Seán Dolans GAC

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Seán Dolan's GAC

CLG Seán Ó Dubhláin

Founded:

1942

County:

Derry

Nickname:

Dolan's

Club colours:

Red and White

Grounds:

Piggery Ridge, Creggan

Coordinates:

54°59′38.83″N 7°21′10.01″W / 54.9941194°N 7.3527806°WCoordinates: 54°59′38.83″N 7°21′10.01″W / 54.9941194°N 7.3527806°W

Playing kits

Football

Seán Dolan's GAC (Irish: CLG Seán Ó Dubhláin) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football.

Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.

Gaelic football

Seán Dolans fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior levels. They currently compete in the Derry Junior Football Championship and Division 5 of the Derry ACFL.

Ladies' Gaelic football

The club also field Ladies' football teams at various age-groups.

History

The club are named after Irish republican Séan Dolan (Irish: Seán Ó Dubhláin). A fluent Irish speaker and keen traditional musician, Dolan was interned and imprisoned on a number of occasions for his efforts in the fight for Irish reunification.^[1]

While holding the position of secretary of the Derry City Board, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Pearse's GAA club on the Waterside and played for them on numerous occasions. Seán Dolan died in the Waterside Hospital on 28 October 1941 at the age of 28. Fr F O'Hagan said at his funeral "He was a man of ideals and principles and he was prepared to suffer for those ideals he held in high honour". Seán Dolan's GAC was set up the following year in his honour.

In 2000 it became the first Junior club to be awarded All-Ireland Club of the Year. It also won Derry Club of the Year in 2002.^[2]

Honours

Senior

Neil Carlin Cup
- 1987
Neil Carlin Cup
- 2006
League Champions
- 2009
Derry Championship
- 2009
Neil Carlin Cup
- 2009
Treble Winners 2009
- 2009

U-16

North Derry U-16 Football Championship: 1
- 2000

North Derry U-16 'B' Football Championship: 1
- 2005

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

External links

References

↑ "Club History". Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
↑ "Seán Dolans GAC homepage". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-10-04.

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