Sarsfields GAA (Armagh)
Encyclopedia
High Moss Sarsfields G.F.C. is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Derrytrasna
, County Armagh
, Northern Ireland
. In addition to having numerous teams it is also a centre for other sports and activities. Sarsfields currently play in the Armagh ACL Division I under the management of TBA. The current chairman of the club is Declan McAlinden.
The Highmoss Sarsfields, during their second season in Division One after the 2008 promotion, lifted the Armagh Intermediate Championship Title for 2010.
Following a successful run in the IFC against Shane O'Neill's, Keady and Silverbridge, the Hoops defeated South Armagh side Cullaville Blues at Crossmaglen on October 3; Sarsfields 1-15, Cullaville 0-11. Thomas McAlinden struck a goal within the opening thirteen seconds of the game, arguably the quickest goal in any Armagh Championship Final. The Atty Hearty cup was lifted by captain Mark Reynolds, a fitting tribute to a player whose contribution to the club's successes has been immeasurable and whose career stretches back to the 1990 Championship win.
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 Derrytrasna
Derrytrasna
Derrytrasna is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village is on a plateau surrounded mainly by bogland in the north of the county. It lies between Lough Neagh, Lough Gullion and the River Bann. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 249 people...
, County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
, 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...
. In addition to having numerous teams it is also a centre for other sports and activities. Sarsfields currently play in the Armagh ACL Division I under the management of TBA. The current chairman of the club is Declan McAlinden.
History
The club was founded in 1926 and its all time highest achievement came in 1990, when for the first and only time they won the Armagh Senior Football Championship. An achievement for the senior team came in 2007, when not only the Men's Seniors were promoted to Division 2, but also the Ladies' team. A huge brekthrough arrived with the promotion of the Senior team, for a second successive season (2007/2008), back into their old stomping ground of the ACL Division One.The Highmoss Sarsfields, during their second season in Division One after the 2008 promotion, lifted the Armagh Intermediate Championship Title for 2010.
Following a successful run in the IFC against Shane O'Neill's, Keady and Silverbridge, the Hoops defeated South Armagh side Cullaville Blues at Crossmaglen on October 3; Sarsfields 1-15, Cullaville 0-11. Thomas McAlinden struck a goal within the opening thirteen seconds of the game, arguably the quickest goal in any Armagh Championship Final. The Atty Hearty cup was lifted by captain Mark Reynolds, a fitting tribute to a player whose contribution to the club's successes has been immeasurable and whose career stretches back to the 1990 Championship win.