St Joseph's GFC (Louth)

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St Joseph's
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Founded:1961
County: Louth
Nickname:The Joes
Colours:Green, White and Gold
Grounds:Cluskey Park, Dromiskin
Coordinates:  53°55′56″N6°24′27″W / 53.93227°N 6.40751°W / 53.93227; -6.40751
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St Joseph's GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is based in the Louth village of Dromiskin, near the county town of Dundalk.

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As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Senior Championship and Division 1 of the county football Leagues. [1]

History

The club was founded in 1961 when members of the two GAA clubs in the parish of Darver and Dromiskin - Darver Volunteers and Dromiskin Unknowns - decided to amalgamate. [2] The new club's first major success came in 1971, when St Joseph's defeated St Patrick's of Lordship in the final of the Louth Junior Championship. In 1983 they overcame Oliver Plunketts in the Louth Intermediate football final. The team progressed to the Louth Senior Football Championship final in 1984, but fell to St Fechin's by five points at the Grove in Castlebellingham.

A further Senior final appearance came in 1994, ending in a two-point defeat to Stabannon Parnells at Haggardstown after a replay. [3] The Joe Ward Cup finally arrived in Dromiskin at the third time of asking in 1996, when St Joseph's triumphed over Stabannon Parnells at Ardee's Páirc Mhuire, by 2–11 to 1–08. [4]

Ten more years would pass until St Joseph's won the Louth Senior Championship for a second time. On a wet day in Dundalk's Clan na Gael Park, the Dromiskin men defeated heavy favourites St Patrick's, who were chasing a third title in four years and whose side contained numerous inter-county players. St Joseph's emerged as 2006 Louth Senior Football Champions by four points, on a scoreline of 2–07 to 0–09. [5]

Honours

Italics denotes combination team with St Vincent's

Inter-county players

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

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