Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Banagher GAC
Banagher GAC in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Banagher GAC is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Mary's Banagher GAC (Irish: CLG Naomh Mhuire Beannchar) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Feeny / Park area of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA. Banagher is a dual club and currently caters for Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club motto is the Irish Ní neart go misneach, which translates as "No strength like courage". Underage teams up to U-12s play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions. The club was formed in 1965, when St Mary's Park and St Joseph's Banagher amalgamated. The club have won the Derry Senior Hurling Championship on three occasions and have been runners up three times in the Derry Senior Football Championship
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Background
History
Up until 1965, St Mary's Park and St Joseph's Banagher were the two teams in the area. Fr. McNally went about reviving Gaelic football in the area by creating a new team to cover both Feeny and Park. The name was chosen as a compromise between the two old clubs and the maroon and white colours were chosen in recognition of the Galway team who were All-Ireland Champions at the time. The stag depicted on the crest represents the legend that Saint Muireach O'Heaney (a local Saint) followed a stag to the site where he founded his church, the present day ruins of Banagher Old Church. The mythical beast to the right is a "peiste", which St Muireach is said to have banished into a deep pool in…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8920, -7.0139
- Established
- 1965
Sources
- wikidata: Q4853779 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Banagher GAC (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Banagher GAC?
- Banagher GAC is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8920°, -7.0139°.
- When was Banagher GAC built?
- Banagher GAC dates to 1965.