St Loman's GAA
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| Founded: | 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
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| County: | Westmeath | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname: | mental hospital | ||||||||||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and White | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | St Loman's Sports Ground, Delvin Road, Mullingar | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°32′02″N 7°18′54″W / 53.533961°N 7.315122°W | ||||||||||||||||
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St Loman's Mullingar GAA[1] is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Mullingar, Ireland.
History
[edit]The club was founded with the name Mental Hospital and represented the staff of St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar, a psychiatric hospital which operated from 1855–2015. They played under the name Springfield Stars in 1910, becoming Mental Hospital in the 1920s and St. Loman's Mullingar in the late 1950s.[2]
The club plays at St Loman's Mullingar Sports Ground on the Delvin Road.
Gaelic football
[edit]St Loman's Mullingar G.A.A. have won ten county senior titles
Hurling
[edit]Mental Hospital won the 1924 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship.
Ladies' football
[edit]St Loman's Ground hosted the final of the 2000 All-Ireland Ladies Club Football Championship.
Notable players
[edit]- Mick Carley[3]
- Jason Daly[4]
- Paddy Flanagan
- John Heslin[5]
- Sam McCartan[6]
- Billy O'Loughlin
- Ronan O'Toole
- Paul Sharry
- Phil Smyth[7]
Honours
[edit]- Westmeath Senior Football Championship winner: 1948, 1961, 1963, 2013, 2015, 2016,[8] 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
- Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship winner: 1924
References
[edit]- ^ "Westmeath SFC: Loman's and Tyrrellspass for final". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Club History". St Loman's GAA.
- ^ "Mick Carley a popular 'Hall of Fame' inductee". Westmeath Examiner. 9 February 2011.
- ^ "St Loman's eighth Westmeath SFC final in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2022.
- ^ "My Club: John Heslin - St Loman's, Mullingar".
- ^ "McCartan and Heslin named on Tailteann Cup Team of the Week". Westmeath Independent. 8 June 2022.
The young St Loman's man followed up his man of the match performance against Laois with another impressive showing against Carlow in Netwatch Cullen Park last Sunday.
- ^ "Westmeath Examiner - The late Phil Smyth". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Buckley, Gerry (30 October 2016). "Loman's retain title against battling Tyrrellspass". RTÉ.
External links
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