Galway Junior A Hurling Championship
Galway Junior A Hurling Championship | |
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Irish | Craobh Iomána Shóisearach A na Gaillimhe |
Code | Hurling |
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Title holders | ![]() |
Sponsors | Brooks |
Official website | Official website |
The Galway Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Junior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Galway JAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in the county of Galway in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Galway hurling championship system.
Skehana/Mountbellew-Moylough are the title holders, beating Loughrea by 1-13 to 0-13 in the 2023 final.[1]
Teams
[edit]2024 teams
[edit]The 18 teams competing in the 2024 Galway Junior A Hurling Championship are:
Club | Location | Colours |
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An Spidéal | Spiddal | |
Ardrahan | Ardrahan | Blue and white |
Athenry | Athenry | Maroon and white |
Ballinasloe | Ballinasloe | Black and amber |
Ballinderreen | Ballinaderreen | Green and white |
Bearna/Na Forbacha | Barna and Furbo | Saffron and blue |
Cappataggle | Cappataggle | Red and black |
Castlegar | Castlegar | Green and white |
Liam Mellows | Renmore | Green and white |
Loughrea | Loughrea | Blue and gold |
Meelick-Eyrecourt | Meelick and Eyrecourt | Blue and white |
Mícheál Breathnach | Connemara | Blue and white |
Oranmore-Maree | Oranmore and Maree | Sky blue and navy |
Salthill-Knocknacarra | Salthill and Knocknacarra | Blue, navy and yellow |
Sarsfields | Bullaun, New Inn and Woodlawn | White and green |
St. Thomas' | Kilchreest and Peterswell | Red and blue |
Tommy Larkin's | Ballinakill and Woodford | Red and black |
Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry | Tynagh | Blue and green |
Qualification for subsequent competitions
[edit]At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.
Roll of honour
[edit]Roll of honour (incomplete)
[edit]# | Club | Wins | Years won |
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Turloughmore | 5 | 1907, 1949, 1954, 1991, 1997 | |
Ardrahan | 2 | 1934, 1979 | |
St. Thomas' | 1 | 1972 | |
Sarsfields | 1 | 1996 | |
Athenry | 5 | 2019, 2011, 2004, 1993, 1957 | |
Skehana/M-M | 1 | 2023 |
List of finals
[edit]Year | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | ||
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Club | Score | Club | Score | ||
2024 | |||||
2023 | Skehana/M-M | 1-13 | Loughrea | 0-13 | Duggan Park |
2022 | Ballygar | 1-17 | Skehana/M-M | 1-16 | Duggan Park |
2021 | Craughwell | 1-19 | Liam Mellows | 2-09 | |
2020 | Clarinbridge | 3-12 | Salthill-Knocknacarra | 2-06 | |
2019 | Athenry | 3-21 | Salthill-Knocknacarra | 0-14 | |
2018 | Turloughmore | 3-13 | Sarsfields | 1-16 | |
2017 | Sylane | 3-18 | Tommy Larkins | 1-08 | |
2016 | Meelick-Eyrecourt | 2-12 | Sarsfields | 0-14 | |
2015 | An Spideal | 0-13 | Castlegar | 0-10 | |
2014 | Annaghdown | 1-08 | An Spideal | 0-07 | |
2013 | Craughwell | 2-07 | Annaghdown | 1-09 | |
2012 | Loughrea | 1-09 | Bearna-Na-Forbacha | 1-07 | |
2011 | Athenry | 2-08 | Ballygar | 0-07 | |
2010 | Gort | 2-13 | Portumna | 1-10 | |
2009 | Loughrea | 1-10 | Sarsfields | 1-05 | |
2008 | Mullagh | 0-13 | Skehana | 0-07 | |
2007 | Castlegar | 0-14 | Meelick-Eyrecourt | 0-13 | |
2006 | Tommy Larkins | 2-06 | Skehana | 0-08 | |
2005 | No record | ||||
2004 | Athenry | ||||
1998–2003 | No record | ||||
1997 | Turloughmore | ||||
1996 | Sarsfields | ||||
1994–1995 | No record | ||||
1993 | Athenry | ||||
1992 | No record | ||||
1991 | Turloughmore | ||||
1980–1990 | No record | ||||
1979 | Ardrahan | ||||
1973–1978 | No record | ||||
1972 | St. Thomas' | ||||
1958–1971 | No record | ||||
1957 | Athenry | ||||
1955–1956 | No record | ||||
1954 | Turloughmore | ||||
1950–1953 | No record | ||||
1949 | Turloughmore | ||||
1935–1948 | No record | ||||
1934 | Ardrahan | ||||
1908–1933 | No record | ||||
1907 | Turloughmore |
See also
[edit]- Galway Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
- Galway B Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 2)
- Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 3)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ballygar hurlers promoted to Intermediate after epic final win". Galway Bay fm. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.