| Founded: | 1902 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Down | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Red and white [1] | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | The Marshes | ||||||||||||
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Faugh-a-Ballagh was a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Newry, County Down in Ireland. [2] It was established in 1902 and folded in the 1940s.
Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry, in 1902, [3] during the Gaelic Revival. It was the first GAA club in the town and held its inaugural meeting in March 1902.
In its early years, Newry Faughs was one of the most successful clubs in the county, winning five hurling championships and four football championships between 1903 and 1910. [4]
The club folded in the 1940s.[ citation needed ]
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The teams lined out as follows Fag-an-Bealac (red and white)
A few clubs were established in the Newry area in the early 1900's. Faugh A Bealach was one of those clubs
The Fag-an-Bealach Club was formed in Newry in March, 1902
