Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Crossmaglen Rangers GAC
Crossmaglen Rangers GAC in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Crossmaglen Rangers 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
Crossmaglen Rangers Gaelic Athletic Club (Irish: Raonaithe na Croise) is a GAA club in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. They cater for Gaelic football and camogie. Their home football ground is St. Oliver Plunkett Park, which was opened in 1959. In 1971 the British Army took possession of a portion of the ground despite opposition from the club and the Irish Government, and this led to a controversy regarding the British Army's conduct. The club have won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship on six occasions. They have won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship 11 times and won the Armagh Senior Football Championship 47 times.
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Background
History
Founded in 1887 as Crossmaglen Red Hands, the club did not acquire its present name until 1909. The Red Hands claimed the Armagh Senior Football Championship in 1887 through default by Keady Dwyers. After a period of inactivity due to political differences, the Red Hands reaffiliated in 1905, when Owney Martin became the first Crossmaglen player to join the county team. In 1906 the Red Hands won their first contested Championship final, defeating Shane O'Neill's by 1-4 to 6 points. They also won the All-County League. overcoming, respectively, Shane O'Neill's, the Harps and Culloville Sons of O'Connell. In 2012 they retained the title by defeating Garrycastle from Westmeath after a replay…
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- Coordinates
- 54.0749, -6.6091
- Established
- 1887
Sources
- wikidata: Q3698686 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Crossmaglen Rangers GAC (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crossmaglen Rangers GAC?
- Crossmaglen Rangers GAC is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.0749°, -6.6091°.
- When was Crossmaglen Rangers GAC built?
- Crossmaglen Rangers GAC dates to 1887.