Castlegar GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Castlegar in County Galway, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.
Overview
It is believed that hurling has been played in Castlegar since the 1880s. No records exist regarding hurling in the area prior to that decade, however, local folklore has it that the parish had a hurling team prior to 1880. Most of the matches played by Castlegar in those days were played in Claregalway, Turloughmore and Oranmore.
Castlegar is one of the most successful clubs in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship, winning 17 titles between 1936 and 1984. The club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship in 1980.
Honours
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships (1): 1980
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championships (4): 1972, 1973, 1979, 1984
Galway Senior Club Hurling Championships (17): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1984 Galway Under-21 Hurling Championships (5): 1967, 1974, 1982, 1999, 2000 Galway Minor Hurling Championships (7): 1949, 1953, 1965, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2017
Notable players
Joe Connolly
John Connolly
Michael Connolly
Jimmy Hegarty
Ger Farragher
Mick King
1979-80 All-Ireland champions
The Castlegar team, that won the 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, included: