Beagh GAA

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Beagh GAA
CLG Beithe
Founded:1870
County: Galway
Colours:Black and Amber
Grounds:Cregmahon, Shanaglish
Coordinates: 53°00′58″N8°49′21″W / 53.016189°N 8.822569°W / 53.016189; -8.822569
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Beagh GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located near Shanaglish in south County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with hurling. The club nor cup competes in Galway GAA competitions and fields two teams, Senior and Junior B. In 2008 it amalgamated with neighbouring Kilbacenty at juvenile level forming Michael Cusack's Hurling Club. It is founded by Phillip Burns who capatained them to a win in 2009 in the all Ireland mi

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History

Beagh is one of few clubs whose foundation predates the Gaelic Athletic Association; their first recorded game, against Kilbeacanty in 1870, was attended by Michael Cusack himself. [1]

The 1980s were the most successful years in the club's history with the club achieving Senior Hurling status in 1980 by winning the County Intermediate title. [2]

In 2013, Beagh reached their first ever Galway Senior Hurling Championship semi-final when they defeated Turloughmore in the quarter-final by 2-12 to 1-13. [3] They were defeated in the semi-final by Loughrea by 2-18 to 1-11. [4]

On 15 October 2016, Beagh won the County Junior C Hurling Championship, beating Turloughmore in the final by 1-15 to 0-15.

On 2 September 2017, Beagh won their first All-Ireland Sevens title at Kilmacud Crokes GAA club, defeating Clare's Whitegate 5-17 to 1-22. [5] [6]

Honours

Hurling

Notable players

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References

  1. ↑ "History". Archived from the original on 2 May 2003.
  2. ↑ "Club History". Beagh.gaa.ie. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Beagh shock Turloughmore". Irish Examiner. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Coen and O'Loughlin goals help steer Loughrea to another final". Irish Examiner. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Galway's Beagh get weekend off to a winning start". RTE Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Beagh win 2017 All Ireland Club Hurling 7s Title". Performasports.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.


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