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'''Faugh-a-Ballagh Gaelic Athletic Association''' was a ] Club based in ], ].<ref>https://www.newry.ie/history/womens-gaelic-sport-in-newry-and-mourne</ref> '''Faugh-a-Ballagh Gaelic Athletic Association''' was a ] Club based in ], ].<ref>https://www.newry.ie/history/womens-gaelic-sport-in-newry-and-mourne</ref>


Established in 1902,<ref>Newry Reporter - Thursday 26 June 1902</ref> it was the first GAA club in the town. Throughout 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. Established in 1902,<ref>Newry Reporter - Thursday 26 June 1902</ref> it was the first GAA club in the town. 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.


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 occasions in 1903, 1907 and 1909. 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 occasions in 1903, 1907 and 1909.{{fact}}


==History== ==History==
Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry during the ]. At its inaugural meeting in March 1902 the committee consisted of A. Lennon, W. McAnulty, T. McCann, J. Bulger, J. Laney, and P. Lavery.<ref name=:0>Frontier Sentinel – Saturday 22 October 1904</ref> Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry during the ]. At its inaugural meeting in March 1902, the committee consisted of A. Lennon, W. McAnulty, T. McCann, J. Bulger, J. Laney, and P. Lavery.<ref name=:0>Frontier Sentinel – Saturday 22 October 1904</ref>


Reorganised in December of the same year, it elected William McAnulty as president and Patrick Lavery as Secretary.<ref name=":0" /> Reorganised in December of the same year, it elected a new president and secretary.<ref name=":0" /> The club folded in the 1940s.

The club folded in the 1940s.


==Honours== ==Honours==

Revision as of 21:26, 18 December 2024

Athletic club
Faugh-a-Ballagh
Faugh-a-Bealach, An tIúr
Founded:1902
County:Down
Nickname:John Attey's Men
Colours:Red and Black
Grounds:The Marshes
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster
champions		 Down
champions
Football: - - 4
Hurling: - - 6

Faugh-a-Ballagh Gaelic Athletic Association was a Gaelic Athletic Club based in Newry, County Down.

Established in 1902, it was the first GAA club in the town. 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.

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 occasions in 1903, 1907 and 1909.

History

Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry during the Gaelic Revival. At its inaugural meeting in March 1902, the committee consisted of A. Lennon, W. McAnulty, T. McCann, J. Bulger, J. Laney, and P. Lavery.

Reorganised in December of the same year, it elected a new president and secretary. 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

References

  1. Frontier Sentinel - Saturday 17 March 1956 - p. 8
  2. https://www.newry.ie/history/womens-gaelic-sport-in-newry-and-mourne
  3. Newry Reporter - Thursday 26 June 1902
  4. ^ Frontier Sentinel – Saturday 22 October 1904
  5. Down GAA Strategic Plan 2010-14 https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/download/28972860/58ade-14c18-61cc5-f7fb7-51c27-c1aef-d50cf-4bea5
  6. Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner - Saturday 05 June 1909
  7. Frontier Sentinel - Saturday 26 March 1960
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