sport associations thurles

The town's other flavour is hurling. The square has Hayes's Hotel, where the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1884, and a statue of the Association's first patron, Archbishop Thomas William Croke. Great exponents of the game come to life on shop signboards, - Doyle , Dwyer , Maher, Mockler, Ryan, Shelly,. Semple Stadium, venue of the centenary's All Ireland final, recalls Tom Semple (d 1943) of the Thurles Blues. He captained tipperary teams to All Ireland victories in 1906 and 1...