Keady Michael Dwyer's GFC

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Keady Michael Dwyer's GFC.
Founded:1887
County:Armagh
Colours:Green and white
Grounds:Garard McGleenan Park
(Páirc Ghearóid Mhic Giolla Fhinnéin)
Playing kits
Standard colours

Keady Michael Dwyer's Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is affiliated to Armagh GAA and plays Gaelic football in the Armagh Intermediate Championship. A sister club, Keady Lámh Dhearg, established in 1949, now provides for hurling. The club's ground is Gerard McGleenan Park (Irish: Páirc Ghearóid Mhic Giolla Fhinnéin).[1]

History[edit]

The club was one of the first in Armagh, founded in 1888, a year before the creation of the GAA's Armagh County Board.[2]

Honours[edit]

Football[edit]

Notable players[edit]

  • Joseph “Stciky” Mckee
  • Colm Loughran
  • Shea “Pints” Murphy
  • Oran “Norman” Kinsella

Hurling[edit]

In the 1930s the Dwyers enjoyed a run of success in the county Hurling Championship.

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Armagh GAA, page 10 Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Maghery GAA website
  3. ^ "Seamus Mallon". Oral History. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.