- Portumna GAA
Infobox GAA club
club gaa = Portumna
irish = Port Omna
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founded = 1888
province = Connacht
county = Galway
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colours = Blue and Gold
grounds = Portumna
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|Portumna GAA is a
Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town ofPortumna inCounty Galway . The club is almost exclusively concerned withhurling .Hurling
History
The first mention of Portumna in terms of
Gaelic games comes in1888 with regard to a juniorGaelic football game against Eyrecourt. The club remained in the background of senior club hurling until1995 when Portumna contested their first county final. Victory on that occasion went to Sarsfield's. The 2000s saw a golden age for the club as it contested five consecutive county finals between2003 and200 . Victory came in 2003,2005 and 2007. Portumna also won provincial and All-Ireland honours during this period.Honours
*
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship s: 2
**2006 ,2008
*Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship s: 3
**2003 ,2005 ,2007
*Galway Senior Hurling Championship s: 3
**2003 ,2005 ,2007 Hurling Squad
"This is the team that line dout against Birr in the
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final onMarch 17 ,2008 .External links
* [http://www.compsoc.nuigalway.ie/~gilly/home.html/ Portumna GAA site]
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