Limavady Wolfhounds GAC (Irish: CLG Na Cúnna, Léim an Mhadaidh) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and currently caters for both Gaelic football and camogie.
| CLG Na Cúnna, Léim an Mhadaidh | ||
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| Founded: | 1980 | |
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| County: | Derry | |
| Nickname: | The Hounds | |
| Colours: | Blue and Yellow | |
| Grounds: | Pairc na gCúnna | |
| Coordinates: | 55°03′00.59″N 6°56′10.50″W / 55.0501639°N 6.9362500°W | |
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Underage teams up to U-12s play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions. Limavady have won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship once and the Derry Junior Football Championship three times.
Gaelic football
editThis club caters for both male and female Gaelic Football
Notable footballers
edit- John Deighan - former Derry Goalkeeper.
- Callum Brown - former Derry midfielder currently playing Australian rules football for the GWS Giants in Sydney
Camogie
editThe Camogie club was reestablished in 2004 after a long absence in the parish. There are U14, and Senior Camogie teams. The Senior Team play in the intermediate Derry League.
Hurling
editAfter a gap of decades, there have been recent efforts to re-establish hurling in the area. Work is ongoing and Limavady fields a U10 team.
Notable hurlers
edit- Henry Patton - Part of Derry's 1903 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship winning team (played for St. Patrick's)
History
editWolfhounds GAC Limavady was officially established in 1980. However, there had a been a history of Gaelic games in the area before the founding of the current club. In 1903 St Patrick's Limavady hurling club was set up; its star player Henry Patton won an Ulster medal as part of the Derry team that defeated Antrim in the 1903 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship final.[1]
Football was also played in Limavady, in the form of O'Connor's Limavady. They won the 1936 and 1941 Dr. Kerlin Cups beating Park (forerunner to the modern-day Banagher team) and Magilligan in the respective finals. The club also contested the Derry Senior Football Championship final in 1937??. Having won the 1938 North Derry Senior Football Championship, they were defeated by Lavey in the 1938 All-Derry Senior Championship semi-final.[2] They reached the All-Derry final in 1941, but were defeated by Ballinascreen. In the late 1960s the St. Michaels GAC club was formed on the banks of the River Roe, from an amalgamation of players from the Limavady, Magilligan, and Glack areas, but later folded.
Success came relatively soon for the Wolfhounds club, when in 1985 five years after their formation they won the Derry Junior Football Championship, Derry Junior League and Neil Carlin Cup. After moving up to Intermediate grade, the club won the 1989 Derry Intermediate Football Championship. The club were relegated to Junior level again in the 1990s and won the Derry Junior Championship twice more, in 1999 and 2003. Following on from this success the club are currently trying to maintain their position amongst the Intermediate ranks.
Football titles
editSenior
edit- Derry Intermediate Football Championship: 1
- 1989
- Derry Intermediate Football League: 1
- 1989
- James O'Hagan Cup: 3
- 2010, 2021, 2023
- Derry Junior Football Championship: 4
- 1985, 1999, 2003, 2018
- Derry Junior Football League: 3
- 1985, 2010, 2018
- Neil Carlin Cup: 5
- 1985, 1999, 2004, 2010, 2018
Minor
edit- Minor 'B' Football Championship: 4
- 1993, 1995, 2020, 2021
- Carlin/Duffy Cup: 1
- 2010
Under 16
edit- All County 'B' league: 2
- 2007, 2010
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Limavady Wolfhounds Club History". Retrieved 19 September 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Erin's Own GAC Lavey Football History". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.