Burren GAA

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Burren GAA
CLG Naomh Mhuire, An Bhoirinn
Founded:1924
County: Down
Colours:   Green and White (home)
Green (away)
Grounds:St Mary's Park, Burren
Coordinates: 54°08′15″N6°15′45″W / 54.137545°N 6.262631°W / 54.137545; -6.262631
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Senior Club Championships
All IrelandUlster
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Down
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Football: 2 5 14

Burren GAA, also known as St Mary's Burren GAA (Irish : CLG Naomh Mhuire, An Bhoirinn), is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Burren, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Contents

Football titles

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship : 2

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship : 5

Down Senior Club Football Championship  : 14

Down Junior Football Championship

U21 Ulster Club Football Champions Tournament

Down All County Minor Championship : 6

Ulster Club Minor Championship

2016 [1]

Ulster Under-16 Championship

All Ireland Elite Feile

2017 [3]

Notable footballers

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References

  1. Paul's, Anthony Gunning at St. "Burren are crowned Ulster minor club champions after a thriller with Kilrea". The Irish News. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. "Brilliant Burren triumph in thrilling Ulster U-16 final". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. "Burren lift 2017 All-Ireland Feile Premier Division 1 Crown – Féile Peile na nÓg 2018". feilepeile2018.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. Loughran, Neil (2 November 2018). "Burren stalwart Declan Rooney looks towards Ulster after Down triumph". The Irish News.
  5. "Down's Rooney teams up with Syls". Irish Independent. 19 April 2013.