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St. Mary's GAC Faughanvale
CLG Naomh Muire Nuachongbháil
Founded: 1933
County: Derry
Nickname: Vale
Club colours: Green and White
Grounds: John McLaughlin Park
(Páirc An Seán Mac Louhlainn)
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St. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 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. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football Mary's GAC Faughanvale (Irish: CLG Naomh Muire Nuachongbháil) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Greysteel, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in the parish of Faughanvale, nine miles from Derry City. 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 Greysteel Surr ( Glás Stíl in Irish) is a Village in County derry, Ireland, 14km to the east of Derry and 11km to the Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football, Ladies' Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. 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

Faughanvale have won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship five times and the Derry Junior Football Championship once. The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the M&L Contracts Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football The Derry Junior Football Club Championship currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Derry Credit Union Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association The club's catchment area includes Greysteel, Eglinton, Ballykelly, Enagh, Highlands and parts of Glack. Greysteel Surr ( Glás Stíl in Irish) is a Village in County derry, Ireland, 14km to the east of Derry and 11km to the Glack ( Irish: An Glaic; ie The hollow) is a small Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 4 km south of Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.

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Gaelic football

Faughanvale fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. The following is an alphabetical list of terms and jargon used in relation to Gaelic games. The following is an alphabetical list of terms and jargon used in relation to Gaelic games. They currently compete in the Derry Intermediate Championship. Having won Division 4 of the Derry ACFL in 2007, they will compete in Division 3 in 2008.

Ladies' Gaelic football

As well as Minor and Senior Ladies' football teams, St. Mary's fields U12, U14 and U16 teams.

Hurling and Camogie

The Camogie and Hurling teams ceased playing in 1989, however both have recently been re-established at U-10 level. [1]

History

St. Mary's GAC Faughanvale was established in 1933 by a group of local farmers and labourers. A Camogie team was founded in 1946 and affiliated to the club, before folding in 1989. The club's first major success came in 1943 when they won the North Derry Senior Football Championship, before losing to Lavey in the All-Derry Senior Championship final. Erins Own GAC Lavey ( Leamhthaigh) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Parish of Lavey, Derry, Northern Ireland 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 In 1975 Faughanvale won the Derry Junior Football Championship. The Derry Junior Football Club Championship currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Derry Credit Union Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association Three years later St. Mary's won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship and have won the competition a further four times since (1981, 1996, 1998, 1999). The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the M&L Contracts Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football Faughanvale was awarded Irish News Rural Club of the Year 2005 by The Irish News. The Irish News is a compact -sized daily newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Club purchased its current grounds in 1982. When the new pitch opened in 1983 it was named after one of the founding club members and former Chairman of the Derry County Board John McLaughlin. In May 2007 the club began a £1. 2million re-development of their playing facilities at John McLaughlin Park. In 2008 the club took part in the Celebrity Bainisteoir programme and were managed by journalist Nell McCafferty. Nell McCafferty (born 1944 is an Irish Journalist, Playwright, Civil rights campaigner and Feminist. [2] [3]

Honours

Gaelic football

Senior

Minor

U-16

 1984

U-14

U-12

Ladies' football

Senior

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. For the Hurling club in the town see Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club. Please add any other honours you know of.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Home > Download Section > Club Development Plan. The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the M&L Contracts Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football This is a list of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs across the world organised by GAA county which they are associated with. Retrieved on 2007-09-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated
  2. ^ Celebrity Bainisteoir - The Clubs. Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
  3. ^ McMorrow, Conor. "New RTÉ show gives GAA managers the celebrity treatment", Sunday Tribune, 2008-03-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.  
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