Castlewellan GAC
Encyclopedia
Castlewellan GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association
Club in Castlewellan
, County Down
, Northern Ireland
. The club promotes the Gaelic Games of Hurling, Football, Camogie and other cultural and social pursuits.
Mickey McVeigh (Down and Ireland player)
Ciaran McCabe (All-Ireland winner 1991 and 1994)
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
Club in Castlewellan
Castlewellan
Castlewellan is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Castlewellan Lake and Slievenaslat mountain, southwest of Downpatrick. It lies between the Mourne Mountains and Slieve Croob. It had a population of 2,392 people in the 2001 Census....
, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The club promotes the Gaelic Games of Hurling, Football, Camogie and other cultural and social pursuits.
Notable players
Kevin Duffin (Down player 2008-10)Mickey McVeigh (Down and Ireland player)
Ciaran McCabe (All-Ireland winner 1991 and 1994)
See also
- Down Senior Club Football ChampionshipDown Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe Down Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Down Clubs. The winners of the Down Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club...
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