County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 2022 census.
Gort is a town of around 3,000 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, which connect to the M18 motorway.
John Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort was an Irish politician.
Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet was an Irish politician. His career was helped by influential family connections, but apparently hampered by his own lack of ability. To Jonathan Swift, who detested him, he was "Noisy Tom", while the King called him "that Irish blockhead".
Sylvester Linnane is an Irish retired 3 time All-Star winning hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team.
Brendan Cummins is an Irish hurler and hurling coach who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.
The Galway Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Galway in Ireland.
John Commins is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.
Ballinderreen is a village located on the N67 route between Kilcolgan and Kinvara in south County Galway, in Ireland.
Matthew "Mattie" Murphy is an Irish former hurling manager and former player. Though he was manager of the Galway senior hurling team on two occasions, was as manager of the Galway minor team that he experienced his greatest success in terms of major titles won.
The M18 motorway is an inter-urban motorway in Ireland, forming part of the Limerick, Ennis to Galway national primary road, which, in turn, forms part of the Atlantic Corridor called for as part of the Transport 21 project.
Liam Mellows GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Renmore, a suburb of Galway City, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. The club is named after IRB member Liam Mellows.
James Regan is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club St Thomas's and has been a member at senior level of the Galway county team since 2011.
Artur "Conrad" Kozłowski was a Polish cave diver who spent his last years in Ireland. Amongst other achievements in cave exploration, he set the record for the deepest cave dive in Great Britain and Ireland at a depth of 103 m (338 ft).
Gort GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located in Gort, County Galway, Ireland. Founded at the turn of the 20th century, the club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. The club competes in Galway GAA competitions, and has won the Galway Senior Hurling Club Championship and Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship on several occasions.
Conor Cooney is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club St Thomas's and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-forward.
Saint Thomas's Gaelic Athletic Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the Kilchreest and Peterswell areas of County Galway, Ireland. They won the All-Ireland Senior Club championship in 2013 and are the current Galway senior hurling champions. The club is exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.
Greg Lally is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a midfielder for the Galway senior team.
Jack Grealish is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Gort and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-back.
Cianan Fahy is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Ardrahan and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He has lined out as a defender and as a forward.
