The display of the dungiven team on that occasion was hailed by knowledgeable kilkenny people as being the most impressive of the entire competition. To describe ballygalgets passage into the aib ulster club final as an act. Down memory lane with danny okane alpha newspaper group. The hurling club in the town is kevin lynchs the clubs biggest success was when they won the 1997 ulster senior club football championship. The gaelic football club called dungiven gac was founded in 1943 and originally included a hurling section. Master begley was a student there on the first day it opened its doors in 1962. From here we hope to keep you informed on all the details regarding dungiven gac.
These are deadlines set by oneills to ensure christmas delivery. A history books most notably their record breaking five senior football titles in a row, 19591963. Shop now at the official derry gaa online store with oneills. Gaa world games feile peile na nog 2019 boys division 1 fri, jun 28, 2019 claregalway 310 32 dungiven. St canices gac dungiven is a gaelic athletic association club based in dungiven, county. The name of liam hinphey has been synonymous with hurling in.
John mitchel historical association of ireland life and times new. However, the administration of gaelic sports in the county took some time to get properly organised. A observers that this record is very unlikely to be emulated in the future. Search results for our archive materials croke park. Though still only a small town of a few thousand, dungiven has been growing over.
Dungiven 112 drum 110 in the junior final, dungiven thirds faced parish neighbours drum at claudy. The hurling club in the town is kevin lynchs the team are named after saint canice, who was born in dungiven in 516ad although the current. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Dungiven won it, beating two tipperary teams en route to the cup. In an evenly contested game they emerged winners by two points, having trailing for most of the game. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Club vs st canices dungiven feile peile na nog 2019 girls division 9. Within a year of the gaas foundation in 1884, gaa clubs were established around the county in derry, desertmartin and magherafelt. Although there were gaa clubs in derry, desertmartin and magherafelt within a year of the gaa s foundation in 1884, and clubs in ballinascreen and dunamore just over the tyrone border also date back to about that period, 1 the administration of gaelic sports in the county took some time to get properly organised.
They were both up in dungiven club last night to mark liams service to the gaa in. Also a huge thank you to the people of dungiven for opening up their homes to give some of us a bed for the night and the voluntary support for all the events. Lauded as their match winner, the naomh eanna keeper wrote his name in their history books and indeed ulster gaas history books. Dungiven gaa club, for example, is named after convicted terrorist and inla hunger striker kevin lynch. They currently cater for gaelic football and ladies gaelic football. Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide delivery. Gaa world games feile peile na nog 2019 boys division 1 sat, jun 29, 2019 dungiven 312 02 caherlistrane. Tim pat coogan goodreads author shelved 40 times as irish history avg rating 4. It is part of derry gaa, it caters for gaelic football and ladies gaelic football. For longer than he would care to remember, liam begley was an english teacher in st patricks, dungiven. Dungiven sits on the main a6 road and has good road links to derry 29 km to the west and limavady km to the north.
The sport for females, the game for fun, the place for community. Personalise the latest derry gaa jersey with a name, number or player fit only at. Intermediate hurling championship the saffron gael. Kevin lynch hurling club kevin lynchs hurling club. Gaa world games feile peile na nog 2019 boys division 1 sun, jun 30, 2019 dungiven 20 38 new york. In the early 17th century they built dungiven castle, which having been substantially rebuilt in the 19th century remains today as a restaurant and guesthouse.
St canices gac dungiven is a gaelic athletic association club based in dungiven, county londonderry, northern ireland. A derry county board was established in 1888 and paid affiliation fees to the gaa central council. It currently caters for gaelic football and ladies gaelic football. Oral history project the foundation of the gaa when michael cusack moved to dublin, in 1877, to open his academy preparing irish students for the civil service examinations, sport throughout ireland was the preserve of the middle and ascended classes. Cumann chainnigh naofa dun geimhin is a gaelic athletic association club based in dungiven, county londonderry, northern ireland. In 1981 the hurling section of dungiven gac was renamed in honour of kevin lynch from dungiven who died on the 1981 irish hunger strike, whilst the football team retained the existing name. The worldfamous song danny boy is taken from a melody composed by the o cathain bard, ruairi dall o cathain. In 1977 dungiven coached by peter stevenson won feile na ngael in waterford and followed this by an even more resounding success in kilkenny in 1978. Aib ulster club hurling semifinal ballygalget 39 kevin lynchs 112. The derry county board of the gaelic athletic association gaa irish. The county board is also responsible for the derry intercounty teams. Popular irish history books showing 150 of 2,422 michael collins. John mitchel 181575 was born at camnish, near dungiven, co.
St patricks camogie club, dungiven july 22, 2011 please can all underage players meet at the bus stop on station rd, on saturday night at 8. A proposed bypass for dungiven, following a route to the south west of the town, has been markedout since the 1973 limavady area plan. It is responsible for gaelic games in county londonderry in northern ireland the gaa refers to the county as derry. Year stage dungiven score opposition score captain match report final 2014 semifinal dungiven 006 slaughtneil 112 after replay 20 quarterfinal dungiven. Welcome to the official website st canices dungiven gac, the online home of dungiven gac. A big thank you to st cannices gac club for the amazing hospitality and support you provided for the walkers of lyras peace walk on sunday. They have won the derry senior football championship on seven occasions, the derry gaa senior.
St canice gac dungiven cumann chainnigh naofa dun geimhin. Afterwards, the dungiven gaa club in derry, of which he was a member, renamed their hurling team after lynch, a move that more than 30 years later has hit the headlines again through no less a. In 1972, he captained the first derry hurling team to win an allireland. While of late success on the playing field had eluded mitchels their past achievements had given them a unique place in kerry g. At halftime the scoreboard read, drum 08 dungiven 06. Year stage dungiven score opposition score captain match report final 2014 semifinal dungiven 006 slaughtneil 112 after replay 20 quarterfinal dungiven 007 ballinasceen 311 2012 quarter. Please feel free to contact us here at the offical club website, facebook or. St canices gac dungiven, garvagh road, dungiven 2020. Canices dungiven where hundreds of people packed into the club house to celebrate not just the gaa but the clubs own achievements.
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