Attymass
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Attymass is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

.

People

It is the birthplace of Fr Patrick Peyton
Patrick Peyton
Reverend Father Patrick Peyton, CSC was an Irish-born Roman Catholic priest, devout promoter of the works & inspirations of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is the founder of the post-World War II prayer movement called, "Family Rosary Crusade"...

 (1909–1992), the founder of the Family Rosary Crusade
Family Rosary Crusade
Family Rosary Crusade is a worldwide campaign that eventually became a Roman Catholic movement founded by Reverend Father Patrick Peyton, CSC. The endeavor came to be as a personal mission to undertake the promotion of the praying of the family Rosary by families as a means to bind families together...

 In 1998, the Fr Patrick Peyton Memorial Centre was officially opened by Bishop Thomas Flynn.

Moy Villa Football Club

  • Moy Villa Football Club, established in 1992, is based in Kilgellia, Attymass Ballina
    Ballina, County Mayo
    Ballina is a large town in north County Mayo in Ireland. It lies at the mouth of the River Moy near Killala Bay, in the Moy valley and Parish of Kilmoremoy, with the Ox Mountain range to the east and the Nephin Beg mountains to the west...

    , County Mayo. The senior team secured promotion to Division One of the Mayo League in 2007. Led by midfielder, Paul Ginty, they also won the McDonnell Divisional Cup the same season. Moy Villa has funded the building of its own clubhouse in conjunction with volunteers from the local community. In 2006 the club built an Astro turf facility with floodlights
    Floodlights (sport)
    Floodlights are broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial lights often used to illuminate outdoor playing fields while an outdoor sports event is being held during low-light conditions....

    , with some funding being provided from the Sports Capital Development Fund.


The club currently play in Premier B of the Mayo League. The club were promoted from Division Two on the last day of the 2009 season, with a 9-0 drubbing of Snugboro United B. Two Moy Villa players (John Judge & John Durkan) were named in the Mayo League Division Two Team of the Year for 2009 and the pair were also named in the Division One Team of the Year for 2010.

There is also a Moy Villa "B" team, who made their league debut in 2010, losing 1-0 to Crossmolina B, and will be playing in League Three of the Mayo League in 2012. The current squad includes Aubrey Mulherin, Chris Moore, Sean Garvin & Jason Gilmartin. Moy Villa "B" reached the Semi-Finals of the McHale Agri Stores Divisional Cup, losing to Ballina United 4-0 and exited the First Round of the Connacht Gold Cup, losing 4-2 away to Ballyhaunis Town. In 2011, Moy Villa B were narrowly relegated from Mayo League 2, after achieving promotion from Division Three a year previously. They reached the semi-finals of the McDonnell Cup in 2011, losing to Ballyhaunis Town.

The Mayo League presented Moy Villa with 3rd prize in Mayo Club of the year awards for season 2006. In addition Moy Villa received the 'Club of the Month' award for July 2006, and most recently won the Monthly Award in June 2009.

The current club committee consists of James Ruane (Club Chairman), Sean Garvin (Secretary, Public Relations Officer & Youths Chairman), and Martin Kielty (Treasurer). Martin Kielty was awarded the Mayo League's 2009 Club Secretary of the Year Award

On 1 July 2010, Moy Villa defeated Mulranny United 2-1 after extra time, to reach the final of the Tonra Cup. On Sunday 18 July 2010, Moy Villa defeated Killala 8-7 on penalties in the Tonra Cup Final in Milebush Park, Castlebar after the game finished 1-1 after extra time.

Moy Villa finished 3rd place in Mayo League Premier B in 2011, narrowly missing out on automatic promotion to Castlebar Celtic B, despite beating Premier B Champions, Bangor Hibs 6-5 in Attymass, on the final day of the season.

Moy Villa Committee Members 2011

Club Chairman James Ruane

Club Secretary and Youths Chairman Sean Garvin

Treasurer Martin Kielty

Public Relations Officer Sean Garvin

Club Honours

1992 Runners-Up of Mayo Reserve League

1994, 2001 Runners-up Mayo League Division 2

1995 Gill Cup Winners

2006, 2009 Mayo League Division 2 Winners

2006 McDonnell Cup Winners

2006 3rd Place in Mayo Club of the Year Awards

2009 Mayo Club of the Month for July

2010 Tonra Cup Winners

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland

External links

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