Bellaghy GAC
Encyclopedia
Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Bellaghy
, County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
. The club is a member of the Derry GAA
and currently cater for both Gaelic football
and Camogie
.
Bellaghy have won 21 Derry Senior Football Championships, more than any other club. They have also won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
on four occasions and won the 1972 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
. The Camogie Club have won 1 Derry Senior Camogie Championship.
Bellaghy fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve, Thirds and Senior levels. Underage teams up to U-12's play in South Derry
league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
(LVF) gang on the evening of May 12, 1997 as he locked the main gate of the GAA grounds on the Ballyscullion Road. Less than an hour later the body of the father-of-six was found lying beside his burnt-out car just off the Moneynick Road near Randalstown
, County Antrim
. He had been shot six times. On 19 January 2004 the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland published a report that was highly critical of the police investigation into Brown's killing.
They also have a training pitch at Drumanee, just outside the village.
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club based in Bellaghy
Bellaghy
Bellaghy , is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north of Magherafelt. At the centre of the village lies the junction of three main roads leading to Magherafelt, Portglenone and Toome. It had a population of 1,063 people in the...
, County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The club is a member of the Derry GAA
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
and currently cater for both Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and Camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
.
Bellaghy have won 21 Derry Senior Football Championships, more than any other club. They have also won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition played between the top clubs in Ulster. The trophy awarded to the winners is the Seamus McFerran Cup...
on four occasions and won the 1972 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971, played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland. The current champions are Crossmaglen Rangers of Armagh, who defeated St. Brigid's of Roscommon on March 17, 2011 to win their...
. The Camogie Club have won 1 Derry Senior Camogie Championship.
Bellaghy fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve, Thirds and Senior levels. Underage teams up to U-12's play in South Derry
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
Gaelic football
Bellaghy fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. They currently compete in the Derry Senior Football Championship and Division 1 of the Derry ACFL.Well known players
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- Tommy Gribben - First Derry man to win an All Ireland medal with St. Pat's Armagh in 1946. Derry County Footballer 1945-1955, 1957–1958, Tyrone County Footballer 1956, Ulster Provincial Footballer, Derry Junior Manager and Coach of 1972 All-Ireland winning team.
- Damian CassidyDamian CassidyDamian Cassidy is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer and a former manager.He played for Derry in the 1980s and 1990s and was part of the county's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, starting at left half forward. He also won two Ulster Senior Championship medals, three National League...
- Represented Derry seniors from 1984 until 1996. Left half forward of Derry's 1993 All-IrelandAll-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1993-All-Ireland Football Final:-Top championship scorer:...
winning team. He played in four Ulster senior finals, 85, 87, 92 & 93 winning in 87 & 93. Won National Leagues in 92, 95,96. Won Ulster & All Ireland minor in 1983, Ulster U21 in 85,86 losing narrowly in All Ireland U21 final off 1985. He was Derry senior manager 2009-10. Managed Bellaghy to senior finals in 2004, 05 & 07, winning in 2005. - Fergal DohertyFergal DohertyFergal Doherty is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title. He has been nominated for an All Star on four occasions but has narrowly missed out each time....
- Current Derry player. - Tony Mc Kernan Represented Derry at u18 , u21 and senior level, right corner forward of Derry's All Ireland winning side, u18 1983, competition's top scorer. Won Ulster and All ireland titles in 1983, Ulster u21 in 1985 and 1986, All Ireland u21 runners up in 1985. County championship winner in 1986 and member of Seven's team that won All Ireland national title in 1986.
- Michael McGoldrickMichael McGoldrick (Gaelic footballer)Michael McGoldrick is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry. He plays his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones.-Inter-county:McGoldrick was part of the Derry Minor side that won the 2002 Ulster Minor Championship and All-Ireland Minor Championship.He was first called up to the Derry...
- Current Derry player. - Joe DiverJoe DiverJoe Diver is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title. Diver plays his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones, and has won the Derry Senior Football Championship ? times with the club....
- Current Derry player. - Danny Quinn - Member of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team.
