St Fechin's GAA

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St Fechin's
 Naomh Feichín CLG
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Founded:1941
County: Louth
Colours:Green and White
Grounds:Páirc Naomh Feichín, Beaulieu, Termonfeckin
Coordinates:  53°44′10″N6°18′10″W / 53.73602°N 6.30276°W / 53.73602; -6.30276
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St Fechin's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is located in the seaside village of Termonfeckin, part of Beaulieu parish. [1]

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Former Louth county footballer Fr Shane Cullen [2] helped found the club in 1941. [3]

Paddy McGlew, who played football with the club, was Chairman of Louth GAA from 1988 to 1991. [4]

In the late 1990s St Fechin's purchased a 27-acre site at Beaulieu, which would become their new home. The official opening was performed by then GAA president Seán Kelly in August 2003. [5]

Clogherhead club Dreadnots are local rivals. [6]

Football

As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Senior Championship and Division 1 of the county football Leagues. [7] Paul Clarke is the manager of the senior team.

Honours

‡Shared with Dreadnots

Inter-county players

St Fechin's players who have represented Louth at inter-county level include:

Hurling

The club started juvenile Hurling in 1997 and entered a team in the Louth Senior Hurling Championship for the first time in 2003. [41] In 2015, St Fechin's became county champions for the first time after defeating Pearse Óg in the final at Páirc Uí Mhuirí. [42]

Honours

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