Ferns St Aidan's GAA

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Ferns St Aidan's
Naomh Aodán Fearna
Founded:1886
County: Wexford
Colours:Red and white
Grounds:Ferns
Playing kits
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Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All IrelandLeinster
champions
Wexford
champions
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Ferns St Aidan's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ferns, County Wexford, Ireland. The club was founded in 1886 and fields teams in hurling, Gaelic football and camogie.

Contents

Overview

Facilities

Ferns St Aidan's has three full-sized adult pitches (one of which is the exact dimensions of Croke Park, and is regularly used by county teams for training) as well as a smaller, underage, pitch. The club also have a hurling wall for practice sessions, a clubhouse with four dressing rooms and a meeting room, two tennis courts and a walkway around the grounds. [1]

Teams

Ferns St Aidan's field various teams in hurling, Gaelic football, and camogie at all age groups from under-8 right up to adult level. It is estimated that there are in the region of 300 players involved in the club altogether.

Achievements

Notable players

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References

  1. "Local Activities in Ferns". Ferns Village website. Retrieved 5 October 2014.