wondering who's the youngest GAA club, and what ones are doing very well despite not being goin long. In Kildare for example Confey are only around since 1989 but got to the senior hurling final, won the leinster ifc and have a strong underage...
We (Steelstown) were formed in 1987, however only entered Senior football proper in 1996, before then it was a series of underage teams.
Underage teams have competed in County Finals at all levels, U14- Minor.
With seniors recently promoted to Intermediate.
And we opened a new £600,000 clubhouse, at our pitch this year in Derry City. Not easyily achieved in an urban area.
Other Young Teams that spring to mind, are Naomh Bhrid of belfast who seem to be shooting up the ranks in Antrim.
In Derry the only younger team than us are Doire Transa who were formed in the Waterside area by former sean dolans members. They have been pretty succesful at underage too in North Derry.
Naomh Colmcille (East Tyrone) formed around 1993.
Milford in Limerick, they were only formed in about 2002/2003. had some success underage and there mens junior b team are starting to win a few games these days i think.
Fergal O Hanlons in Monaghan town
In Tyrone it'll be my home hurling club, Setanta, whom formed in 2004. However another one, possibly two new hurling clubs may be on the horizon in the county.
There is or meant to be 5 new clubs formed in dublin every year castleknock seems to be the most high profile
St. Brigid's Belfast - est 1998 as a Juvenile Club. Adult teams started playing in League and C'ship in 2004 i think and in first season Won the JFC and Div 4 league, then this season won Div 3 league and IFC.
Massive numbers and well run club (now that it is finally fashionable to play Gaelic Games in S. Belfast!) and have just started develping a new pitch / pavillion complex at Musgrave Park.
Also Cumann na Fuiseoige were only formed in 2004 as Juvenile and started adult competition in 2006.
Taken from the Fergal O Hanlons (Monaghan town) web site.
QuoteHistoric First Win for our Senior Team
Last Wednesday night we returned to the South Monaghan setting of our first ever game when we took on the Killanny Geraldines in a Rice's Coaches league decider. It was a warm sunny evening and the Killanny pitch was looking better than ever.
After approximately 30 games of close encounters , heavy defeats and harsh footballing lessons meted out to us we finally emerged with a hard fought victory against a very determined Killanny outfit. It was a good old fashioned bruising encounter which all Junior Footballers are well accustomed to and we got off to a great start with four points scored from play from D McKenna, G Bolton and W Cawley to head into a 0-01 0-04 lead. Although Killanny got back into the game midway through the first half with a few well pointed frees and shots to lead 0-06 0-04 heading into the break. We refocused ourselves and emerged in the 2nd half gaining the upper hand with 2 cracking goals from big Enda O'Leary to put us firmly in the driving seat.
Killanny tried hard to get back into the game and pulled back a few points to set up a very tense finish but the lads held on register what we hope will be the first of many victories.
Credit must go to all our mentors and committee members for all their hard work this past three years and especially to all the players young and not so young who have finally sampled the sweet taste of victory.
The fabulous new community centre overlooking the Killanny pitch is a credit to all involved and points to a very bright future for the Geraldines. We are sure to have some great encounters over the next few years and look forward to hosting the Geraldines at our own pitch in the not too distant future.
They were founded in 2003 and compete against the other juniors clubs reserve teams. They went on to win 2 more games this year and for the first time did not finish bottom of the table.
I personally wish them every success and hope they can promote Gaelic games in our county town as the harps are struggling with competition from other codes and have been yo-yoing between junior and intermediate in recent years
In Dublin St. Thomas's Castleknock are only in existence from around 1998
They were only a juvenile team for the first year or two as far as I know
Another club in that area 'westmanstown gaels' are only after forming in the last year or two.
Just for kids right now.
Yea, Castleknock are the most obvious, something like 600-800 members already, just going to prove the potential for new clubs in Dublin.
Gan amhras is e Cumann Laochra Loch Lao CLG, an cumann is uire fud fad na hEireann. Bunaiodh an Cumann seo cupla la o shin le freastal ar phobal na Gaeilge i mBeal Feirste agus guitear gach rath air
The Ballycrummy 5 GFC Armagh - Formed last march in the changing rooms of Ballycrummy
Northside Gaels in Dublin are only going about 2 or 3 years.
Quote from: umgolaarmagh on December 20, 2006, 10:36:18 AM
The Ballycrummy 5 GFC Armagh - Formed last march in the changing rooms of Ballycrummy
i hear the membership numbers are increasing
as expected, i think were up to 8
Na Dubhgall in Baldoyle. fairly new club as well
Quote from: neilthemac on December 20, 2006, 11:59:31 AM
Na Dubhgall in Baldoyle. fairly new club as well
yeah would guess about 4 or 5 years now.
Decent bunch of lads.
Fulham Irish in London. Formed at start of this year, won Intermediate Championship in London and also British Championship.
Play Killalla of Mayo after Christmas in Intermediate Club Championship and then off the Dubai the week after for a holiday.
Not bad for a club only going 12 months.
Most of the players are involved in the financial sector in London.
They had Brian McGuigan over a few weeks ago at a function and he also took a training session.
Playing killala in ballinrobe on jan 13th
A new Hurling Club in South Mayo was formed in May 2006. Fielding at U10, U12 and U14 I think. Called Maytura hurling club, or something like that...
Fulham Irish are a decent team, and would have survived very comfortably in senior football in London this year. Mind you, that new U-10 hurling team in Mayo might have survived as well :o
Wexford Hurling Club in Boston won the Senior hurling Championship this year in Boston, and were beat in the NA hulring final by harry bolands (chicago)
were formed in 2002
That's right highking, to mark the place where the first ever hurling game was played! In football, the islands have a new enough club- called Na nOileáin. It's not long on the go.
Had that case of An Druipseach CLG that went before the DRA last year there a new club
A hurling team called Camowen Gaels formed in Omagh/Killyclogher in 2004 for seniors, and also there has been a few underage clubs to spring up I think in 2005, namely Fintona and St Johns( Dromore?). Good development, alot of work going into the schools around these areas and hopefully this can lead them to fielding senior sides in 8/9 years time. As young clubs go, Errigal Ciaran from Tyrone have had considerable success. They were formed in 1990 and have won 6 tyrone senior championships and 2 senior ulster club championships plus several senior league titles and countless reserve and underage championships and leagues.
Quotethe islands have a new enough club- called Na nOileáin
most of the Islanders go to St Marys or Jarlaths and seem to stick together after that. there's a hurling club in Galway city with half of the islands playing for them! great to the Irish on the pitch
Aughlisnafin in Down formed a senior men's team in 2004,though I think they reformed, having faded out in the 60s/70s.Regrettably they have no underage section-being situated next door to the extremely successful underage club-St.John's, Drumnaquoile.The 'finn have played in Division 4 of the Down leagues for the past 2 years,and with difficulties securing a playing pitch in the area,it remains to be seen ,if this group of committed gaels will survive.
At various stages 4 clubs :Annsboro,Drumaroad,Drumnaquoile and Aughlisnafin existed in the area,which is on the outskirts of Castlewellan.