Carndonagh GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
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| Founded: | 1921 | ||||||||
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| County: | Donegal | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and green | ||||||||
| Grounds: | O'Doherty Park | ||||||||
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History
editLocated in the town of Carndonagh, in the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Carndongh GAA Club was founded in 1921 as a hurling club and named Cuchulainns.[1] The club fielded its first Gaelic football team in 1938. Carndonagh had its most successful era between 1944 and 1959 when three Donegal SHC titles were won. The club also reached the final of the Donegal SFC in 1953. Carndonagh regularly supplied players to the Donegal senior hurling team at this time, with 12 club players making up the team in 1947 and 1948, however, by the 1970s emigration had taken a toll.[2] The club no longer fielded a Gaelic football team but the hurlers continued to line out in tournament games. Carndonagh had its most recent success in 2023 when the club claimed the Donegal IHC title.[3]
Honours
edit- Donegal Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1944, 1954, 1959
- Donegal Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1997
- Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2023
- Donegal Junior Football Championship (3): 1950, 1952, 2008
- Donegal Junior Hurling Championship (2): 1958, 1995
Notable players
edit- Pádraig Doherty: Nicky Rackard Cup-winner (2018)[4]
- Luke White: Nicky Rackard Cup-winner (2024)[5]
References
edit- ^ "Club Information". Donegal GAA website. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "A pictorial journey of Carndonagh's GAA Centenary 1921-2021". Inish Live. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Carndonagh edge out MacCumhaills to lift Intermediate Hurling Championship". Donegal Live. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Carndonagh hurling is going from strength to strength". GAA website. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Luke White says Donegal's destiny firmly in their own hands". Donegal Live. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.