Carryduff GAC is a Gaelic football club based in the town of Carryduff, County Down, Northern Ireland.
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| Founded: | 1972 | ||||||||
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| County: | Down | ||||||||
| Colours: | Purple and Gold | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Páirc Aodha Dhuibh | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°31′50″N 5°53′17″W / 54.53056°N 5.88806°W | ||||||||
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History
editIn 1971, a group of parents in the southern suburbs of Belfast came together to form a schoolboys Gaelic football team.[1] The club was formed a year later, in 1972, and entered a team in the East Down Junior Football League. The team won all 24 of their league games and secured the club's first trophy. They also reached the final of the Down Junior Championship, where they lost to Newry Shamrocks II.[2]
In addition to the football teams, the club is also involved in Scór, with the Carryduff Ballad Group winning the All-Ireland title in 1983. Handball was also introduced in 1985.
In the 1990s, four of the club's players, Greg Blaney, Neil Collins, Mark McCartan and John Kelly, featured in the Down senior football team.
After almost 30 years without a permanent home, Páirc Aodha Dhuibh was opened in 2001. In 2002, the first ladies football team was formed and in 2003, hurling was introduced.[3]
Honours
editFootball
edit- Down Junior Football Championship (1): 1986[4]
- ACFL Division One (1): 2023[5]
Hurling
editReferences
edit- ^ "History". Carryduff GAC. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Club Formation 1972". Carryduff GAC. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Páirc Aodha Dhuibh – at the heart of the community". Gaelic Life. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "From broken glass and bent posts to county contenders - the rise of Down finalists Carryduff". Irish News. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Carryduff clinch Division One title in Down". Irish News. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Gaelic Games: Carryduff bidding for back-to-back titles with familiar foes in their way". Belfast Media Group. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2024.