Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Desertmartin GAC
Desertmartin GAC in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Desertmartin 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.
From the Wikipedia article
Saint Martin's GAC Desertmartin (Irish: CLG Naomh Mhartain Diseart Mhartain) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Desertmartin, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and currently caters for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football. The club has won the Derry Senior Football Championship once in its history and appeared in four finals. Underage teams up to U-12s play in South Derry league and championships, the U-14 team and upwards compete in All-Derry competitions.
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Background
History
There is a history of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Desertmartin stretching back to June 1885, where Gaelic games were played in the townland of Tirgan. In 1933, Master McLaughlin, a teacher from Derry City proposed a club be founded. It was decided the club's name should be St. Martins and the club played in yellow with a green shamrock. One of the club's first successes came in 1945 when they won the Derry Football League. It was in 1938 that Camogie began in Desertmartin, with the formation of three teams; St. Bridget's, Brackagh and Tirgan. These teams amalgamated into St. Mary's in 1959, which went on to win the South Derry League in 1961. However camogie went out of existence in…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7669, -6.7006
- Established
- 1933
Sources
- wikidata: Q5264107 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Desertmartin GAC (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Desertmartin GAC?
- Desertmartin GAC is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7669°, -6.7006°.
- When was Desertmartin GAC built?
- Desertmartin GAC dates to 1933.