Skerries Harps GAA

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Skerries Harps
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Founded:1908
County: Dublin
Nickname:The Harps
Colours:Blue and white
Grounds:Harps Main Pitch
Townparks
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Skerries Mills Pitch
Coordinates: 53°34′40.97″N6°06′48.10″W / 53.5780472°N 6.1133611°W / 53.5780472; -6.1133611
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Skerries Harps is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland, playing Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club is located on the Dublin Road in Skerries with a main pitch and club house at this location. The club has just under 40 teams competing at all levels in football, hurling, camogie and ladies football. The club plays at senior level in football and camogie, intermediate level in ladies football and junior hurling.[ citation needed ]

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Notable players

Senior inter-county footballers

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Senior inter-county ladies' footballers

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Honours

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References

  1. Kerr, Rory (4 July 2020). "Skerries stalwart left a lasting legacy". Fingal Independent. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. Doherty, Conan (9 July 2022). "From Dublin to Westmeath, Jack Smith has travelled down two sides of the same road". Irish Independent. But Jack Smith is also a Skerries Harps stalwart and his rise to inter-county football comes with the territory of All-Ireland winning captain and former team mate Bryan Cullen.