St John's GAA (Antrim)

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St John's
Naomh Eoin
Founded:1929
County: Antrim
Colours:Blue and white
Grounds: Corrigan Park, Whiterock Road, Belfast
Coordinates: 54°35′33″N5°58′38″W / 54.59237°N 5.97736°W / 54.59237; -5.97736
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Senior Club Championships
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Hurling: 0 1 7
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Location of St John's GAA in Belfast

St John's GAA (Irish : Naomh Eoin CLG) [1] is a Gaelic football, hurling and ladies' Gaelic football club in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The club, which was established in 1929, [2] is based at Corrigan Park in West Belfast. [3]

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History

The club was founded in 1929, shortly after the opening of St. John The Evangelist Church (in the Catholic parish of St. John's) in Belfast. [1]

St John's GAA have won the Antrim Senior Football Championship on several occasions and won the Ulster Senior Club Football title in 1977. [4] The club reached the final of the 1977–78 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. [5] The club also fields hurling teams and were awarded the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship title in 1973. [6]

Notable people

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "History". naomheoinclg.com. St John's GAA.
  2. ↑ Mohan, David (25 March 2022). "Gaelic Games: History of St John's GAC book launched at Corrigan Park". belfastmedia.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Crossan, Brendan (22 April 2022). "The ever-changing face of Corrigan Park as Ulster Championship joust awaits". irishnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 Watters, Andy (18 March 2021). "Glory Days: St John's Belfast recall winning Ulster in 1977". irishnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 Moran, Sean (11 June 2022). "Corrigan Park welcome awaits cautious Cork". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 December 2024. Although a dual club, it probably has a higher profile in football, having won an Ulster club title and then reached the 1978 All-Ireland final. Antrim's only football All-Star to date, Andy McCallin, who was honoured in the scheme's inaugural year, 1971
  6. ↑ O'Connor, Christy (9 December 2024). "Christy O'Connor: Loughmore-Castleiney find joining that elite provincial doubles bracket isn't easy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 December 2024. St John's have also won Ulster titles in both codes [..] they were Ulster hurling champions in 1973, albeit having secured that title against Kevin Lynch's after a walkover
  7. ↑ Crossan, Brendan (10 August 2020). "Michael Bradley grabs last gasp winner for St John's". irishnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Kelleher, Humphrey (2023). "Corrigan Park". A Place to Play: The People and Stories Behind 101 GAA Grounds. Merrion Press. ISBN   9781785374814. The club's Andy McCallin, a dual player, is the one and only Antrim football All Star
  9. ↑ "McGinnity inducted into Hall of Fame". fermanaghherald.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024. Peter McGinnity had a long and successful playing career with Fermanagh [..] while also winning an Ulster Senior Club Championship with Belfast club St John's in 1977
  10. ↑ "Senior Championship Winners". antrim.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Club Titles - Antrim". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.


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