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| {{Infobox GAA club | {{Infobox GAA club | ||
| | club gaa = Faugh-a-Ballagh | | club gaa = Faugh-a-Ballagh | ||
| | crest = | | crest = | ||
| | irish = Faugh-a-Bealach, An tIúr | |||
| | county = Down | | county = Down | ||
| | nickname = John Attey's Men <ref>Frontier Sentinel - Saturday 17 March 1956 - p. 8</ref> | |||
| | colours = | |||
| | grounds = ] | | grounds = ] | ||
| | coordinates = | | coordinates = | ||
| | founded = 1902 | | founded = 1902 | ||
| | province = Ulster | | province = Ulster | ||
| | colours = Red and white<ref>{{cite news | work = Banbridge Chronicle | title = Wednesday 26 August 1903 | page = 3 | quote = The teams lined out as follows Fag-an-Bealac (red and white) }}</ref> | |||
| | colours = Red and Black | |||
| | pattern_la = | | pattern_la = | ||
| | pattern_b = | | pattern_b = | ||
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| | body = FF0000 | | body = FF0000 | ||
| | rightarm = FF0000 | | rightarm = FF0000 | ||
| | shorts = |
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| | f3 = 4 | | f3 = 4 | ||
| | h3 = 6 | | h3 = 6 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''Faugh-a-Ballagh''' was a ] (GAA) club based in ], ] in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.newry.ie/history/womens-gaelic-sport-in-newry-and-mourne| website = newry.ie | title = Women's Gaelic Sport in Newry and Mourne | quote = A few clubs were established in the Newry area in the early 1900's. Faugh A Bealach was one of those clubs | date = 1 October 2024 }}</ref> It was established in 1902 and folded in the 1940s. | |||
| '''Faugh-a-Ballagh Gaelic Athletic Association''' was a ] Club based in ], ]. | |||
| Established in 1902, it was the first GAA club in the town and throughout its early years was one of the most successful clubs in the county winning five hurling championships and four football championships between 1903 and 1910. | |||
| Faugh-a-Ballagh remain the only club to win the Down Senior Hurling and Down Senior Football Championship in the same year, a feat which they achieved on three occassions in 1903, 1907 and 1909. | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry |
Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry, in 1902,<ref>{{cite news | quote = The Fag-an-Bealach Club was formed in Newry in March, 1902 | work = Frontier Sentinel | title = Saturday 22 October 1904 | page = 2}}</ref> during the ]. It was the first GAA club in the town and held its inaugural meeting in March 1902. | ||
| In its early years, Newry Faughs was one of the most successful clubs in the county, winning five hurling championships and four football championships between 1903 and 1910.<ref name="RoH">{{cite web|url = https://hoganstand.com/Down/ClubTitles | website = hoganstand.com | title = Club Titles - Down | accessdate = 18 December 2024 }}</ref> | |||
| Reorganised in December of the same year, it elected William McAnulty as President and Patrick Lavery as Secretary.<ref>Frontier Sentinel – Saturday 22 October 1904</ref>. | |||
| The club folded in the 1940s. | The club folded in the 1940s.{{fact|date=December 2024}} | ||
| ==Honours== | ==Honours== | ||
| * ''']''' (6): 1903,<ref>{{citation |title = Down GAA Strategic Plan 2010-14 | url = https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/download/28972860/58ade-14c18-61cc5-f7fb7-51c27-c1aef-d50cf-4bea5 | via = yumpu.com | page = 12 | publisher = Gaelic Athletic Association }}</ref> 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1930<ref name="RoH"/> | |||
| ] (6) | |||
| ⚫ | * ''']''' (4): 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909<ref name="RoH"/> | ||
| *1903 | |||
| *1904 | |||
| *1907 | |||
| *1908 | |||
| *1909 | |||
| *1930 | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| ⚫ | ] (4) | ||
| * ], a battle cry of Irish origin | |||
| *1903 | |||
| *1906 | |||
| *1907 | |||
| *1909 | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Faugh-a-Ballagh was a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Newry, County Down in Ireland. It was established in 1902 and folded in the 1940s.
History
Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry, in 1902, during the Gaelic Revival. It was the first GAA club in the town and held its inaugural meeting in March 1902.
In its early years, Newry Faughs was one of the most successful clubs in the county, winning five hurling championships and four football championships between 1903 and 1910.
The club folded in the 1940s.
Honours
- Down Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1930
- Down Senior Football Championship (4): 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909
See also
- Faugh A Ballagh, a battle cry of Irish origin
References
- "Wednesday 26 August 1903". Banbridge Chronicle. p. 3.
The teams lined out as follows Fag-an-Bealac (red and white)
- "Women's Gaelic Sport in Newry and Mourne". newry.ie. 1 October 2024.
A few clubs were established in the Newry area in the early 1900's. Faugh A Bealach was one of those clubs
- "Saturday 22 October 1904". Frontier Sentinel. p. 2.
The Fag-an-Bealach Club was formed in Newry in March, 1902
- ^ "Club Titles - Down". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- Down GAA Strategic Plan 2010-14, Gaelic Athletic Association, p. 12 – via yumpu.com