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Founded: | 1968 | ||||||||
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County: | Limerick | ||||||||
Colours: | Sky Blue and White | ||||||||
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Páirc ui Dromgúl, Elm Drive, Caherdavin, Limerick |
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Coordinates: | 52°40′15.43″N 8°40′7.01″W / 52.6709528°N 8.6686139°WCoordinates: 52°40′15.43″N 8°40′7.01″W / 52.6709528°N 8.6686139°W | ||||||||
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Na Piarsaigh [nˠə ˈpʲiəɾˠsˠiː] is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated on the north side of Limerick City, Ireland. It was founded in 1968. Following their 1-15 to 3-11 victory in the 2014 Limerick Intermediate Football Championship over St. Senans, Na Piarsaigh are one of three dual Senior club in hurling & football in Limerick. The club currently field five adult teams three in Hurling (senior, Intermediate & Junior A) and two in Football (Senior & Junior A), the most of any club in Limerick. In 2011, Na Piarsaigh won their first ever Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. In November 2015, Na Piarsaigh won their third Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship after a 2-18 to 2-11 win against Ballygunner in the final. On St. Patricks day 2016 Na Piarsaigh won their first ever All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship beating Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-25 to 2-14 in Croke Park, becoming the first ever Limerick Club to do so. In November 2016 Na Piarsaigh won the Limerick Junior 'A' County Hurling Championship beating fellow city club St. Patrick's 1-16 to 1-12, earning promotion to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling championship for 2017 and becoming the only club in Limerick to field teams in both the Senior & Intermediate County Hurling Championships.
Páirc ui Dromgúl, Elm Drive,
The formation of Na Piarsaigh G.A.A. Club was initiated in the industrial boom time of the 1960s and the inaugural meeting was held in the Ardhú House Hotel on Tuesday January 16, 1968 when the attendance included Rev.Fr.J.Browne C.C and three officials of the Limerick County Board - Jackie O'Connell, Chairman; Tom Boland, Secretary and Mick O'Brien, Treasurer.