Tournafulla GAA
| Tuar na Fola | ||
| Founded: | 1899 | |
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| County: | Limerick | |
| Colours: | Green and white | |
| Grounds: | Páirc Mhic Chárthaigh[1] | |
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Tournafulla GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Tournafulla, County Limerick, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.
History[edit]
Located in the village of Tournafulla in West Limerick, Tournafulla GAA Club was founded by Fr. Michael Byrne in 1889. The club has competed in all grades of hurling in Limerick, however, as the county's smallest, the club has struggled to field teams on occasions due to emigration.[2]
Tournafulla has enjoyed a number of championship successes over the years, however, one of the club's biggest occasions was appearing in the 1979 SHC final, only to lose to Patrickswell.[3] The club enjoyed one of its greatest-ever seasons in 2003, winning the Limerick IHC, Limerick U21HC and Limerick JBHL titles.[4] Tournafulla won the Limerick JAHC title in 2018 after beating arch-rivals Killeedy in the final.[5][6]
Honours[edit]
- Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2003
- Limerick Junior Hurling Championship (1): 2018
Notable players[edit]
- Tim Doody: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1901)
- Séamus Horgan: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1973)[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tournafulla". Limerick Leader. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "GAA's lost generation". Irish Examiner. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club notes". Limerick GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Reeling in the Years: Limerick GAA's 2003". Sporting Limerick. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "'It's probably one of the greatest parish rivalries in the GAA'". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "'The only thing that's keeping Tournafulla alive is the bit of hurling'". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Bennis recalls the heroes of '73". Iriah Examienr. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2020.