Upperchurch-Drombane GAA
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Upperchurch-Drombane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club is located in the area of Upperchurch
and Drombane, seven miles from Thurles
in mid County Tipperary
, Ireland
. They compete in hurling
at both Senior and Junior A levels and in gaelic football
at Intermediate and Junior B grade. The local GAA pitch is located approx 1 mile from Drombane village.
. The team was captained by Fergus Moriarty.
1998: Tipperary Intermediate hurling champions
2000: Cahill Cup champions
2007: Tipperary Under 21 B county hurling champions
2007: Tipperary Minor B county football champions
2008: Mid Tipperary Under 21 B Football Champions
2008: Mid Tipperary Minor A Hurling Champions
2008: Mid Tipperary Intermediate Football Champions
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 is located in the area of Upperchurch
Upperchurch
Upperchurch is a small village in North Tipperary, Ireland. It lies in the Slievefelin Hills, just off the R503 regional road between Thurles and Limerick. Its Irish name was historically anglicised as Templeoughteragh, Templeoughtragh and Templeoughtera...
and Drombane, seven miles from Thurles
Thurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...
in mid County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, 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,...
. They compete in 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...
at both Senior and Junior A levels and in gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
at Intermediate and Junior B grade. The local GAA pitch is located approx 1 mile from Drombane village.
History
It is claimed that P.J. Riordan from Drombane scored all of Tipperarys 6-8 when they beat Kilkenny in the 1895 All Ireland final. If true this would make Riordan the highest ever scorer in an All Ireland final beating the current record of 5-4 by Mick "Gah" Ahern of Cork in the 1928 All Ireland final.Honours
In 1894 Drombane won the Tipperary Senior Hurling ChampionshipTipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual club competition between the top Tipperary hurling clubs...
. The team was captained by Fergus Moriarty.
1998: Tipperary Intermediate hurling champions
2000: Cahill Cup champions
2007: Tipperary Under 21 B county hurling champions
2007: Tipperary Minor B county football champions
2008: Mid Tipperary Under 21 B Football Champions
2008: Mid Tipperary Minor A Hurling Champions
2008: Mid Tipperary Intermediate Football Champions