Cambridge Parnells
Encyclopedia
Cambridge Parnells is a Gaelic football
club in the city of Cambridge
, England
.
. However the club re-establishes Gaelic games
in the city after the presence of Cambridge Harps, a team that competed up until the late 1980s.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
club in the city of Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
The history of the club is a short one. The club was formed in April 2006 by two students at University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. However the club re-establishes Gaelic games
Gaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
in the city after the presence of Cambridge Harps, a team that competed up until the late 1980s.
Honours
* Hertfordshire Senior Football Championship — 2009- Cahill and Hurley Cup — 2007 (Hertfordshire GAAHertfordshire GAAThe Hertfordshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Hertfordshire GAA is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Hertfordshire...
) - Hertfordshire Senior Football Championship — 2007
- Hertfordshire Senior Football League — 2007