Skerries Harps GAA
Encyclopedia
Skerries Harps is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Skerries
, County Dublin
, Ireland
, playing Gaelic football
, hurling
and camogie
. Notable ex-players include Bobby Beggs, Paddy Ellis. Dublin GAA superstar Bryan Cullen
is a current player. The club is located on the Dublin Road in Skerries with a main pitch and club house at this location. The club has just under 40 teams competing at all levels in football, hurling, camogie and ladies football. The club plays at senior level in football and camogie, intermediate level in ladies football and junior hurling. Current president is John Clinton and the club Chairman is Niall Murphy
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 Skerries
Skerries, Dublin
-The 20th century and today:Historically, Skerries has been a thriving fishing port and a major center of hand embroidery. In the late 20th century, it became a resort town , and another suburb for commuters to the city of Dublin....
, County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, playing Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
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....
. Notable ex-players include Bobby Beggs, Paddy Ellis. Dublin GAA superstar Bryan Cullen
Bryan Cullen
Bryan Cullen is an Irish Gaelic footballer who currently plays as a left wing-forward for the Dublin senior team.Cullen made his first appearance for the team during the 2003 championship and has become a regular player over the last few seasons. During that time he has won one All-Ireland...
is a current player. The club is located on the Dublin Road in Skerries with a main pitch and club house at this location. The club has just under 40 teams competing at all levels in football, hurling, camogie and ladies football. The club plays at senior level in football and camogie, intermediate level in ladies football and junior hurling. Current president is John Clinton and the club Chairman is Niall Murphy
Honours
- 1942 Dublin Junior Football ChampionshipDublin Junior Football ChampionshipThe Dublin Junior Football championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship. The winners will also represent Dublin in the Leinster Junior Club...
- 1947 Fingal League
- 1950 Jubilee Cup
- 1949/51 Rowan, Fingal, Feis McArdle Priests Cup
- Feis Fingal Cup - McArdle Cup
- 1953 Dublin Junior Football ChampionshipDublin Junior Football ChampionshipThe Dublin Junior Football championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship. The winners will also represent Dublin in the Leinster Junior Club...
- 1954 Dublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipDublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipThe Dublin Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the...
- 1955 McArdle & Feis Fingal Cups
- 1963 Semi-Finalists, Dublin Senior Football Championship
- Donaghmore Junior Tournament
- 1964 Donaghmore Junior Tournamenet
- 1980/1 Dublin Intermediate League
- 1984 Fingal Intermediate League
- 1985 Junior Fingal League
- 1986 Junior Cup (Kennedy Cup)
- 1993 Nugent Cup
- 1998 Murphy Cup
- 1989 Minor A championshipDublin Minor Football ChampionshipThe Dublin Minor Club Football Championship A is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top teams in minor club football in County Dublin. The trophy awarded for the championship called the FitzGerald Cup. The current minor champions of Dublin are Ballyboden St...
winners - 2003 Minor B championship winners
- 2003 Under 21 B championship winners
- 2007 JHC 5 Champions.
- 2008 Intermediate Play-Off winners
- 2009 Junior Cup (Parson Cup)
- 2009 Junior AFL7 winners
- 2009 Minor D championship winners
- 2009 Camogie Senior B Championship winners