Cavan Gaels GAA

Cavan Gaels GFC
Gaeil an Chabháin
Founded: 1957
County: Cavan
Nickname: The Gaels
Club colours: Blue and White
Grounds: Terry Coyle Park, Cavan
Coordinates: 53°59′15.25″N 7°21′43.36″W / 53.9875694°N 7.3620444°WCoordinates: 53°59′15.25″N 7°21′43.36″W / 53.9875694°N 7.3620444°W
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Senior Club Championships

All Ireland Ulster
champions 		Cavan
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Football : - - 12
Hurling : - - 5

Cavan Gaels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Cavan Town, County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA. The club was founded in 1957 following the merging of 2 clubs in Cavan Town, Cavan Harps and Cavan Slashers. They are the second most successful team in Cavan GAA history. They have 12 Senior Championship titles. The last coming in 2011 when they beat Castlerahan on a score line of 4-11 to 0-07. Cavan Gaels have appeared in twelve of the last thirteen Cavan Senior Football Championship finals.

History

The club was founded in 1957 in Cavan Town, County Cavan, Ireland after the merging of 2 clubs in the town, Cavan Slashers and Cavan Harps. A year after their foundation they lost the Cavan Senior Football Championship to Crosserlough 3-07 to 3-04. They won their first Cavan Senior Football Championship in 1965 beating Baileborough Shamrocks. They lost their next two finals both to Crosserlough in 1967 and 1970. In 1975 they regained the Oliver Plunkett cup beating rivals Crosserlough, they won it again in 1977 & 78 beating St. Mary's and Ballyhaise, their last for 23 years. They lost the 1983 final to Laragh United, the 1998 final to Mullahoran and the 2000 final to Gowna 2-10 to 0-11. The new millennium was the dawn of a new era for the Gaels as they appeared in every final from 2000 to 2011. They won 8 Cavan Senior Football Championship winning two trebles (2003-2005 and 2007-2009). After defeat to Gowna in 2000 they won the following year beating Gowna 0-15 to 0-07. In 2002 they lost again to Gowna. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 they beat Mullahoran before being beaten by Mullahoran in 2006. In 2007 the Gaels beat Gowna 0-15 to 0-11, the first of another treble. In 2008 and 2009 they beat Denn GFC 0-15 to 0-11 and 1-20 to 2-11. They lost to Kingscourt Stars in 2010 1-13 to 1-09 but regained the title in 2011 beating Castlerahan 4-11 to 0-07. Their largest winning margin in a Cavan Senior Football Championship final. Their astonishing run of consecutive final appearances was ended in 2012 when they were beaten in the quarter final stages by Killygarry.[1]

Club Crest

The club crest came into existence in 1984 when all clubs in the country were asked as part of the G.A.A.’s Centenary year to design their own club crest. Central to the crest is the Fransciscan Abbey, an important landmark in Cavan Town and the interlocking of the letters H and S which illustrate the merging of the two existing town clubs, Cavan Harps and Cavan Slashers into one town club, Cavan Gaels in 1957.[2]

Achievements

Notable players

Current Gaels player on the Cavan senior team include Michael Lyng, Martin Dunne and Niall Murray. Former players include Anthony Forde and Seanie Johnston, Charlie Noonan, Colin Sheridan, James Doonan, Paul Kinsella, Johnny Graham.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cavan GAA Scores – September 2012". 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Cavan Gaels – History". 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Cavan SFC final: Lyng leaves it late for Gaels". Hogan Stand. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

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