- Tommy Diamond - Former Derry player. First player to captainCaptain (sports)In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
a county to victory in both All-Ireland MinorAll-Ireland Minor Football ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...
(1965) and All-Ireland Under-21All-Ireland Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 18 and 21 in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months...
(1968) Championships. Also won Ulster MinorUlster Minor Football ChampionshipThe Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Liam Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with...
(1965), Ulster Under-21Ulster Under-21 Football ChampionshipFor the Senior equivalent see: Ulster Senior Football ChampionshipThe Ulster Under-21 Football Championship known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Ulster Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football tournament for players under the age of 21, contested by the nine counties of Ulster in...
(1967 and 1968) and Ulster SeniorUlster Senior Football ChampionshipFor information on this years competition, see Ulster Senior Football Championship 2011-2010 Draw:-2009 Draw:-2008 Draw:-Top winners:* All-Ireland winning years in bold.-Roll of honour:Notes:* 1907 No final result in records...
(1970) Championship medals. - Lawrence Diamond - Former Derry player.
- Joe CassidyJoe Cassidy (Gaelic footballer)Joe Cassidy is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer and currently a manager. He played for Derry between 1997 and 2001. Cassidy played his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones and won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship twice, and the Derry Senior Football Championship 6 times with the club...
- Former Derry player.
Páirc de Brún
Bellaghy's main pitch is named Páirc de Sean Brún in honour of their former club chairman Seán Brown who was attacked and abducted by an Loyalist Volunteer ForceLoyalist Volunteer Force
The Loyalist Volunteer Force is a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed by Billy Wright in 1996 when he and the Portadown unit of the Ulster Volunteer Force's Mid-Ulster Brigade was stood down by the UVF leadership. He had been the commander of the Mid-Ulster Brigade. The...
(LVF) gang on the evening of May 12, 1997 as he locked the main gate of the GAA grounds on the Ballyscullion Road. Less than an hour later the body of the father-of-six was found lying beside his burnt-out car just off the Moneynick Road near Randalstown
Randalstown
Randalstown is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located between the towns of Antrim and Toome. It had a population of 4,956 people in the 2001 Census. It has a very prominent disused railway viaduct and lies beside Lough Neagh and the Shane's Castle estate...
, County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
. He had been shot six times. On 19 January 2004 the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland published a report that was highly critical of the police investigation into Brown's killing.
They also have a training pitch at Drumanee, just outside the village.
Senior
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 2
- 1972 . 1974
- All-Ireland Kilmacud Crokes Sevens Championship: 2
- 1986, 2002
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship: 4
- 1968, 1971, 1994, 2000
- Derry Senior Football Championship: 21
- 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005
- Derry Senior Football League: 7
- 1947, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
- Derry Intermediate Football Championship: 1
- 1990
- Derry Junior Football Championship: 1
- 1962 (won by Bellaghy II)
- Graham Cup 2
- 2000, 2004
- Larkin Cup 4
- 2004, 2005, 2006 , 2008
- Thirds Championship 1
- 2007
Minor
- Ulster Minor Club Football Championship: 2
- 1991, 1994
- Derry Minor Football Championship: 9
- 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1973, 1991, 1994
- Derry Minor Football League: 2
- 1993, 1994
- Derry Minor B League: 1
- 2008
U-16
- Derry U-16 Football Championship: 4
- 1960, 1981, 1990, 2003
- South Derry U-16 Football Championship: 4
- 1960, 1981, 1990, 2003
- South Derry U-16 Football League: 1
- 1988
- Derry U-16 Football Shield: 1
- 2008
U-14
- Derry Féile na nÓg: 3
- 1998, 2001, 2010
- Derry U-14 Football Championship: 2
- 2001 , 2010
- South Derry U-14 Football Championship: 2
- 1995, 2001
- South Derry U-14 Football Leagues: 4
- 1979, 1994, 2001, 2010
- South Derry 'B' U-14 Football Championship: 2
- 2005, 2010
- South Derry 'B' U-14 Football League: 2
- 2005, 2010
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
See also
- Derry Senior Football Championship
- List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs