Colours: Green and White Date founded 1966 | Hurling: 2 | |
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Grounds Bullaun, County Galway, New Inn, County Galway | ||
Sarsfields Galway is a GAA club consisting of the parish of Bullaun, New Inn and Woodlawn in East County Galway, Ireland. Winners of two All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship's.
Contents
- History
- Notable Players
- All Ireland medal winners from Sarsfields
- Hurling honours
- Football honours
- Golfing honours
- References
The club was founded in 1966 and is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. And in 2016 Sarsfields Hurling Club celebrates its 50th year.
Sarsfields Galway were the first club to defend their All-Ireland Club Hurling title. In 1993 Sarsfield's defeated opponents Kilmallock, County Limerick in their first All-Ireland club final. In 1994, Sarsfield's retained their club title with a victory over Toomevara, County Tipperary.
History
Prior to 1966, two clubs St. Killians (of New Inn), and Bullaun existed in the parish. During 1966 a ruling known as "The Parish Rule" allowed only one club per parish, which forced the decision to amalgamate the two clubs together, thus Sarsfields Galway was affiliated in 1966. The reason for choosing the name Sarsfields is not precisely known, however the name is linked to Patrick Sarsfield where verbal history tells that Sarsfield and his Irish Jacobite army passed through the parish while retreating from the Battle of Aughrim in 1691. The name "Sarsfields" is almost certainly influenced by Thurles Sarsfields who were kingpins of Tipperary, Ireland hurling at that time.
Notable Players
All-Ireland medal winners from Sarsfields
This is a list of club players that have won All-Ireland medals with the Club and/or Galway Inter-County senior hurling teams.