Sam's coming to Kiltimagh on Sunday
Kiltimagh GAA is hosting a 50th-anniversary celebration at Gilmartin Park this Sunday, featuring youth cup finals and a visit from the All-Ireland-winning Mayo team. The event highlights the club's recent facility redevelopments.
Why it matters
Local sports clubs serve as vital community hubs, and such events reflect the cultural importance of Gaelic games in Ireland.
--> 2 Comments A highlight for me from last weekend’s club action – aside, of course, from Aghamore’s stirring win over Ballintubber – was getting to Kiltimagh for the Breaffy/Knockmore game and so see for myself the fruits of the impressive redevelopment works at Gilmartin Park.
Now celebrating its 50th year in existence, Gilmartin Park has, in the past, hosted county matches – I recall being at a league match against Down there back in the early Eighties – and the work that has now been completed at the venue makes it one of the finest club grounds in the county.
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