscommon Senior Hurling League:
**
*Connacht Hurling League
**
*
Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship
The Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship is a hurling competition that comprises the winners of the senior hurling competitions from Sligo and Leitrim along with the Galway champions who receive a bye to the final. The winners of this comp ...
**2004
*
All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2002-03 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their per ...
**Runners-up 2005
*Roscommon Junior Hurling Championships:
**
*Roscommon Minor Hurling Championship:
** 2004
References
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External links
Gaelic games clubs in County Roscommon
Hurling clubs in County Roscommon