Shamrocks GAA (Offaly)

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Shamrocks
Na Seamróga
Founded:1994
County: Offaly
Colours:Blue, red and green
Grounds:The Mill Field
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Shamrocks GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Mucklagh, County Offaly, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.

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History

Located in the village of Mucklagh, on the Tullamore-Birr road, Shamrocks GAA Club was founded on 24 March 1992 following an amalgamation of the St. Carthage's and Mucklagh clubs. [1] [2] It followed on from the formation of a Shamrocks underage club in 1992.

Shamrocks enjoyed a successful season in 2000, winning the Offaly U21AFC title as well as the first of three Offaly IHC titles. Further successes were achieved in 2014 and 2022. [3] Shamrocks have also appeared in three Offaly SFC finals in 2000, 2005 and 2007, but have failed to secure the title. The club won the Offaly SBFC title in 2018. [4]

Honours

Notable players

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References

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  2. "Shamrocks Offaly HC profile". Club Info website. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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