Derrylaughan Kevin Barrys
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Derrylaughan Kevin Barrys is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based along the Washing Bay area east of the village of Clonoe in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
History
Previous clubs existed in 1903 (‘Rising Sons of Goff’), 1917-19 and 1923 (Aughamullan Erin’s Hope/Pearses and Kevin Barrys). Washingbay Shamrocks flourished in period 1929-36 and 1939-48; won junior league in 1929, Dr. Collins Cup in 1932, SFC in 1934 (finalists in 1931), JFC in 1942. Present club formed in 1944. Won JFC in 1949, SFC in 1967 and 1981 (finalists in 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966), MFC in 1977; Div 2FL in 2003. New playing fields opened in 1981; new dressing-rooms in 1984. Major clubhouse development in late 1990s; second pitch opened in 2004. Grounds vested in GAA.
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