St Brigid's GAC Cloughmills
| Naomh Bríd, Cloch an Mhuilinn | ||
| Founded: | 1992 | |
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| County: | Antrim | |
| Nickname: | The Biddies | |
| Colours: | Orange and black[1] | |
| Grounds: | Fr Leonard Park | |
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St Brigid's, Cloughmills is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Cloughmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. The club added a Ladies' Gaelic Football unit which enetered the Antrim leagues for the first time in 2024.
History
[edit]Located in the village of Cloughmills, in north County Antrim, St Brigid's GAC Cloughmills was founded in 1992. The club has spent most of its existence operating in the junior grade, winning the Antrim JAHC title for the first time in 2010.[2] Two years later, St Brigid's secured senior status for the first time after claiming the Antrim IHC title.[3] A second Antrim IHC was won in 2016, before St Brigid's beat Eoghan Rua to claim the Ulster Club IHC title.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2016
- Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 2012, 2016
- Antrim Junior Hurling Championship (1): 2010
References
[edit]- ^ "St Brigids Cloughmills HC". Club Info website. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Cloughmills win Antrim Junior Hurling Championship". Northern Ireland World. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "'Biddies' celebrate 20th Anniversary with IHC Win". 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "St Bridget's, Cloughmills battle through the fog to win Ulster Club IHC final". The Irish News. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
External link
[edit]- St Brigid's GAC Cloughmills information page on the Antrim GAA website