Keady Michael Dwyer's GFC
| Founded: | 1887 | |
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| County: | Armagh | |
| Colours: | Green and white | |
| Grounds: | Garard McGleenan Park (Páirc Ghearóid Mhic Giolla Fhinnéin) | |
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Keady Michael Dwyer's Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is affiliated to Armagh GAA and plays Gaelic football in the Armagh Intermediate Championship. A sister club, Keady Lámh Dhearg, established in 1949, now provides for hurling. The club's ground is Gerard McGleenan Park (Irish: Páirc Ghearóid Mhic Giolla Fhinnéin).[1]
History
[edit]The club was one of the first in Armagh, founded in 1888, a year before the creation of the GAA's Armagh County Board.[2]
Notable players
[edit]- Seamus Mallon[3]
- John Toal, Armagh player 2001-05, All-Ireland winner 2002[4][5]
Honours
[edit]Football
[edit]- Armagh Senior Football Championship (4)
- 1938, 1953, 1956, 1984
- Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (2)
- 1983, 1995
- Armagh Junior Football Championship (5)
- 1925, 1927, 1933, 1976, 2014, 2018
- Armagh Minor Football Championship (2)
- 1947 (Inaugural), 1957
Hurling
[edit]In the 1930s the Dwyers enjoyed a run of success in the county Hurling Championship.
Honours
[edit]- Armagh Senior Hurling Championship (3)
- 1935, 1936, 1937
References
[edit]- ^ Armagh GAA, page 10 Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Maghery GAA website
- ^ "Seamus Mallon". Oral History. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (4 January 2006). "Toal's bravery knows no limits". Irish Independent.
- ^ "TOtAL recall. John Toal had an Armagh career to be proud of before injury struck him down". The Irish News. 15 February 2021.
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