Crusheen GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

 club located in Crusheen, County Clare

Crusheen, County Clare

Crusheen is a small village located 10 kilometers northeast of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland.The village consists of a church, Garda station, three public houses, post office, a shop-cum-petrol station, funeral home, and a pharmacy. There is also a primary school and a community centre. The local...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

. In October 2010, Crusheen became Clare hurling champions for the first time in their 123 year history with a 2-13 to 1-11 win against Cratloe

Cratloe GAA

Cratloe GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Cratloe, County Clare, Ireland. The club deals with both Gaelic football and hurling...

. In their first ever Munster Club Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2010–11

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship 2010–11 was the 41st staging of Ireland's premier inter-county club hurling competition. A total of fifteen teams competed in the championship, with Clarinbridge defeating O'Loughlin Gaels by 2-18 to 0-12 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin...

, they were defeated by Kilmallock

Kilmallock GAA

Kilmallock GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Kilmallock in County Limerick, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.-Hurling:*Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships:** 1992, 1994...

 in the quarter-final by 0-14 to 2-11
In October 2011, Crusheen retained their county title after defeating Sixmilebridge

Sixmilebridge GAA

Sixmilebridge is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Ireland.-History:Sixmilebridge Hurling Club was founded in 1904. The first recorded matches were at Junior hurling and football level against Newmarket on Fergus with the hurlers winning and the footballers losing...

 at a waterlogged Cusack Park

Cusack Park (Ennis)

Cusack Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. It is the home of the Clare Gaelic football and hurling teams...

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In November 2011, Crusheen played in their first ever Munster Senior Club Hurling Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2011–12

The 2011–12 GAA Club Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship will be the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1970. The championship will began on 9 October 2011 and will end on 17 March 2012. The fixtures for the provincial championships were announced in August...

 against Na Piarsaigh

Na Piarsaigh GAA (Limerick)

Na Piarsaigh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated on the north side of Limerick City, Ireland. It was founded in 1968. Na Piarsaigh competes in both the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship and the Limerick Intermediate Football Championship....

 from Limerick, the match finishing in a 0-14 to 1-11 draw.

Honours

• Clare Senior Hurling Championships:
  • 2010, 2011

• Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship
  Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship
  Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship is the second-tier hurling competition organized by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The competition is confined to clubs in Clare in Ireland. The winners usually will play in the senior grade the following year for the Clare Senior...
  
  s: 3
  • 1960, 1987, 2000