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St Mary's Banagher GAC
CLG Naomh Mhuire Beannchar
Founded: 1965
County: Derry
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Club colours: Maroon and White
Grounds: Fr. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. 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 For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. McNally Park
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St Mary's Banagher GAC (Irish: CLG Naomh Mhuire Beannchar) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Feeny / Park area of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh For the fictional Boy Meets World character see George Feeny. Park is a small Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The club is a member of the Derry GAA. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. Banagher is a dual club and currently cater for Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of The club motto is Ni neart go misneach, which translates as No strength like courage.

Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. The club was formed in 1965, when St Mary's Park and St Joseph's Banagher amalgamated. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.

The club have won the Derry Senior Hurling Championship on three occasions and have been runners up three time in the Derry Senior Football Championship. The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Derry hurling clubs The Derry Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club

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History

Up until 1965, St. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Mary's Park and St. Joseph's Banagher were the two teams in the area. [1] Fr. McNally went about reviving Gaelic football in the area by creating a new team to cover both Feeny and Park. The name was chosen as a compromise between the two old clubs and the maroon and white colours were chosen in recognition of the Galway team who were All-Ireland Champions at the time. The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. [1]

The stag depicted on the crest represents the legend that Saint Muireach O'Heaney (a local Saint) followed a stag to the site where he founded his church, the present day ruins of Banagher Old Church. [1] The mythical beast to the right is a "peiste", which St. Muireach is said to have banished into a deep pool in Banagher Glen known as “Lig na Peiste” (pit of the serpent). The mountains at the top of the crest are the Sperrins, which surround Banagher. The Sperrins, or Sperrin Mountains ( are a range of hills in Northern Ireland and one of the largest upland areas in Ireland.

Gaelic football

Banagher have had some measure of success in Gaelic football. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football However despite reaching the final three times (1974, 1978 and 1981), the Derry Senior Football Championship still eludes them. The Derry Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club

Well known players

Hurling

Banagher are considered one of Derry's top hurling clubs. Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic They have won the Derry Senior Hurling Championship on three occasions (1978, 1980 and 2005) and been runners up twice. The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Derry hurling clubs

Camogie

The senior camogie side play in the Credit Union Derry Premier League.

Honours

Gaelic football

Senior

U-21

Minor

U-16

U-14

  Ulster Feli B U-14 2008

Hurling

Senior

Minor

U-16

U-14

U-12

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

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c History of the Club. The Derry Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Derry hurling clubs This is a list of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs across the world organised by GAA county which they are associated with. Retrieved on 2007-09-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself
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