Salthill–Knocknacarra GAA
gaelic games club in County Galway, Ireland
Salthill–Knocknacarra (Irish: Bóthar na Trá–Cnoc na Cathrach) is a Gaelic games club based in the city of Galway in the west of Ireland. It is a member of the Galway GAA branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Centred on the parishes of Salthill and Knocknacarra in Galway city, the club fields teams in four codes: Gaelic football, hurling, Ladies' football and camogie.
History
The club was founded in 1966 under the banner of Cumann Naomh Ciarán. In the 1980s, the club was in Galway football. It won over ten championships at both the minor and U-21 levels. Some underage club members have gone onto represent Galway at adult level. In 1990, the club won its first senior football county title, followed by a Connacht Club title. The club lost the All-Ireland Final in 1991 to Lavey of Derry. Players included Alan Mulholland (former Galway manager), Norman Costello, Cathal McGinley, John Kilraine, Pat Comer (producer of the video "A Year Til Sunday"), Mark Gibbs, and Donners, who subsequently managed the club to an All-Ireland title in 2006.
“Salthill–Knocknacarra GAA” enters the record as gaelic games club in County Galway, Ireland. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Salthill, Knocknacarra and gaelic can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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