St Patrick's GAA (Louth)

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St Patrick's
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Founded:1953
County: Louth
Nickname:The Pats
Colours:Green and White
Grounds:Páirc Éamon, Rampark, Lordship
Coordinates:  54°00′03″N6°15′50″W / 54.00077°N 6.26399°W / 54.00077; -6.26399
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St Patrick's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is located in Lordship on the Cooley Peninsula in north Louth. The club has a strong local rivalry with peninsula neighbours Cooley Kickhams. [1]

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As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Senior Championship and Division 1 of the county football Leagues. Former Dublin defender Johnny Magee is senior team manager. [2]

History

Founded in 1953, [3] the club reached the final of the Louth Senior Football Championship for the first time in 1995, [4] losing by ten points to St Mary's of Ardee at Cluskey Park in Dromiskin.

In 2003 the club returned to the county final under the management of Peter Fitzpatrick. [5] St Patrick's beat St Mary's 2–11 to 0–10 in a replay to clinch their first Joe Ward Cup. Powered by Louth All-Star Paddy Keenan and several other inter-county players, the club would go on to win seven Senior Championships by the end of 2015. [6]

Honours

‡Shared with Cúchulainn Gaels

Inter-county players

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

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References

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  2. ↑ "Louth GAA club management teams begin to take shape with several recent appointments". The Argus . 6 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Founding member of St. Patrick's GFC". The Argus . 13 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Joe slips through Marys' fingers". Hogan Stand . 30 November 2003.
  5. ↑ "Pats new management team". The Argus . 8 April 2005.
  6. ↑ "SFC final: Pat's impressive winners". Hogan Stand . 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Supersub Hynes late Pat's hero". Irish Independent . 22 September 2003.
  8. ↑ "Patrick's hold on". Irish Times . 20 September 2004.
  9. ↑ "White's penalty the difference in Louth showpiece". Irish Independent . 24 September 2007.
  10. ↑ "Louth SFC final: Keenan proves the difference for Pat's". Hogan Stand . 31 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "St Patrick's retain title with commanding performance". Irish Times . 8 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "O'Connor helps St Pat's over the line". Irish Examiner . 29 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "There were five county champions crowned across the country today". the42.ie. 4 October 2015.
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  16. ↑ "ugly end to season as Pats have the final say". The Argus . 1 December 2009.
  17. ↑ "Paddy leads Pats to double delight". Drogheda Independent . 12 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "Cardinal O'Donnell final: Pat's retain title in style". Hogan Stand . 3 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "Pat's complete double to bring bittersweet season to an end". Dundalk Democrat . 25 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Pats land first ever ACC Cup". Hogan Stand . 30 November 2002.
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