St John's GAA (Antrim)
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| Founded: | 1929 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Antrim | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and white | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Corrigan Park, Whiterock Road, Belfast | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°35′33″N 5°58′38″W / 54.59237°N 5.97736°W | ||||||||||||
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St John's GAA (Irish: Naomh Eoin CLG)[1] is a Gaelic football, hurling and ladies' Gaelic football club in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The club, which was established in 1929,[2] is based at Corrigan Park in West Belfast.[3]
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1929, shortly after the opening of St. John The Evangelist Church (in the Catholic parish of St. John's) in Belfast.[1]
St John's GAA have won the Antrim Senior Football Championship on several occasions and won the Ulster Senior Club Football title in 1977.[4] The club reached the final of the 1977–78 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.[5] The club also fields hurling teams and were awarded the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship title in 1973.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Michael Bradley, hurler[7]
- John Gough, refereed the 1983 All-Ireland SFC final[1]
- Andy McCallin, 1971 Antrim All Star[5][8]
- Peter McGinnity, Fermanagh footballer who played with St John's in the 1970s[9]
Honours
[edit]- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1977[4]
- Antrim Senior Football Championship (24): 1945, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1998[10]
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1973[1]
- Antrim Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1934, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1973[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "History". naomheoinclg.com. St John's GAA.
- ^ Mohan, David (25 March 2022). "Gaelic Games: History of St John's GAC book launched at Corrigan Park". belfastmedia.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Crossan, Brendan (22 April 2022). "The ever-changing face of Corrigan Park as Ulster Championship joust awaits". irishnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b Watters, Andy (18 March 2021). "Glory Days: St John's Belfast recall winning Ulster in 1977". irishnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b Moran, Sean (11 June 2022). "Corrigan Park welcome awaits cautious Cork". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
Although a dual club, it probably has a higher profile in football, having won an Ulster club title and then reached the 1978 All-Ireland final. Antrim's only football All-Star to date, Andy McCallin, who was honoured in the scheme's inaugural year, 1971
- ^ O'Connor, Christy (9 December 2024). "Christy O'Connor: Loughmore-Castleiney find joining that elite provincial doubles bracket isn't easy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
St John's have also won Ulster titles in both codes [..] they were Ulster hurling champions in 1973, albeit having secured that title against Kevin Lynch's after a walkover
- ^ Crossan, Brendan (10 August 2020). "Michael Bradley grabs last gasp winner for St John's". irishnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Kelleher, Humphrey (2023). "Corrigan Park". A Place to Play: The People and Stories Behind 101 GAA Grounds. Merrion Press. ISBN 9781785374814.
The club's Andy McCallin, a dual player, is the one and only Antrim football All Star
- ^ "McGinnity inducted into Hall of Fame". fermanaghherald.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
Peter McGinnity had a long and successful playing career with Fermanagh [..] while also winning an Ulster Senior Club Championship with Belfast club St John's in 1977
- ^ "Senior Championship Winners". antrim.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Club Titles - Antrim". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
External links
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