44 San Francisco No PLAYER NAME Home County Home CLub 1 Eoin O’Keeffe Cork Fr. O Neills St. Josephs 2 Paul Kavanagh Dublin St. Sylvesters St. Josephs 3 Gearoid O’Brien Cork Bishopstown St. Josephs 4 Trevor Connolly Roscommon Athleague St. Josephs 5 Eoin Buckley Tipperary Roscrea St. Josephs 6 James Burke Tipperary Shannon Rovers Naomh Pádraig 7 Michael Clancy Limerick Bruff Naomh Pádraig 8 Ciarán Hanley Galway Kiltormer Naomh Pádraig 9 Darren Long Galway Castlegar Naomh Pádraig 10 Declan Sheedy Clare Killanena Na Fianna 11 Stephen Barron Waterford Clashmore-Kinsalebeg Na Fianna 12 John Tobin Kilkenny Fenians Na Fianna 13 Seán McGuigan Derry Ballinascreen Na Fianna 14 Mark Sheedy Clare Killanena Na Fianna 15 George Wheelock Wexford Wexford Shamrocks Na Fianna 16 Bob Wallace Kerry Ardfert San Francisco Rovers 17 Kevin Lynch Kerry Ballyduff San Francisco Rovers 18 Seán Burke Tipperary Shannon Rovers San Francisco Rovers 19 Shane O'Neill USA San Francisco Rovers San Francisco Rovers 20 Eamonn Kilkenny Kilkenny Tullaroan Na Fianna 21 Shane Commins Dublin Naomh Fionnbarra Naomh Pádraig 22 Liam Fleming Waterford Clashmore Na Fianna 23 Colin Codd Wexford Duffry Rovers Naomh Pádraig 24 Eric Kenneally Waterford Modeligo Na Fianna 25 Bertie Penny Mayo Davitts Fog City Harps Naomh Pádraig HC, San Francisco was founded in 1992 as a result of the disbandment of another club. It was predominantly a Galway club in its formative years but has always had a strong Limerick and Tipp presence. Naomh Pádraig has 2 Senior North American titles to its name, 1997 and 2010. Is there juvenile hurling at your club? No but there is a San Francisco wide juvenile program with members from all the adult clubs assisting with coaching. What does it mean to be playing hurling outside of Ireland? To be able to play a sport you grew up with and took for granted for so much of your life and now to be able to play it so far away from Ireland is a great feeling. It’s now become so much more about the participation than the winning. How has being part of this GAA Club allowed people integrate into their new lives in (their new country)? Being part of a GAA club outside of Ireland is probably the best way to integrate you into an Irish community. You’ll instantly meet people and make friends. It is a great idea to source out a club if you move to a major city worldwide. Your ability at playing isn’t important at all as club members will be willing to help you out and set you on the right road in your new home.
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