Killimer GAA Pitch
As you turn the cross on the hill to the east of you, you will see the goal posts of Killimer GAA standing proud. With you perfect view from the Shannon it is well known as an open and windy pitch but having trained there the Killimer players are well trained to face the elements and are all the tougher for it.
As the history of the GAA in the parish up to 1999 has already been expertly recorded under the watchful eye of Paddy Culligan, Donail native, in association with the Killimer GAA club, and we also have a page within the website already dedicated to the GAA that you can click on below for further details and for our roll of honour. Set up in 1884 Killimer would have been one of the first clubs in the county. The GAA had only been in its infancy when Killimer won its one and only Senior Football Championship in 1896. Killimer first played senior football in 1888 wearing a red and green strip. The team went on to wear white jerseys and were known as the “Lily Whites” before they finally adopted the green and gold that we still use today.
The pitch and clubhouse that you see in the distance has only been in use since the 1993/94 season, with local farmers being kind enough to let the players train in their fields up until then. It is a great facility for the locality with a running track and underage pitch as well as the full sized pitch.
Click here for further information:
Click here to watch some old Killimer matches:
Click here for the Roll of Honour:
Killimer Local History 