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Down GAA
Image:Downnewcrest.jpg
Irish:An Dún
Province:Ulster
Nickname(s):The Mournemen (football)
The Ardsmen (hurling)
or The Fortress
County colours:Black and red
Ground(s):Páirc Esler, Newry and
St Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Dominant sport:Gaelic football
NFL:Division 3
NHL:Division 2
Football Championship:Sam Maguire Cup
Hurling Championship:Christy Ring Cup
Ladies' Gaelic football:Brendan Martin Cup
Camogie:O'Duffy Cup
Team coloursTeam coloursTeam colours
Team colours
Team colours
　
Standard colours

The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún) or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Provincial councils are organisational bodies within the Gaelic Athletic Association, each made up of several GAA counties. The Ulster Council ( Irish: Comhairle Uladh) is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of Hurling, This is a list of Nicknames for the the traditional counties of Ireland and their inhabitants The GAA county colours and flags of a GAA county are the colours of the kit worn by that county's representative team in the Gaelic The following is a list of Gaelic Athletic Association stadia. Páirc Esler formerly Páirc an Iúir (also called The Marshes is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland Newry ( short form An tIúr, "The Yew" is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. Newcastle (in Irish: An Caisleán Nua, ie The New Castle is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The Sam Maguire Cup often just called Sam ( Irish: Chorn Sam Maguire) is the name of the Cup that Gaelic football -teams play for in the final The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. The Christy Ring Cup is in effect a competition for the "Division 2" Hurling teams the so-called middle-ranking hurling teams in Ireland. Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. The Brendan Martin Cup is the name of the Cup that Ladies' Gaelic football teams play for in the final of the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of The O'Duffy Cup is the prize presented to the winners of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. 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 Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Gaelic games are the traditional sports played in Ireland. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic football and Hurling, both of which are organised by the County Down, ( Ulster Scots: Coontie Doun. is one of the nine counties that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form The county board is also responsible for the Down inter-county teams

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History

With five victories in five appearances in All Ireland finals, Down have a reputation for rising to the big occasion.

Gaelic football

Down and Galway in action in the 1965 National League semi-final
Down and Galway in action in the 1965 National League semi-final

Down was not regarded as a Gaelic stronghold when Queen's University won the 1958 Sigerson Cup, and some of its leading players turned their thoughts to Down's inter-county dilemma. 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 For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sigerson Cup is the championship for top division of university Gaelic football in Ireland They took the 1959 Ulster title with six inter-changeable forwards who introduced off-the-ball running and oddities such as track-suits. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1960 two goals in a three minute period from Dan McCartan and Paddy Doherty helped beat Kerry, who were almost completely unbeaten at the time, and which brought to an end the Kerry football regime for a few years, and they beat Offaly by a point in 1961 in a tremendous match that featured five first half goals. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In that three-year period their loyal supporters smashed every attendance record in the book. When Down played Offaly in 1961 they set a record attendance of 90,556 for a GAA game. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Against Dublin in the 1964 National League final a record 70,125 showed up. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football The 71,573 who watched them play Kerry in 1961 still stands as a record for an All-Ireland semi-final. 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 Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1968 Down beat Kerry with Sean O'Neill and John Murphy goals, again in a two-minute spell. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Despite a famous prediction that Down would go on to win three in a row, the county took twenty years to regain its status. In 1991 they surprised favourites Meath, Barry Breen giving them the goal that sent them into a lead of eleven points with 20 minutes to go, too far even for Meath. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Na Mí or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the In 1994 Mickey Linden sent James McCartan in for a goal directly under Hill 16 which silenced Dublin. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Hill 16 officially called Dineen/Hill16 is a terraced stand on the railway side of Croke Park, the show piece stadium of the Gaelic Athletic Association The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of

Honours

Notable Players

Sean

Hurling

Entrance to sports ground, Saul, County Down
Entrance to sports ground, Saul, County Down

Down played in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship for three years in the 1970s, even playing Antrim in an unusual Leinster semi-final in Croke Park in 1979. Dan Gordon may refer to Dan Gordon (screenwriter, writer of screenplays for films such as The Hurricane Dan Gordon (animator Martin 'Marty' Clarke ( Irish: Máirtín Ó Cléirigh) (born 13 November 1987 is a footballer from Cranfield Point, County Down, Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. Saul (in Irish: Sabhall, ie a barn is a small Village in County Down, Northern Ireland. The ESB Leinster Minor Hurling Championship is the Minor (under-18 "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland For more details on Antrim GAA see Antrim Senior Football Championship or Antrim Senior Hurling Championship. Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports Stadium in Ireland (fifth largest in Europe) and the principal stadium Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Three Down hurling clubs, Ballycran, Ballygalget and Portaferry play in Antrim League. The first two used the experience to win Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championships. The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the senior Hurling clubs in Ulster. Although they had not won the B championship in four final appearances, when the Ulster hurling championship was revived Down won titles in 1992, 1995 and 1997, losing the All Ireland semi-finals by 14, 11 and 16 points. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

In 2008, Down made history as the first GAA county to field two inter-county hurling teams in the National Hurling League. For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz A South Down team - made up of hurlers from non-Ards clubs - recorded their first win by beating Cavan at Ballela, scoring 4-15 to Cavan's 0-9 in Division Four of the league. See also Cavan Senior Club Football Championship or Cavan Senior Club Hurling Championship. Ballela ( Baile Aileach in Irish) is a small Village in County Down, Northern Ireland.

Honours

Club Championships

External links

Down GAA
Affiliated Clubs
Senior Football Championship

An Riocht - Attical - Ballyholland - Ballymartin - Bryansford - Burren - Castlewellan - Clonduff - Downpatrick - Kilcoo - Liatroim-Fontenoys - Longstone - Loughinisland - Mayobridge - Rostrevor - Saval

Intermediate Football Championship

Annaclone - Ardglass - Bredagh - Carryduff - Clann na Banna - Darragh Cross - Dundrum - Glasdrumman - Glenn - Kilclief - Newry Shamrocks - Saul - St. The Down Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Down Clubs The Down Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Down Clubs Longstone GAC is a Gaelic football club in County Down, Northern Ireland. John Bosco - Teconnaught - Tullylish - Warrenpoint

Junior Football Championship

Aghaderg - Aughlisnafin - Ballykinlar - Bright - Dromara - Drumaness - Drumgath - Killyleagh - Newry Mitchel's - St. St Peter's/Cumann Pheadair Naomha, is a Down based Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ireland. John's - St. Michael's - St. Paul's

Senior Hurling Championship

Ballycran - Ballygalget - Portaferry

Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ballela - Ballycran 2 - Ballygalget 2 - Bredagh - Castlewellan - Kilclief - Kilcoo - Liatroim-Fontenoys - Newry Shamrocks - Portaferry 2

Junior Hurling Championship

Clonduff - Darragh Cross - Warrenpoint

St Peter's/Cumann Pheadair Naomha, is a Down based Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ireland.
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