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Erin's Own GAC Lavey
Leamhthaigh
Founded: 1933
County: Derry
Nickname: Lavey Donkeys
Club colours: Orange and Black
Grounds:
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Football
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Hurling
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster
champions		 Derry
champions
Football : 1 2 8
Hurling : - - 17
Ladies :  ?  ?  ?
Camogie :  ?  ?  ?

Erins Own GAC Lavey (Irish: Leamhthaigh) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Lavey, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. 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 Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. 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 A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches Lavey is a fairly large Parish 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 and currently cater for Gaelic football, Hurling, Camogie and Ladies' Gaelic football. 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 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 Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland.

The club's biggest success is when they won the 1990 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971 played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland They have won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship twice and won the Derry Senior Football Championship on eight occasions. For information on the latest tournament see Ulster Senior Club Football Championship 2008 The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic 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 club have won the Derry Senior Hurling Championship 17 times. The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Derry hurling clubs Lavey won Club of the Year at the 1990 Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards. [1]

Underage teams up to U-12's play in South Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.

Contents

Gaelic football

Lavey 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.

Well known players

Hurling

Lavey are the second most successful Derry hurling club of all-time. They have won 17 Derry Senior Hurling Championships. The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Derry hurling clubs Only Kevin Lynch's have won the competition more often. For the Gaelic football, Ladies' Gaelic football and Camogie teams in the town see Dungiven GAC.

Camogie

Lavey has U10, U12, U14, U16, and Senior Camogie sides.

History

Football

In 1926 Irish nationalist, Liam O'Connor, from County Mayo, settled in Lavey. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irish nationalism (Náisiúnachas Éireannach refers to political and sociological movements and sentiment that embodies a love for Irish ancestry, culture and language and He was instrumental in setting up Knockloughrim Erin's Own GAC. The team wore green and gold jerseys with white collars, like Kerry. 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 He also helped set up the Derry County Board and the Erin's Own GAC Cargin in Toome, County Antrim. Toome (in Irish: Tuaim, ie pagan burial place also called Toomebridge) is a small Village in County Antrim, bordering County County Antrim ( Contae Aontroma or simply Aontroim in Irish) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties O'Connor was also a talented player and played for and captained the Derry Senior side. In team sports a captain is a title given to the member of the team [2] O'Connor christened the club Erin's Own in memory of his home club in County Mayo, which bore the same title. In 1928 O'Connor emigrated to America for a few years, his departure led to the folding of Knockloughrim Erin's Own. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1933 under the guidance of Mick Crilly and others the club were officially reorganised as Erin's Own GAC Lavey and the pitch moved to the townland of Gulladuff. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gulladuff ( Irish: Guala Dubha; meaning Black shoulders) is a small Village (the largest of the villages in Lavey) in County Londonderry

Lavey's first trophy came in 1936 when they won the Dean McGlinchey Cup. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lavey thought they had won their first Derry Senior Football Championship in 1937, when they defeated Newbridge by a point at Magherafelt. 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 Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seán O'Leary's GAC Newbridge ( CLG Seán Ó Laoghaire Droichead Nua) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge, County Londonderry Magherafelt ( is a Town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. However Lavey were stripped of the title under the Foreign Games Rule, when a Lavey player had been reported attending a soccer match. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered They won the next year's Derry Senior Football Championship, defeating Pearses of Derry City in the final. In 1947 Lavey schoolteacher Master John Fay originally from County Tyrone, managed Derry to their first ever National League success. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football

In 1977 after a gap of 23 years seen the side win their fourth Derry Senior Football Championship, beating Ballinderry in the final. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC ( Baile an Doire na Seamróga CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry, They also won the Senior League, Derry Reserve Football Championship and Reserve League that year. The current grounds were opened in 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) [2]

The late 1980s and early 1990s were a glory period for the club. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 They won the Derry Senior Football Championship four times in six years (1988, 1990, 1992 and 1993). They also won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship in 1990 and 1992. For information on the latest tournament see Ulster Senior Club Football Championship 2008 The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic The club biggest success came on 17 March 1991 when they were crowned All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971 played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland

Hurling

Between 1934 and 1935 hurling was introduced to Lavey. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3] Fr. James McLaughlin helped launch a hurling club in Lavey by the name of Shamrocks GAC, who until the amalgation in 1941, were officially independent from the football club. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They originally wore green jerseys with a white shamrock on the breast. Because there were few hurling teams in the area, Shamrocks originally competed in the South West Antrim League with teams like Cargin, Creggan and Randalstown. For more details on Antrim GAA see Antrim Senior Football Championship or Antrim Senior Hurling Championship.

Shamrocks won Lavey's first Derry Senior Hurling Championship in 1940. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The team was helped by a few playing members they had from "traditional hurling counties" such as Tipperary and Galway. For more details of Tipperary GAA see Tipperary Senior Club Football Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship, Tipperary Senior Club Hurling 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 [3] 1944 was a special year for the club when they completed the "Football and hurling Double". Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They won the Derry Football Championship beating Mitchel's of Derry City in the final, and also won the Derry Hurling Championship after defeating Sarfield's (also of Derry City).

In 1983, Lavey played in the Antrim Minor Hurling League, and won it. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) They also collected the Derry Minor Hurling Championship in 1983, 1984 and 1985. These Minor successes laid the foundations for Lavey 1985 Derry Senior Hurling Championship success. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) It was the club's first Senior Championship success in 23 years and they would go on to win 11 of the next 17 Senior Championships after that year up until 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The club have reached five Ulster Senior Club Football Championship finals, but have been beaten on each occasion. For information on the latest tournament see Ulster Senior Club Football Championship 2008 The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic

Honours

Football

Senior

Reserves

Minor

U-16

U-14

Hurling

Senior

Minor

U-16

U-14


Camogie

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971 played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland For information on the latest tournament see Ulster Senior Club Football Championship 2008 The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic 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 Please add any other honours you know of.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards - 1990. 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 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
  2. ^ a b Football History. Retrieved on 2007-09-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian
  3. ^ a b Hurling History. Retrieved on 2007-09-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian
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