Clann Éireann GAC

Armagh-based Gaelic games club

54°28′15″N 6°19′51″W / 54.47091°N 6.330786°W / 54.47091; -6.330786Playing kits

Standard colours

Senior Club Championships

	All Ireland	Ulster champions	Armagh champions
Football:	-	-	3
Ladies' football:	–	1	?

Clann Éireann GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lurgan, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Clann Éireann GAC, part of Armagh GAA, incorporates a youth club. With a total membership of 1,500, the youth club and GAC provide a wide range of sporting, social and developmental activities throughout the year. The GAC provides Gaelic football and handball for boys and girls of all age groups from under 8s to senior level.

History

Formed in 1910, the club was only officially named "Clann Éireann" in 1937 after numerous name changes.^{[citation needed]}

Gaelic football

Clann Éireann won the Armagh Junior Football Championship in 1945.^[1]

In the 1954 Armagh Senior Football Championship final, Clann Éireann secured its first Senior title by defeating the neighbouring club, Clan na Gael, by 2–04 to a single point. The dismal performance of Clan na Gael was despite its hosting the match. After a frustrating sequence of SFC final losses in 1959-62 (including the replay of the drawn 1960 decider), Clann Éireann again won the Senior title in 1963, defeating Crossmaglen 3–06 to 1-04.^[2]

The club won the Armagh Intermediate Football Championship in 1977, defeating Culloville 1–13 to 1-05. The IFC title returned to the club in 2002, when they beat Carrickcruppen by 1–11 to 0-09.^[3] In 2015 the IFC title was again Clann Éireann's as they defeated Whitecross 2–13 to 2–8.^[4]

In 2021 the club won the Armagh Senior Football Championship for the third time defeating Crossmaglen 2-12 to 0-16 at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh.^[5]

Honours

Armagh Senior Football Championship (3)
- 1954, 1963, 2021; Runners-up 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1968,
Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (2)
- 1977, 2002, 2015; Runners-up 1976
Armagh Junior Football Championship
- 1945
Ulster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship
- 2023

Notable players

Alf Murray

Facilities

The associated youth club, founded in 1954, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004.

References

^ Armagh GAA, Clár Oifigiúil, Craobh Sóisearach Peile (JFC final programme), 14 October 2012
^ Armagh GAA, Clár Oifigiúil, Craobh Sinsearach Peile (SFC final programme), 29 September 2012
^ Armagh GAA, Clár Oifigiúil, Craobh Idirmheanach Peile (IFC final programme), 6 October 2012
^ Irish News Armagh IFC final: Clann Eireann put Whitecross to the sword, 5 October 2015
^ [1] County football finals: Clann Eireann stun Crossmaglen as Creggan win in Antrim, 14 November 2021