St Patrick's GAA (Louth)
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| Founded: | 1953 | ||||||||
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| County: | Louth | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Pats | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and White | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Páirc Éamon, Rampark, Lordship | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°00′03″N 6°15′50″W / 54.00077°N 6.26399°W | ||||||||
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St Patrick's GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that fields Gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. It is located in Lordship on the Cooley Peninsula in north County Louth. The club has a local rivalry with peninsula neighbours Cooley Kickhams.[1]
As of 2023, the club was competing in the Louth Senior Championship and Division 1 of the county football Leagues. Former Dublin defender Johnny Magee is senior team manager.[2]
History
[edit]Founded in 1953,[3] the club reached the final of the Louth Senior Football Championship for the first time in 1995,[4] losing by ten points to St Mary's of Ardee at Cluskey Park in Dromiskin.
In 2003 the club returned to the county final under the management of Peter Fitzpatrick.[5] St Patrick's beat St Mary's 2–11 to 0–10 in a replay to clinch their first Joe Ward Cup. Powered by Louth All-Star Paddy Keenan and several other inter-county players, the club would go on to win seven Senior Championships by the end of 2015.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Louth Senior Football Championship (7): 2003,[7] 2004,[8] 2007,[9] 2011,[10] 2012,[11] 2014,[12] 2015[13]
- Cardinal O'Donnell Cup (6): 1999,[14] 2003,[15] 2009,[16] 2012,[17] 2013,[18] 2014[19]
- Old Gaels/ACC/Paddy Sheelan Cup (3): 1976, 2002,[20] 2011[21]
- Louth Intermediate Football Championship (2): 1980, 1984
- Louth Intermediate Football League (1): 1984
- Dealgan Milk Products Shield (2): 1980, 1983
- Louth Junior Football Championship (2): 1960,[22] 1972[23]
- Louth Junior A Football League (2): 1970, 1972
- Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (5): 1997, 1998, 1999,[14] 2003,[24] 2006[25]
- Louth Junior 2A Football League (3): 1966, 2000,[26] 2019[27]
- Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 4D) (1): 2010
- Louth Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2001[28]
- Louth Minor Football Championship (2): 1990,[29] 2002[30]
- Louth Minor Football League (4): 1992, 2001,[31] 2002,[31] 2013 ‡
‡ Shared with Cúchulainn Gaels
Inter-county players
[edit]St Patrick's players who have represented Louth at senior inter-county level include:
- Henry Donnelly[32]
- Eugene Sheelan[33]
- Darren Kirwan[34]
- Jim Holland
- Colin Goss[35]
- Paddy Keenan
- Paudie Mallon[36]
- Ray Finnegan
- Dessie Finnegan
- Seán Connor[37]
- Eoin O'Connor[38]
- Eoghan Lafferty[39]
- Leonard Grey[40]
References
[edit]- ^ "Peninsula pairing dominates tasty senior draw". Dundalk Democrat. 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Louth GAA club management teams begin to take shape with several recent appointments". The Argus. 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Founding member of St. Patrick's GFC". The Argus. 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Joe slips through Marys' fingers". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2003.
- ^ "Pats new management team". The Argus. 8 April 2005.
- ^ "SFC final: Pat's impressive winners". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Supersub Hynes late Pat's hero". Irish Independent. 22 September 2003.
- ^ "Patrick's hold on". Irish Times. 20 September 2004.
- ^ "White's penalty the difference in Louth showpiece". Irish Independent. 24 September 2007.
- ^ "Louth SFC final: Keenan proves the difference for Pat's". Hogan Stand. 31 October 2011.
- ^ "St Patrick's retain title with commanding performance". Irish Times. 8 October 2012.
- ^ "O'Connor helps St Pat's over the line". Irish Examiner. 29 September 2014.
- ^ "There were five county champions crowned across the country today". the42.ie. 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "St. Pats great night of celebration". The Argus. 14 April 2000.
- ^ "Famous double ends St Pats perfect season". Drogheda Independent. 12 December 2003.
- ^ "ugly end to season as Pats have the final say". Drogheda Independent. 2 December 2009.
- ^ "Paddy leads Pats to double delight". Drogheda Independent. 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Cardinal O'Donnell final: Pat's retain title in style". Hogan Stand. 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Pat's complete double to bring bittersweet season to an end". Dundalk Democrat. 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Pats land first ever ACC Cup". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2002.
- ^ "Silver lining for Pats in disappointing final". The Argus. 13 July 2011.
- ^ "Remembering Louth All-Ireland junior winner Paddy Jordan". Dundalk Democrat. 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Eugene was a star forward for the Reds". Irish Independent. 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Pats achieve championship double". Drogheda Independent. 10 October 2003.
- ^ "Sweet win for Pats over their old rivals". Drogheda Independent. 25 October 2006.
- ^ "St. Pats lift Cairnes Cup". The Argus. 17 November 2000.
- ^ "Pats captain Aidan Ryan receiving the Cairnes Cup from Chairperson Des Halpenny". Louth GAA. 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Kilkerley parish district history-2001". Willie Quigley.
- ^ "History points to a minor thriller". Drogheda Independent. 13 September 2002.
- ^ "Valley Rangers edge". The Argus. 20 September 2002.
- ^ a b "Rangers". The Argus. 18 October 2002.
- ^ "Henry will be missed by St. Pats". The Argus. 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Eugene was a star forward for the Reds". Irish Independent. 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Louth finally had a big day in Croker sun". The Argus. 12 May 2010.
- ^ "'I wasn't daunted by him' - Colin Goss stood up to a Cork giant as Louth missed a big chance". Dundalk Democrat. 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Louth missed chances made little difference". The Argus. 20 May 2004.
- ^ "Wee injury concerns for Fitzer". Hogan Stand. 22 December 2011.
- ^ "O'Connor: Louth tactics will be different next year". Hogan Stand. 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Lafferty happy to be back in Louth set-up after a year spent travelling and studying". Dundalk Democrat. 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Leonard Grey could be playing in another provincial final on Sunday – thankfully, he's on Louth's side". The Argus. 10 May 2023.