Swatragh GAC

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Michael Davitt Swatragh
Míceal Mhic Dhaíbheid CLG Suaitreach
Founded: 1946
County: Derry
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Club colours: Green and White
Grounds: Davitt Park
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Michael Davitt's GAC Swatragh (Irish: (CLG Míceal Mhic Dhaíbheid Suaitreach) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Swatragh, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie. The club is named after Irish patriot and revoltuionary Michael Davitt.

Swatragh fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve, Thirds and Senior levels. There are also hurling and camogie teams across many age groups. Underage teams up to U-12's play in South Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.

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[edit] History

In 1946 John McCormack proposed the idea of forming a Gaelic football club in Swatragh. Other founder members included Patsy Collins, Jim McMullan, John Eddie Friel and James McGurk. They choose to name the club after Michael Davitt, because he had given Irish Land League speeches in Swatragh in the late 19th Century.[1] It also marked 100 years since Davitt's birth. The club colours were decided to be red and white. It wasn't until 1949 that they changed to green and white kits.

The club's first major success came in 1952 when they won the South Derry Junior Football Championship and the South Derry Junior Football League. They regained the South Derry Junior Championship in 1955 and went on to win that year's Derry Junior Football Championship. Davitt's added a further Derry Junior Championship in 1961. In 1972 Swatragh won their first Derry Intermediate Football Championship and won it again seven years later. In 1988 the club won the Derry Minor Football Championship.

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[edit] Honours

[edit] Football

[edit] Senior

  • South Derry Junior Football Championship: 1
    • 1952, 1955
  • South Derry Junior Football League: 1
    • 1952
  • Graham Cup Champions: 1
    • 2007

[edit] Minor

  • Derry Minor Football Championship: 1
    • 1988
  • "South Derry Minor League and Championship Winners 1996

[edit] U-14

  • Derry U-14 'B' Football Championship: 1
    • 2007
  • South Derry U-14 'B' Football Championship: 2
    • 1997 2007
  • South Derry U-14 'B' Football League: 1
    • 2007

[edit] Hurling

[edit] Senior

  • Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship: ?
    • 1997 & 1998

[edit] Minor

  • Derry Minor Hurling Championship: 1
    • 2004

[edit] U-16

  • Derry U-16 Hurling Championship: 1
    • 2000

[edit] U-14

  • Derry Féile na nGael: 1
    • 2002
  • Derry 'B' Féile na nGael: 1
    • 2006

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

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Derry Gaelic Athletic Association
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An Lúb • Ballinascreen • Ballinderry • Banagher • Bellaghy • Castledawson • Craigbane • Dungiven • Eoghan Rua • Glen • Glenullin • Kilrea • Lavey • Magherafelt • Slaughtneil • Swatragh
Ballinascreen • Banagher • Kevin Lynchs • Lavey • Slaughtneil • Swatragh
Intermediate Hurling Championship
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