Castlerahan is a Gaelic football club from Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, Ireland. They take their name from the Castlerahan barony in which Ballyjamesduff is located.
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| Founded: | 1961 | ||||||||
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| County: | Cavan | ||||||||
| Colours: | Maroon and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Fay Park, Ballyjamesduff | ||||||||
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History
editThe club was founded in its current state in 1961, Ballyjamesduff and Castlerahan fielding separate teams prior to then.[1] The club reached its first Senior Championship final in 1968, losing to Crosserlough.
In 2011, the club reached its first senior final since 1968. They lost the final heavily to Cavan Gaels.[2] It was four years before Castlerahan reached another county final against Kingscourt Stars in 2015. Castlerahan came up one point short on that occasion.[3] Castlerahan lost further finals to neighbours Ramor United after a replay in 2016,[4] and to Cavan Gaels again in 2017.[5]
Castlerahan played in their fourth consecutive final in 2018, facing Crosserlough. Having been six points down, they staged a comeback to win by a point and finally win their first senior championship.[6] Castlerahan successfully defended their title in 2019 by defeating Ramor United.[7]
After being relegated in 2021,[8] Castlerahan won the 2022 Intermediate Championship title to seal a quick return to the senior grade.[9]
Honours
edit- Cavan Senior Football Championship: 2
- Cavan Intermediate Football Championship: 3
- 1966, 2001, 2022
- Cavan Junior Football Championship: 5
- 1951, 1959, 1965, 1987, 1991
- Cavan Under-21 Football Championship: 2
- 2006, 2007
- Cavan Minor Football Championship: 2
- 2005, 2012
Notable players
editReferences
edit- ^ "History". Castlerahan GAA. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "12th title for Gaels". Irish Examiner. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Kingscourt come from behind to win Cavan senior title in thrilling encounter". The Irish Times. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Cole leads the way as Ramor young guns deny Castlerahan". Irish Independent. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "More woe for Castlerahan as Cavan Gaels regain title". RTÉ. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Castlerahan escape cycle of defeat to land maiden Cavan crown". Irish Independent. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Castlerahan edge Ramor to retain Cavan crown". RTÉ. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Gowna and Ramor into last four as Castlerahan suffer Cavan SFC relegation". Hogan Stand. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Castlerahan return to senior ranks". The Anglo-Celt. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
External links
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