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Started by knockitdown, July 10, 2011, 09:41:17 PM

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AQMP

Quote from: Naomh Pol CLG on July 19, 2011, 12:18:05 AM
There is a Gaelic club in the Short Strand, St Matthews GAC, nice bar from the outside...don't think they have any teams playing out of there though!

Also saw John O'Dowd at the game on Saturday, he was slumming it on the terrace with us poor folks!

Almost sure this is not a GAC.

Mourne Rover

Naomh Paul CLG will know best about his own club, but there's no doubt that Ballyhackamore folded because of the Troubles in the early 1970s and something very similar happened to Scrabo Harps of Newtownards around the same time. While the Bangor club may have struggled on for a few years, it became very risky for them to field teams. Good luck to St Paul's, who have a fine set-up at Holywood and are making a huge effort at underage level.

AQMP

Quote from: Mourne Rover on July 19, 2011, 12:33:26 PM
Naomh Paul CLG will know best about his own club, but there's no doubt that Ballyhackamore folded because of the Troubles in the early 1970s and something very similar happened to Scrabo Harps of Newtownards around the same time. While the Bangor club may have struggled on for a few years, it became very risky for them to field teams. Good luck to St Paul's, who have a fine set-up at Holywood and are making a huge effort at underage level.

This from Carryduff GAC website (about Matt Fitzpatrick)

He served as Secretary of Ballyhackamore GAC and when this club became defunct in 1971 he helped found Carryduff GAC a year later and brought with him, from Ballyhackamore, two of our leading players from those early days, Gerry Cullen and Mickey Leonard.

Naomh Pol CLG

Quote from: AQMP on July 19, 2011, 09:15:02 AM
Quote from: Naomh Pol CLG on July 19, 2011, 12:18:05 AM
There is a Gaelic club in the Short Strand, St Matthews GAC, nice bar from the outside...don't think they have any teams playing out of there though!

Also saw John O'Dowd at the game on Saturday, he was slumming it on the terrace with us poor folks!

Almost sure this is not a GAC.

I believe that is true...It's a Sports and Socail club...I stand corrected!