Castledawson GAC

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St Malachy's GAC Castledawson
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County: Derry
Colours:White and Black
Grounds:The Brough
Coordinates: 54°46′01.84″N6°32′13.09″W / 54.7671778°N 6.5369694°W / 54.7671778; -6.5369694
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Saint Malachy's GAC Castledawson is a Gaelic Athletic Club from Castledawson, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and currently compete in gaelic football, hurling and camogie.

Contents

2017 Championship Football

Championship Football - Castledawson
Match DetailsDate
Intermediate Football
Castledawson 2-10 1-08 Steelstown
First Round
13 August
Castledawson 3-12 2-09 Slaughtmanus
Quarter Final
26 August
Castledawson 0-09 4-12 Newbridge
Semi Final
9 September
Minor B1 Football
Castledawson 2-10 1-11 Slaughtneil
First Round
11 September
Castledawson 0-07 5-10 Glen
Quarter Final
1 October

History

St Malachy's GAC was set up largely thanks to Paddy Graham from the townland of Tamnadace outside the village. The Graham Cup, a reserve competition for South Derry clubs, is named in his honour. [1] Although a relatively small club, they competed for several years in the Derry senior league.

Camogie

Castledawson fields camogie teams at U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, and Senior levels.

Football titles

Senior

Minor

Under-16

Under-14

Camogie titles

Ladies' football titles

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

Well known players

See also

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References

  1. "History: Club founder" . Retrieved 6 September 2007.[ dead link ]
  2. Carney, Jim (5 April 2020). "Why have football and hurling remained a cultural wasteland for our writers and artists?". Sunday Independent .