Carey Faughs GAC

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Carey Faughs
Cathaoir an Rí
Founded:1903
County: Antrim
Colours:Green and white
Grounds:St. Patrick's Park
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Senior Club Championships
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Carey Faughs GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.

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History

Located in the village of Ballyvoy in the Glens of Antrim, Carey Faughs GAC was founded in 1903 by Dennis Maguire and Patrick Moore. [1] [2] The club was only three years in existence when they won the first of their three Antrim SHC titles in 1906. Carey Faughs have also claimed Antrim IHC and Antrim JHC titles and were the inaugural Ulster intermediate club hurling final-winners in 2004. [3]

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Notable players

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References

  1. "Who we are". Carey Faughs GAC website. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. "History". Carey Faughs GAC website. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. "Carey Faughs were the first Ulster Champions". The Saffron Gael. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. "Ulster SHC final: Saffrons' decade of northern dominance". Hogan Stand. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2022.