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Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry, in 1902,<ref>"The Fag-an-Bealach Club was formed in Newry in March, 1902" Frontier Sentinel - Saturday 22 October 1904 p 2</ref> during the ]. It was the first GAA club in the town and held its inaugural meeting in March 1902. Faugh-a-Ballagh was established in Newry, in 1902,<ref>"The Fag-an-Bealach Club was formed in Newry in March, 1902" Frontier Sentinel - Saturday 22 October 1904 p 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. 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.


==Honours== ==Honours==
* ''']''' (6): 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1930<ref name="RoH">{{cite web|url = https://hoganstand.com/Down/ClubTitles | website = hoganstand.com | title = Club Titles - Down | accessdate = 18 December 2024 }}</ref> * ''']''' (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 }}</ref> 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1930<ref name="RoH"/>
* ''']''' (4): 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909<ref name="RoH"/> * ''']''' (4): 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909<ref name="RoH"/>


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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 black
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. Banbridge Chronicle - Wednesday 26 August 1903 - p3 "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. "The Fag-an-Bealach Club was formed in Newry in March, 1902" Frontier Sentinel - Saturday 22 October 1904 p 2
  4. ^ "Club Titles - Down". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. Down GAA Strategic Plan 2010-14, p. 12 – via yumpu.com
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