 A large number of club players have played hurling for County Galway and a very small number have played Gaelic football for County Galway.A number of players from Meelick-Eyrecourt GAA club have won All Ireland medals at senior and underage grades in hurling while playing for County Galway.Prior to the county's all-Ireland success in 2017, Galway had never won a senior hurling all-Ireland without a Meelick-Eyrecourt clubman on the panel.