St James' GAA (Galway)

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St James'
Naomh Séamus
Founded:1994
County: Galway
Nickname:The Jimmies
Colours:Maroon & Green
Grounds:Mervue & Renmore
Coordinates: 53°16′59.96″N9°00′49.86″W / 53.2833222°N 9.0138500°W / 53.2833222; -9.0138500
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St James' is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based on the east side of Galway City in Ireland. [1] The Club's catchment area covers the parishes of Renmore, Mervue, Ballybane & Good Shepard (Doughiska).

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The club was formed in 1994, when Renmore & Mervue GAA clubs amalgamated to cater for their adult football teams, and was initially called 'Mervue/Renmore. In 1998, the club was renamed to St. James'. The name St. James' comes from the historic church and graveyard of St.James, located approximately half-way between the Mervue GAA pitch and Renmore GAA pitch. Renmore & Mervue still competed at juvenile level separately, with Minor and U21 teams gradually being added, and in 2007 the clubs fully amalgamated. Over the years as the population of the surrounding areas grew, the catchment area spread to include Ballybane & Good Shepard (Doughiska) parishes.

The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Underage teams up to U-16's play in the Galway league and championships while they compete at higher levels as well. The club has had much success in recent years winning back to back Minor A County Championships in 2006 & 2007, as well as two Minor A West Board titles in the same years. They finished top of the Minor League in 2006.

At Intermediate level, the club narrowly missed out on the 2006 and 2009 county titles. These victories indicated the future was certainly bright for the club, and in 2010, won the Galway Intermediate Championship, beating An Spidéal in the final, and also defeating Carna-Caiseal in the semi-finals, after two replays. They progressed to win the Connacht Club Intermediate Championship, and from there beat Gneevguilla of Kerry in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club semi-final in Mallow, County Cork. St James' faced Lisnaskea Emmets of Fermanagh in the All Ireland intermediate club football final in Croke Park, on 12 February 2011.

The club have played in the Galway Senior Club Football championship since 2011.

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References

  1. "Club Profile". Galway GAA. Retrieved 15 February 2024.