Lawrencetown or Laurencetown (Irish: Baile Mór Shíol Anmchadha or simply Baile Mór), historically called Oghilmore and later Ballymore, is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Located on the R355 regional road nine miles south of Ballinasloe, it lies in the barony of Longford, the civil parish of Clonfert, the Catholic parish of Lawrencetown and Kiltormer, and the townland (earlier) of Lissreaghaun and (later) of Laurencetown or Ballymore; it was historically in the poor law union of Ballinasloe.
Kiltormer is a village about 8 miles from Ballinasloe and situated in county Galway.
Clare–South Galway was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies to the Dáil on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Conor Hayes is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-back at senior level for the Galway county team.
The Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship was an annual hurling tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Connacht contested from 1970 until 2007 when it was discontinued due to a lack of meaningful opposition for the Galway champions. The Galway champions now qualify directly for the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship semi-final.
Brian Whelahan is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Offaly county team.
Ballinasloe GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football and hurling club located in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.
Ollie Kilkenny is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kiltormer and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Kilkenny won back-to-back All-Ireland winners' medals with Galway in 1987 and 1988.
Meelick-Eyrecourt is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the east of County Galway, Ireland,
The 1976–77 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 24 October 1976 and ended on 27 March 1977.
The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 100th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1987 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 6 September 1987, between Galway and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to the Connacht men on a score line of 1-12 to 0-9. It was Galway's third Final success. They came in to this game having lost fourteen previous finals. Cyril Farrell and Pat Henderson managed Galway and Kilkenny respectively. Galway went on to successfully defend their title the following year, again captained by Conor Hayes.
St. Mary's, Athenry is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Athenry in County Galway, Ireland. In men's competitions, the club is a dual club competing in both Gaelic football and hurling at various age levels. The club also competes in camogie competitions, and has won several county, province and national titles in the sport.
Andrew Fenton is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kiltormer and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1970s.
Thomas Conneely is an Irish former hurler who played as a midfielder at senior level for the Offaly county team.
The 1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, an inter-county knockout competition for Ireland's top championship clubs representing each county. The championship was won by Loughgiel Shamrocks of Antrim, who beat St. Rynagh's of Offaly by 2–12 to 1–12 after a replay in the final. This marked the first occasion in which an Ulster side won an All-Ireland hurling title at senior grade. To date, no Ulster team has managed to add to this achievement.
Justin Campbell is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Galway county team.
Kiltormer GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Clontuskert, Lawrencetown and Kiltormer areas outside Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.
The 2019 Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 61st staging of the Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Galway County Board in 1949. The championship began on 5 April 2019 and ended on 3 November 2019.
The Roscommon county hurling team represents Roscommon in hurling and is governed by Roscommon GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Christy Ring Cup and the National Hurling League. It formerly competed in the abolished Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, finishing as runner-up in the last competition 1999.
