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==History== ==History==
Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry, in 1902,<ref>''Newry Reporter'', Thursday 26 June 1902 {{Full citation needed|date=December 2024}}</ref> during the ]. It was the first GAA club in the town and held its inaugural meeting in March 1902.<ref name=:0>''Frontier Sentinel'', Saturday 22 October 1904 {{Full citation needed|date=December 2024}}</ref> It was reorganised in December of the same year and a new president and secretary were elected.<ref name=":0" /> 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"/> 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>


The club folded in the 1940s. The club folded in the 1940s.{{fact|date=December 2024}}


==Honours== ==Honours==
* ''']'''<ref>https://hoganstand.com/Down/ClubTitles</ref> (6): 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909,1930 * ''']''' (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"/>
* ''']''' <ref>https://hoganstand.com/Down/ClubTitles</ref>(4): 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909 * ''']''' (4): 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909<ref name="RoH"/>


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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Gaelic games club This article is about the defunct GAA club in County Down. For the GAA club in Dublin, see Faughs GAA. For the GAA club in Antrim, see Carey Faughs GAC.
Faugh-a-Ballagh
Founded:1902
County:Down
Colours:Red and white
Grounds:The Marshes
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster
champions		 Down
champions
Football: - - 4
Hurling: - - 6

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

See also

References

  1. "Wednesday 26 August 1903". Banbridge Chronicle. p. 3. The teams lined out as follows Fag-an-Bealac (red and white)
  2. "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
  3. "Saturday 22 October 1904". Frontier Sentinel. p. 2. The Fag-an-Bealach Club was formed in Newry in March, 1902
  4. ^ "Club Titles - Down". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. Down GAA Strategic Plan 2010-14, Gaelic Athletic Association, p. 12 – via yumpu.com
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