Forth Camanachd
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Forth Camanachd was a women's
shinty
club based in Musselburgh
, East Lothian
, Scotland
. The club was established in 2006 and won both the Valerie Fraser Cup (the female equivalent of the Camanachd Cup
) and the Caledonian Canal Challenge Cup in its time in existence.
The club has now merged with Aberdour Shinty Club
as of the 2011 season.
) in 2007. In 2010 the club voluntarily moved into South Division 2 from National Division 1 in order to develop new players. This move resulted in a successful season for the club, winning the Caledonian Canal Challenge Cup and a second place finish in the league.
Forth also fielded a camogie
and regularly play friendly matches against Tír Conaill Harps
and compete in 7-a-side tournaments. They won Tara Camogie 7s tournament in 2008.
The team's catchment area included Fife and Tayside as well, although there is also a women's team in Linlithgow.
Forth's merger with Aberdour in 2011, along with the collapse of Edinburgh East Lothian
in 2007 means that the only team actually playing shinty in Edinburgh at adult level is Edinburgh University. Forth played at Edinburgh East Lothian's old ground in Musselburgh.
The club should not be confused with Tayforth Camanachd
, the men's team that plays its games in Perth
.
Women's shinty
Women's shinty is a sport identical to the men's game - with the same rules, same sized pitch and same equipment. However its history is significantly different. Social pressures - along with the broader game's self image - resulted in a largely hidden history until comparatively recently...
shinty
Shinty
Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...
club based in Musselburgh
Musselburgh
Musselburgh is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre.-History:...
, East Lothian
East Lothian
East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The club was established in 2006 and won both the Valerie Fraser Cup (the female equivalent of the Camanachd Cup
Camanachd Cup
The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup AKA the Camanachd Cup or Scottish Cup is the premier prize in the sport of shinty...
) and the Caledonian Canal Challenge Cup in its time in existence.
The club has now merged with Aberdour Shinty Club
Aberdour Shinty Club
Aberdour Shinty Club is a shinty club which plays in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. It is the only senior Shinty Club in Fife and was founded in 2001...
as of the 2011 season.
History
The club grew out of the successful Edinburgh University sides of the early 2000s and was founded in 2006. The club did not have long to wait to garner serious success and won the Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup, (the female equivalent of the Camanachd CupCamanachd Cup
The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup AKA the Camanachd Cup or Scottish Cup is the premier prize in the sport of shinty...
) in 2007. In 2010 the club voluntarily moved into South Division 2 from National Division 1 in order to develop new players. This move resulted in a successful season for the club, winning the Caledonian Canal Challenge Cup and a second place finish in the league.
Forth also fielded a camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
and regularly play friendly matches against Tír Conaill Harps
Tír Conaill Harps
Tír Conaill Harps Gaelic Athletics Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association Club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club plays Gaelic Football, Ladies' Gaelic Football as well as Camogie and Women's Shinty. The club is the biggest GAA club in Scotland in terms of structure and has a fully integrated...
and compete in 7-a-side tournaments. They won Tara Camogie 7s tournament in 2008.
The team's catchment area included Fife and Tayside as well, although there is also a women's team in Linlithgow.
Forth's merger with Aberdour in 2011, along with the collapse of Edinburgh East Lothian
Edinburgh East Lothian
Edinburgh East Lothian Shinty Club" was a shinty club which played in the South Division 2 Shinty League. They were formerly known as Musselburgh Camanachd until 2000. In 2007 they withdrew from the league due to team-raising difficulties...
in 2007 means that the only team actually playing shinty in Edinburgh at adult level is Edinburgh University. Forth played at Edinburgh East Lothian's old ground in Musselburgh.
The club should not be confused with Tayforth Camanachd
Tayforth Camanachd
Tayforth Camanachd is a shinty team from Perth, Scotland. Whilst being based in Perth, the team draws players from all over the Tayside and Lothian area...
, the men's team that plays its games in Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
.