| Armagh GAA | |||||||||||||||||
| Irish: | Ard Mhacha | ||||||||||||||||
| Province: | Ulster | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s): | The Orchard County | ||||||||||||||||
| County colours: | Orange and White | ||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s): | Athletic Grounds, Armagh | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL: | Division 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL: | Division 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Hurling Championship: | Nicky Rackard Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Camogie: | O'Duffy Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh. The Armagh Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Armagh Clubs The Armagh Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Armagh Clubs Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Provincial councils are organisational bodies within the Gaelic Athletic Association, each made up of several GAA counties. The Ulster Council ( Irish: Comhairle Uladh) is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of Hurling, This is a list of Nicknames for the the traditional counties of Ireland and their inhabitants The GAA county colours and flags of a GAA county are the colours of the kit worn by that county's representative team in the Gaelic The following is a list of Gaelic Athletic Association stadia. The Athletic Grounds is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Armagh, Northern Ireland. The City of Armagh ( is an ancient religious site of worship of both celtic paganism and Christianity and the oldest of the five cities in Northern Ireland, Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The Sam Maguire Cup often just called Sam ( Irish: Chorn Sam Maguire) is the name of the Cup that Gaelic football -teams play for in the final The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. The Nicky Rackard Cup (Chorn Nicoláis Mhic Riocaird is in effect a competition for the "Division 3" Hurling teams the counties in Ireland that Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. The Brendan Martin Cup is the name of the Cup that Ladies' Gaelic football teams play for in the final of the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of The O'Duffy Cup is the prize presented to the winners of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A GAA county or County board is a geographic region of control within the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA originally based on the Counties of Ireland Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Gaelic games are the traditional sports played in Ireland. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic football and Hurling, both of which are organised by the County Armagh ( Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish - from the height of Macha) is a county in Ulster in the north east of Ireland The county board is also responsible for the Armagh inter-county teams
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Armagh has a long tradition of football stretching back to the 19th century when they became only the second team to win the Ulster SFC in 1890. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Despite early success at provincial level, national success at junior and minor level and All-Ireland final appearances in 1953 and 1977, it took until 2002 for Armagh to win their first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The following year saw the Orchard County almost become the first team for more than a decade to retain the Sam Maguire cup but they were narrowly beaten in a tense final with their fellow northern rivals Tyrone. The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Since then the county has netted a further three Ulster championships and won their first ever National Football League title. Over the course of the past ten years Armagh, along with neighbours Tyrone and the ever-present Kerry, have established themselves as the 'big three' of Gaelic football. The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible
All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 1
| Year | Squad | Opponent |
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| 2002 | B Tierney, J McNulty, E McNulty, F Bellew, A O'Rourke, K McGeeney, A McCann, P McGrane, J Toal, P McKeever, J McEntee, O McConville, S McDonnell, R Clarke, D Marsden. The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Francis "Francie" Bellew (born March 25, 1976) is an Irish Gaelic footballer whose county team is Armagh Kieran McGeeney ( Ciarán Mac Géibheannaigh) is the current manager of the Kildare senior football team and Irish Gaelic footballer who played midfield Rónán Clarke is a Gaelic football player who plays inter-county football for Armagh. Subs: B O'Hagan for McEntee, T McEntee for McKeever. |
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships: 1
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| 2004 | G Wilson, G Smyth, F Moriarty, A Mallon, A Kernan, C McKeever, B McDonald, M Mackin, G Swift, G Loughran, S Kernan, P Toal, M McNamee, R Austin, B Mallon. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Under-21 Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Subs - P Duffy, B Toner, J Murtagh, M Moore, S O'Neill. |
All-Ireland Minor Football Championships: 1
| Year | Squad | Opponent |
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| 1949 | L McCorry, E McCann, J Brattan, J McKnight, F Kernan, B O’Neill, T McConville, E Mee, S Collins, T Connolly, S Blaney, J Cunningham, S Smith, PJ McKeever, B McGrane. The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sub - M McKnight for S Collins. |
All-Ireland Junior Football Championships: 1
| Year | Squad | Opponent |
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| 1926 | C Morgan, H Cumiskey, Gene Hanratty, J Vallely, Joe Harney, J Maguire, Owen Connolly, J Corrigan, F McAvinchey, F Toner, P Fearon, J Kernan, H Arthurs, J Donaghy, J McCusker. The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition for junior Gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sub - J McEntee for F McAvinchey. |
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| 2005 | P Hearty; A Mallon, F Bellew, P McCormack 0-1; A Kernan 0-1, K McGeeney, C McKeever; J Toal, P McGrane; M O'Rourke, J McEntee 0-1, O McConville 0-2; S McDonnell 0-10, R Clarke 0-2, B Mallon 0-4. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis "Francie" Bellew (born March 25, 1976) is an Irish Gaelic footballer whose county team is Armagh Kieran McGeeney ( Ciarán Mac Géibheannaigh) is the current manager of the Kildare senior football team and Irish Gaelic footballer who played midfield Subs - P McKeever 1-0, A McCann, J McNulty, P Loughran, A O'Rourke. |
Armagh have a total of 23 All-Stars
| Number | Player | Position | Local Club | ||
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| 1 | Paul Hearty | Goalkeeper | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
