Keady Michael Dwyer's GFC
Keady Michael Dwyer's Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is affiliated to Armagh GAA and plays Gaelic football in the Armagh Intermediate Championship. A sister club, Keady Lámh Dhearg, established in 1949, now provides for hurling. The club's ground is Gerard McGleenan Park (Irish: Páirc Ghearóid Mhic Giolla Fhinnéin).[1]
Founded: | 1888 | |
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County: | Armagh | |
Colours: | Green and white | |
Grounds: | Garard McGleenan Park (Páirc Ghearóid Mhic Giolla Fhinnéin) | |
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History
The club was one of the first in Armagh, founded in 1888, a year before the creation of the GAA's Armagh County Board.[2]
Football
- Armagh Senior Football Championship (4)
- 1938, 1953, 1956, 1984
- Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (2)
- 1983, 1995
- Armagh Junior Football Championship (5)
- 1925, 1927, 1933, 1976, 2014, 2018
- Armagh Minor Football Championship (2)
- 1947 (Inaugural), 1957
Notable players
- Pat O'Neill, Armagh Captain 1950
- Eugene Mee, Armagh Minor - All-Ireland Winner 1949
- Paul McCormack, Armagh player 2002-06 - All-Ireland Winner 2002
- John Toal, Armagh player 2001-05 - All-Ireland Winner 2002
- Stephen Bellew, Armagh Minor Player 2011
- Ryan McCabe, Armagh Minor Player 2012, Armagh U21 Player 2015
- Barry Coyle, Armagh Minor Player 2012
- The Rhino Renaghan, Armagh Minor Player 2012, Armagh U21 Player 2015
- Seamus Mallon[3]
Hurling
In the 1930s the Dwyers enjoyed a run of success in the county Hurling Championship.
Honours
- Armagh Senior Hurling Championship (3)
- 1935, 1936, 1937
References
- Armagh GAA, page 10 Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Maghery GAA website
- "Seamus Mallon". Oral History. 3 February 2011.
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