Portroe GAA

Infobox GAA club
club gaa = Portroe
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irish = An Port Rua
county = Tipperary
colours = Green and Gold
grounds = Portroe
founded = 1884
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Portroe GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club located in the village of Portroe, eight miles outside Nenagh in North County Tipperary, Ireland. The club is affiliated with the North Division of Tipperary GAA.

Honours in Hurling

2006 North Tipperary U 12 B Football Champions

Justin Conroy-Manager, Ian O'Donnell, Stephen Flynn, Joey Knight, Nigel Flood, Niall Gleeson, Shane Ryan, Conor Leo, Shane Cody, Michael Malone, Sean Nightingale, Keith O'Brien-Selector, Ciaran Quilligan, Padraig Hickey-Selector, Michael Quilligan, Andrew Duggan, Conor Byrne, Greg O'Brien, Kevin O'Halloran, Jack Keating-Captain, Michael O'Connor, Corm Keating, Ciaran O'Donnell, Robert Byrne, David Lumbroso, Corey Mulrooney, John Riggs-Miller, Michael Donnellan-Selector

2006 Tipperary Hurling Champions U 16 B

Dinny Quinn-Selector, Sean McKennedy, Darragh McLoughlin, Cormac Shouldice, Adrian Donovan, Thomas Knox, Adrian Lewis, Mark Gennery, Andrew McCloskey, James Ryan, Michael Dillon, Paudy Hanley, John Sheedy, Noel O'Halloran-Selector, Adrian O'Halloran, Barry O'Sullivan, Cathal O'Brien, Stephen Kennedy, Michael Sheedy-Captain, Fionan Lawlor, Shane O'Brien, Brian Molamphy, Christopher Riordan, Joe Sexton-Manager

History

Portroe is in the center of a traditional slate quarrying district of Northwest Tipperary that sent many emigrants to the Vermont USA slate belt in the 19th century, where to this day their descendents continue to receive honours in American football, basketball, baseball, soccer, athletics and distance running. The local school side being the Fair Haven "Slaters" Many other natives of this area emigrated to Australia.

External links

* [http://tipperary.gaa.ie/ Tipperary GAA site]