Carnmore Hurling Club was founded in 1944, even though there has been hurling played in the parish since the foundation of the GAA and much earlier. The townland of Carnmore is a small rural area in the parish of Claregalway.

Carnmore is located approximately 8 kilometres east of Galway City. The Club grounds are located on the Monviea road.

Despite Carnmore's geographic size, it is density populated with a population of approximately 1800, mostly due to the close proximity to Galway City and the thriving Carnmore National School and Claregalway secondary school.