| 2 | Andy Mallon | Right Full Back | Pearse Óg | ||
| 3 | Francie Bellew | Full Back | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
| 4 | Bredan Donaghy | Left Full Back | Clonmore | ||
| 5 | Aaron Kernan | Right Half Back | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
| 6 | Aidan O'Rourke | Centre Back | Dromintee | ||
| 7 | Ciaran McKeever | Left Half Back | St Pats Cullyhanna | ||
| 8 | Kieran Toner | Midfield | Granemore | ||
| 9 | Paul McGrane Captain | Midfield | Ballyhegan | ||
| 10 | Martin O'Rourke | Right Half Forward | Dromintee | ||
| 11 | Stephen Kernan | Centre Forward | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
| 12 | Paddy McKeever | Left Half Forward | Ballyhegan | ||
| 13 | Stephen McDonnell | Right Full Forward | Killeavey | ||
| 14 | Ronan Clarke | Full Forward | Pearse Óg | ||
| 15 | Oisín McConville | Left Full Forward | Crossmaglen Rangers | ||
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| 16 | Ciarán McKinney | Goalkeeper | Pearse Óg | ||
| 17 | John Paul Donnelly | Half Back | Armagh Harps | ||
| 18 | Paul Keenan | Full Forward | Carrickcruppin | ||
| 19 | James Lavery | Midfield | Maghery | ||
| 20 | Tony McClelland | Half Back | Granemore | ||
| 21 | Philip Loughran | Midfield | Clady | ||
| 22 | Malachy Mackin | Midfield | St. Steven "Stevie" McDonnell ( Irish: Stíofán Mac Dónaill) is an Gaelic football player for Armagh. Rónán Clarke is a Gaelic football player who plays inter-county football for Armagh. Paul Hearty is a Gaelic football player from Armagh, Northern Ireland. Crossmaglen Rangers GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Andy Mallon ( Irish Aindriu Ó Maoileoin) is a Gaelic football player and electrician from County Armagh who plays inter-county football for Armagh Francis "Francie" Bellew (born March 25, 1976) is an Irish Gaelic footballer whose county team is Armagh Crossmaglen Rangers GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Crossmaglen Rangers GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Granemore GFC is a small Gaelic football club situated approx Crossmaglen Rangers GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Steven "Stevie" McDonnell ( Irish: Stíofán Mac Dónaill) is an Gaelic football player for Armagh. Rónán Clarke is a Gaelic football player who plays inter-county football for Armagh. Oisín McConville ( Irish: Oisín Mac Conmhaoil) is an Gaelic footballer who plays for Armagh. Crossmaglen Rangers GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Maghery ( An Machaire) is a small Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Granemore GFC is a small Gaelic football club situated approx Patrick's | ||
| 23 | Finnian Moriarty | Corner Back | Wolfe Tone's | ||
| 24 | Conor Clarke | Full Forward | Pearse Óg | ||
| 25 | Paudie McCreesh | Half Back | St. Patrick's | ||
| 26 | Brian Mallon | Centre Half Forward | Tír Na nÓg | ||
| 27 | Michael O'Rourke | Half Forward | Dromintee | ||
| 28 | Peadar Toal | Half Forward | Armagh Harps | ||
| 29 | Kevin Dyas | Half Back | Dromintee | ||
| 30 | Charlie Vernon | Half Forward | Armagh Harps | ||
Like most counties outside of the game's heartland of Munster and south Leinster hurling has, with the exception of border areas such as Keady, Derrynose and Middletown, tended to live in the shadow cast by Gaelic football in Armagh. Kevin Dyas is a former Armagh GAA player who plays with Australian Football League team Collingwood. Charlie Vernon is an Irish Gaelic football player for Armagh. However, in recent years the county hurlers have shown a marked improvement under the guidance of manager Mattie Lennon and his assistant Ger Rogan.
In 2006 Armagh won the NHL Division 3 championship, winning all their games in the group stages before beating Louth 3-10 to 1-11 in the final at Breffni Park in Cavan. The step up to Division 2 proved to be a difficult one for the men from the Orchard County. While the team failed to win any of their group games they were unfortunate to lose to Meath and also managed to come within a point of the 2006 Christy Ring Cup finalists Carlow. Heavier defeats were suffered at the hands of more established counties such as Derry and Laois.
In another sign of the progress being made with the small ball game in the county, Armagh returned to the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship in May 2007 for the first time in almost 60 years with a match against Derry. The Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Ulster Championship) is the premier intercounty "knockout" competition Despite putting in a strong performance the team lost out on the chance of a semi-final encounter with neighbours Down to an injury time score.
The advances made in the county over the past two years placed them as favourites in the Nicky Rackard Cup encounter on August 12 against Roscommon. They unfortunately lost this game by two points.
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Armagh Harps - Ballymacnab - Carrickcruppin - Clan na Gael - Clann Éireann - Crossmaglen Rangers - Dromintee - Granemore - Keady - Killeavey - Maghery - Mullabawn - Pearse Óg - St. The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gais Under-21 Hurling Championship) is the premier "knockout" The All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Hurling Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a Hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Ulster Championship) is the premier intercounty "knockout" competition For the Senior equivalent see Ulster Senior Hurling Championship The Ulster U-21 Hurling Championship or for sponsorship reasons the Erin Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Ulster Minor Hurling Championship is the Minor (under 18 years of age "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Ulster Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ulster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Crossmaglen Rangers GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Granemore GFC is a small Gaelic football club situated approx Michael's - Tír Na nÓg - Whitecross |
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Annaghmore - An Port Mór - Ballyhegan - Clonmore - Collegeland - Crossmaglen Rangers 2 - Cullaville - Lissummon - Madden - Sarsfield's - Silverbridge - St. Collegeland O'Rahilly's Gaelic Athletic Association Club is located just outside Charlemount and Moy The Armagh Club has had recent success in the last year Crossmaglen Rangers GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Patrick's - St. Paul's - St. Peter's - Wolfe Tone's |
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Camlough - Killeavey - Seán Treacy's - St. Thomas Davis GFC is a Gaelic football club based in Corrinshego in County Armagh, Northern Ireland which plays in the Fourth Division Malachy's |
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