CLG Na Piarsaigh

CLG Na Piarsaigh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Galway. The club takes its name from the Irish revolutionary Pádraic Pearse. Pearse had a cottage in the area which over looks the club grounds. The club's crest includes the cottage and a swallow. The swallow is taken for the short story he wrote set in Ros Muc called Eoghainín na nÉan.^{[citation needed]}

Na Piarsaigh

CLG Na Piarsaigh
Founded:	1959
County:	Galway
Nickname:	Na Pocaidí
Colours:	Maroon and green
Grounds:	Páirc na bPiarsach
Coordinates:	53°23′18.1″N 9°37′02.4″W
Playing kits
Standard colours

History

The club was formed in 1959,^[1] in the old school house of Camus, County Galway.^{[citation needed]} The club colors of maroon and green were chosen to represent county and country, maroon for Galway and green for Ireland. The club's catchment area includes Ros Muc, Camus and Recess.^{[citation needed]}