Seán Dolans GAC
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Seán Dolans GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Derry
, Northern Ireland
. The club is a member of the Derry GAA
and currently cater for Gaelic football
and Ladies' Gaelic football
.
Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
and Division 5 of the Derry ACFL.
Dolans Won the 'treble' In 2009 !
, Dolan was interned and imprisoned on a number of occasions for his efforts in the fight for Irish reunification.
While holding the position of secretary of the Derry City County Board, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Peare's GAA club on the Waterside
and played for them in numerous occasions. Seán Dolan died in the Waterside Hospital on 28 October 1941 at the age of 28. Fr. F O'Hagan said at his funeral "He was a man of ideals and principles and he was prepared to suffer for those ideals he held in high honour". The Seán Dolan's GAC was set up the following year in his honour.
In 2000 they became the first Junior club to be awarded All-Ireland Club of the Year. They also won awarded Derry Club of the Year in 2002.
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 Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, 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 Ladies' Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football is a team sport for women, very similar to Gaelic football, and co-ordinated by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association...
.
Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
Gaelic football
Seán Dolans fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior levels. They currently compete in 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 Division 5 of the Derry ACFL.
Dolans Won the 'treble' In 2009 !
Ladies's Gaelic football
The club also field Ladies' football teams at various age-groups.History
The club are named after Irish republican Séan Dolan . A fluent Irish speaker and keen traditional musicianFolk music of Ireland
The folk music of Ireland is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Ireland.-History:...
, Dolan was interned and imprisoned on a number of occasions for his efforts in the fight for Irish reunification.
While holding the position of secretary of the Derry City County Board, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Peare's GAA club on the Waterside
Waterside, Derry
The Waterside is an urban neighbourhood on the east side of the River Foyle opposite the Cityside of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Traditionally, the Waterside ends at the Caw roundabout near the Foyle Bridge...
and played for them in numerous occasions. Seán Dolan died in the Waterside Hospital on 28 October 1941 at the age of 28. Fr. F O'Hagan said at his funeral "He was a man of ideals and principles and he was prepared to suffer for those ideals he held in high honour". The Seán Dolan's GAC was set up the following year in his honour.
In 2000 they became the first Junior club to be awarded All-Ireland Club of the Year. They also won awarded Derry Club of the Year in 2002.
Senior
- Neil Carlin Cup
- 1987
- Neil Carlin Cup
- 2006
- League Champions
- 2009
- Derry Championship
- 2009
- Neil Carlin Cup
- 2009
- Treble Winners 2009
- 2009
U-16
- North Derry U-16 Football Championship: 1
- 2000
- North Derry U-16 'B' Football Championship: 1
- 2005
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
See also
- Derry Junior Football ChampionshipDerry Junior Football ChampionshipThe Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
- List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Derry