St. Thomas' GAA
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| Founded: | 1968 | ||||||||
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| County: | Galway | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Toms | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and blue | ||||||||
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Saint Thomas's Gaelic Athletic Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the Kilchreest, Castledaly 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.
They won their first ever Galway senior hurling championship in 2012. In February 2013 they advanced to the final of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship after a 0-15 to 0-7 win against Loughgiel Shamrocks. They beat Offaly side Kilcormac/Killoughey to win the All Ireland on Saint Patrick's Day 2013 in Croke Park. The club won the Galway senior hurling championship again in 2016 beating Gort in the final.
The club was formed in 1968 when Peterswell and Kilchreest amalgamated. Peterswell has enjoyed early success in the late 1800s and early 1900 with them winning the Galway Senior County title in 1889, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1905 and 1907. They were a major force in Galway Hurling throughout this period.
The both adjoining parishes were associated with hurling since its foundation but due to emigration and lack of numbers the parishes decided to amalgamate.
The first year in competitive hurling was a successful one. The under 14 team brought the club its first success by winning the county title. The team would follow this up by winning the county under 16 title in 1970.
Construction began on their current clubhouse which is located on the main Gort to Loughrea Road in 1976. That along with a brand new pitch were finally officially opened in 1983 by the President of the GAA, the late Paddy Buggy.
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