Faugh-a-Ballagh GAA

This article is about the defunct GAA club in County Down. For the GAA club in Dublin, see Faughs GAA. For the GAA club in Antrim, see Carey Faughs GAC.

Faugh-a-Ballagh

Founded:	1902
County:	Down
Colours:	Red and white [1]
Grounds:	The Marshes
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster champions Down champions Football: - - 4 Hurling: - - 6

Faugh-a-Ballagh was a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Newry, County Down in Northern Ireland. ^[2] It was established in 1902 and folded in the 1940s.

History

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 ]}

Honours

• Down Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1903, ^[5] 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1930 ^[4]
• Down Senior Football Championship (4): 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909 ^[4]

See also

• Faugh A Ballagh, a battle cry of Irish origin

References

1. "Wednesday 26 August 1903". Banbridge Chronicle. p. 3. The teams lined out as follows Fag-an-Bealac (red and white)
2. "Women's Gaelic Sport in Newry and Mourne". newry.ie. 1 October 2024. A few clubs were established in the Newry area in the early 1900's. Faugh A Bealach was one of those clubs
3. "Saturday 22 October 1904". Frontier Sentinel. p. 2. The Fag-an-Bealach Club was formed in Newry in March, 1902
4. "Club Titles - Down". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
5. Down GAA Strategic Plan 2010-14, Gaelic Athletic Association, p. 12 – via yumpu.com