Devenish St Mary's GAA

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Devenish St Mary's
Club Mhuire Daimhinis
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Founded:1917
County: Fermanagh
Colours:Blue and White
Grounds:St Mary's Park, Garrison
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Devenish St Mary's is a Gaelic football club based in the village of Garrison, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

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History

The club was founded in 1917, but did not affiliate until 25 July 1926. The club won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship for the first time in 1960 as Devenish/Mulleek, and went on to win the county title four more times in the 1960s, including a three in a row from 1965 to 1967. [1] The club's tenth and most recent championship win came in 1996. [2]

In 2017, the club's centenary year, the club reached its first county final since 1998. [3] Devenish lost the final by seven points to Derrygonnelly. [4]

Honours

Notable players

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References

  1. "Club History". Devenish St Mary's GAA. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "Devenish on the comeback trail in Fermanagh". GAA . 26 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2022. "1998 was the last final, 1996 was the last one they won, it has been 19 years,"
  3. "Devenish chase Fermanagh title to mark club's centenary celebrations". The Irish News . 27 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. "Derrygonnelly claim third consecutive Fermanagh football title". The Irish News . 2 October 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. "Roll of Honour". Fermanagh GAA . Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. "Tributes paid to Fermanagh great Paul Coyle after sudden death". Derry Now. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.