Greenlough GAC
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St. Oliver Plunkett's GAC Greenlough is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Clady
/Greenlough, County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
. The club is a member of the Derry GAA
and currently cater for Gaelic football
and Camogie
, and also compete in Scór
. The club is named after Irish
martyr Saint Oliver Plunkett.
Underage teams play in the South Derry league and championships. Greenlough have won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship
once and the Derry Junior Football Championship
three times.
The camogie team(s) go by the title St.Columba's Camogie Club, although they use St. Oliver Plunketts ground.
and added a second Junior Championship in 1965. In Scór
Greenlough have won two All Ireland titles; In Senior Ceili dancing and in Junior Ballad groups.
The club won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship
for the first time in 1976. The new park and pavilion were opened in the GAA's centenary year (1984) and are dedicated to Saint Oliver Plunkett. The Derry Senior Football Championship final that year between Dungiven
and Castledawson
was held at the venue. Two years alter Greenlough won the Derry Junior Championship for a third time.
On Easter Sunday 2002 Greenlough reopened their pavilion which was damaged in an arson attack two years previously. The opening took place after the final of the Ulster U-21 Football Championship final which was hosted by Greenlough. The club won the 2005 Derry Senior Football League First division and hence were promoted to the Premier Division and the Derry Senior Championship, however the club were relegated the following season. .
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
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 based in Clady
Clady, County Londonderry
Clady is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 596 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Magherafelt District Council area.- Schools :...
/Greenlough, County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
, 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 is a member of the Derry GAA
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
and currently cater for Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and 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 also compete in Scór
Scór
Scór is a division of the Gaelic Athletic Association charged with promotion of cultural activities, and the name of a series of annual competitions in such activities.Rule 4 of the GAA's official guide reads:...
. The club is named after Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
martyr Saint Oliver Plunkett.
Underage teams play in the South Derry league and championships. Greenlough have won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship
Derry Intermediate Football Championship
The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
once and the Derry Junior Football Championship
Derry Junior Football Championship
The Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
three times.
Gaelic football
Greenlough fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. They currently compete in the Derry Intermediate Championship and Division 3 of the Derry ACFL.Camogie
Oliver Plunkett's also field Camogie teams at various age-groups.The camogie team(s) go by the title St.Columba's Camogie Club, although they use St. Oliver Plunketts ground.
History
St Oliver Plunkett's GAC Greenlough was founded in 1939 by Michael Henry, Patrick Rankin and Louis Madden. http://www.greenloughgac.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=53 Despite a lack of silverware during the period, the 1940s saw arguably the greatest ever Greenlough team. Players such as Thomas Edward McCloskey, Jimmy Cassidy and the McErlean brothers (Eoin and Henry) played on the Derry Senior side of the time. Jimmy Cassidy in November 2007 was voted as the Right-Corner Forward for the All Time Star Derry team.http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=407&Itemid=173 The club first major success at Senior level came in 1953 when they won the Derry Junior Football ChampionshipDerry Junior Football Championship
The Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
and added a second Junior Championship in 1965. In Scór
Scór
Scór is a division of the Gaelic Athletic Association charged with promotion of cultural activities, and the name of a series of annual competitions in such activities.Rule 4 of the GAA's official guide reads:...
Greenlough have won two All Ireland titles; In Senior Ceili dancing and in Junior Ballad groups.
The club won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship
Derry Intermediate Football Championship
The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
for the first time in 1976. The new park and pavilion were opened in the GAA's centenary year (1984) and are dedicated to Saint Oliver Plunkett. The Derry Senior Football Championship final that year between Dungiven
Dungiven GAC
St. Canice's GAC Dungiven is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. They currently cater for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football. The hurling club in the town is Kevin Lynch's....
and Castledawson
Castledawson GAC
St. Malachy's GAC Castledawson is a Gaelic Athletic Club from Castledawson, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie....
was held at the venue. Two years alter Greenlough won the Derry Junior Championship for a third time.
On Easter Sunday 2002 Greenlough reopened their pavilion which was damaged in an arson attack two years previously. The opening took place after the final of the Ulster U-21 Football Championship final which was hosted by Greenlough. The club won the 2005 Derry Senior Football League First division and hence were promoted to the Premier Division and the Derry Senior Championship, however the club were relegated the following season. .
Senior
- Derry Intermediate Football ChampionshipDerry Intermediate Football ChampionshipThe Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
: 2- 1976, 2008
- Derry Intermediate Football League: 1
- 2005
- Derry Junior Football ChampionshipDerry Junior Football ChampionshipThe Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
: 3- 1953, 1965, 1986
Minor
- Tommy O'Neill Cup (Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship) 1
- 1999
- South Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship: 4
- 1994, 1998, 1999, 2005
- South Derry Minor 'B' Football League: 1
- 2005
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
See also
- Derry Intermediate Football ChampionshipDerry Intermediate Football ChampionshipThe Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
- List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Derry