Limerick GAA
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The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Luimneach) or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick. The county board is also responsible for the Limerick county teams.
Irish: | Luimneach |
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Nickname(s): | The Shannonsiders The Treaty County |
Province: | Munster |
Dominant sport: | Hurling |
Ground(s): | Páirc na nGael, Limerick |
County colours: | Green White |
County teams | |
NFL: | Division 2 |
NHL: | Division 1A |
Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup |
Hurling Championship: | Liam MacCarthy Cup |
Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup |
Camogie: | O'Duffy Cup |
The county hurling team are the current All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) title holders, and have the fourth highest total of titles, behind Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary. The county football team was the first from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final.
As of 2009, there were 108 clubs affiliated to Limerick GAA — the third highest, alongside Antrim.[1]