Carrickmacross Emmets
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Carrickmacross Emmets GFC | |||||||||||||||||
Carraig Mhachaire Rois | |||||||||||||||||
Founded: | 1903 | ||||||||||||||||
County: | Monaghan | ||||||||||||||||
Nickname: | Carrick,Emmets | ||||||||||||||||
Club colours: | Green and Yellow | ||||||||||||||||
Grounds: | Emmet Centre, Ballybay Road | ||||||||||||||||
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Carrickmacross Emmetts is a Gaelic football team from Carrickmacross in County Monaghan in Ireland. The club was founded in 1903. The club participates in Monaghan competitions. The club has won the Monaghan Senior Football Championship seven times and have come runner-up six times. The Club colours are Green and Yellow.
They currently play at the Emmett Centre but the construction of a new pitch is under way. The Carrickmacross Emmets GAA club pitch, which is there since 1953, is situated on the Ballybay Road. There are two pitches, the main pitch and a training pitch. There are modern changing rooms on-site. There is also a community centre, and a handball & Squash alley on this site.They are planning a new pitch on the Donaghmoyne Road. The Monaghan Inter-county player Stephen Gollogly plays for Carrickmacross Emmetts.
[edit] Honours
Monaghan Senior Football Championship
- Winner :7 times 1908, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1918, 1919 1934
- Runner-up: 6 times 1888, 1906, 1928, 1934, 1949, 1999
Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship