Castledawson GAC

St Malachy's GAC Castledawson

An Séan Mhullagh
County:	Derry
Colours:	White and Black
Grounds:	The Broagh
Coordinates:	54°46′01.84″N 6°32′13.09″W / 54.7671778°N 6.5369694°W / 54.7671778; -6.5369694Coordinates: 54°46′01.84″N 6°32′13.09″W / 54.7671778°N 6.5369694°W / 54.7671778; -6.5369694
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Saint Malachy's GAC Castledawson is a Gaelic Athletic Club from Castledawson, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and currently compete in gaelic football, hurling and camogie.

History

St Malachy's GAC was set up largely thanks to Paddy Graham from the townland of Tamnadace outside the village. The Graham Cup, a reserve competition for South Derry clubs is named in his honour.^[1] Although a relatively small club, it competed for several years in the Derry senior league.

Well known players

• Matt Sonny McCann - Former Derry and Ulster footballer.
• Dermot Heaney - 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning Derry footballer.
• Adrian Heaney - Former Derry Minor, Under 21 and Senior Player who was the Senior team captain

Camogie

Castledawson fields camogie teams at U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, and Senior levels.

Football Titles

Senior

• Derry Junior Football Championship: 1
  • 1958
• Larkin Cup: 1
  • 1997
• McGlinchey Cup: 3
  • 2007, 2010, 2013
• Derry Intermediate Football Championship: 3
  • 2010, 2014, 2016

Minor

• Tommy O'Neill Cup: 1
  • 2006 (shared with Foreglen)
• Minor 'B' Football Championship: 1
  • 2015
• Minor 'B' Football League: 1
  • 2015
• South Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship: 1
  • 2006

U-16

• South Derry U-16 'B' Football Championship: 1
  • 2003, 2000
• South Derry U-16 'B' Football League: 2
  • 2002, 2005

U-14

• South Derry U-14 'B' Football Championship: 1

2002

• South Derry U-14 'B' Football League: 1

2002

• All County U-14 "C" Football Feile. 1

2008

• All County U-14 "C" Football Championship. 1

2008

Camogie Titles

• Derry Premier Camogie Championship: 1
  • 2007
• U14 Derry Championship: 2
  • 2010
  • 2011

Ladies' Football Titles

• U14 Derry Championship: 1
  • 2010

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

See also

• Derry Senior Football Championship
• List of Gaelic games clubs in Derry

External links

• St. Malachy's GAC website
• Official Derry GAA Website
• Derry Club GAA

References