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| Founded: | 1929 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Antrim | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and white | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Corrigan Park, Whiterock Road, Belfast | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°35′33″N 5°58′38″W / 54.59237°N 5.97736°W / 54.59237; -5.97736 | ||||||||||||
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St John'sclass=notpageimage| Location of St John's GAA in Belfast
St John's GAA (Irish: Naomh Eoin CLG) is a Gaelic football, hurling and ladies' Gaelic football club in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The club, which was established in 1929, is based at Corrigan Park in West Belfast.
History
The club was founded in 1929, shortly after the opening of St. John The Evangelist Church (in the Catholic parish of St. John's) in Belfast.
St John's GAA have won the Antrim Senior Football Championship on several occasions and won the Ulster Senior Club Football title in 1977. The club reached the final of the 1977–78 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The club also fields hurling teams and were awarded the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship title in 1973.
Notable people
See also: Category:St John's (Antrim) Gaelic footballers and Category:St John's (Antrim) hurlers- Michael Bradley, hurler
- John Gough, refereed the 1983 All-Ireland SFC final
- Andy McCallin, 1971 Antrim All Star
- Peter McGinnity, Fermanagh footballer who played with St John's in the 1970s
Honours
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1977
- Antrim Senior Football Championship (24): 1945, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1998
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1973
- Antrim Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1934, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1973
References
- ^ "History". naomheoinclg.com. St John's GAA.
- Mohan, David (25 March 2022). "Gaelic Games: History of St John's GAC book launched at Corrigan Park". belfastmedia.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- Crossan, Brendan (22 April 2022). "The ever-changing face of Corrigan Park as Ulster Championship joust awaits". irishnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Watters, Andy (18 March 2021). "Glory Days: St John's Belfast recall winning Ulster in 1977". irishnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Moran, Sean (11 June 2022). "Corrigan Park welcome awaits cautious Cork". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
Although a dual club, it probably has a higher profile in football, having won an Ulster club title and then reached the 1978 All-Ireland final. Antrim's only football All-Star to date, Andy McCallin, who was honoured in the scheme's inaugural year, 1971
- O'Connor, Christy (9 December 2024). "Christy O'Connor: Loughmore-Castleiney find joining that elite provincial doubles bracket isn't easy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
St John's have also won Ulster titles in both codes they were Ulster hurling champions in 1973, albeit having secured that title against Kevin Lynch's after a walkover
- Crossan, Brendan (10 August 2020). "Michael Bradley grabs last gasp winner for St John's". irishnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- Kelleher, Humphrey (2023). "Corrigan Park". A Place to Play: The People and Stories Behind 101 GAA Grounds. Merrion Press. ISBN 9781785374814.
The club's Andy McCallin, a dual player, is the one and only Antrim football All Star
- "McGinnity inducted into Hall of Fame". fermanaghherald.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
Peter McGinnity had a long and successful playing career with Fermanagh while also winning an Ulster Senior Club Championship with Belfast club St John's in 1977
- "Senior Championship Winners". antrim.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- "Club Titles - Antrim". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
External links
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