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Stabannon Parnells

Parnell Tigh Beannáin
Founded:	1933
County:	Louth
Colours:	Gold and green
Grounds:	Páirc Parnel Tigh Beannáin,, Castlebellingham, County Louth
Coordinates:	53°51′56″N 6°26′25″W / 53.86542°N 6.44035°W / 53.86542; -6.44035
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Stabannon Parnells GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stabannon, County Louth, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of Men's and Ladies' Gaelic football.

History

Located in the village of Stabannon, County Louth, Stabannon Parnells GFC was founded in 1933, however, the existence of Gaelic football teams in the parish predates the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884. The club first fielded a team in 1934 when Stabannon Parnells entered the Louth second division championship.

Between 1949 and 1956 the club contested four Louth SFC finals and won two, including being the first ever recipients of the Joe Ward Cup. After winning the Louth IFC title in 1989, the 1990s proved to be a successful decade, with four Louth SFC titles secured from six final appearances in ten years. A period of decline followed, with Stabannon Parnells being relegated from senior to intermediate and eventually junior, before winning the Louth JFC title in 2022.

The Parnells compete in the Louth Intermediate Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues. Wayne Kierans is the club's senior team manager.

Honours

• Louth Senior Football Championship (6): 1949, 1954, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999
• Louth Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1989
• Louth Junior Football Championship (2): 1943, 2022
• Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (5): 1945, 1950, 1951, 1995, 1998
• Louth Intermediate Football League (1): 1989
• Louth Junior 1 Football League (1): 2023
• Louth Junior 1 Football League (Division 3B) (1): 2022
• ACC Cup (2): 1995, 2000
• Dealgan Milk Products Shield (1): 1989
• Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (4): 1936, 1941, 1951, 1968
• Louth Junior 2B Football Championship (1): 2007
• Louth Junior 2A Football League (1): 1941
• Kevin Mullen Shield (1): 2008
• Kevin Mullen Plate (1): 2022

Notable players

• Tom Conlon: All-Ireland SFC-winner (1957)
• Colin Quinn: Louth SFC-winner (1999)
• Paddy Butterly: Played in the forward line for Louth in the opening two rounds of the successful 1957 Leinster Senior Football Championship campaign.

References

1. "A book that tells the great story of Stabannon Parnells". Dundalk Democrat. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
2. "Stabannon won the inaugural Joe Ward in 1949". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
3. "Stabannon Parnells are Louth junior football champions". Louth GAA. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
4. "Louth GAA Division 3A league preview". The Argus. 20 April 2023.
5. "Stabannon win poor match". Irish Times. 22 September 1997.
6. "All too easy for Stabannon". Irish Times. 20 September 1999.
7. "Stabannon Parnells partied Saturday night away like it was 1999 – they are Louth junior champions". Drogheda Independent. 10 October 2022.
8. "King with a throne". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2002.
9. "Louth GAA Division 3A roundup: Stabannon keep their cool to clinch Div 3A title". Dundalk Democrat. 7 August 2023.
10. "Caoimhín Reilly: Tweaking Louth GAA league structures could be a shrewd move but change is certainly required in Louth LGFA's format". Drogheda Independent. 27 December 2023.
11. "Stabannon win marred by second half fight". The Argus. 27 November 2000.
12. "Full-scale brawl mars Parnells romp in decider". The Argus. 10 October 2007.
13. "Back to winning ways". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2008.
14. "Stabannon capture Kevin Mullen Plate following seven goal thriller in Darver". Dundalk Democrat. 6 April 2022.
15. "Only 20 when he helped Louth to 1957 All-Ireland title". Irish Independent. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
16. "Former Louth footballer Colin Quinn passes away in Australia". Hogan Stand. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

• Gaelic Athletic Association clubs established in 1933
• 1933 establishments in Ireland
• Gaelic games clubs in County Louth