 A club founded in Meelick in the 1880s contested the first all-Ireland hurling final in 1887.The present club has players from the largely rural areas of Clonfert and Meelick, and the small village of Eyrecourt.These three areas make up the local Roman Catholic parish of Eyrecourt, Clonfert and Meelick, which is a small parish located on the south corner of the Diocese of Clonfert.