Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Glen GAC
In or near Upperlands.
Glen GAC in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Glen 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
Watty Graham's Gaelic Athletic Club, Glen (Irish: An Ghleann), is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based outside Maghera in the south of County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Players are drawn from Maghera and some surrounding townlands. The club competes in Gaelic football, ladies' Gaelic football and camogie.
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Background
History
The Watty Graham club evolved from the Pearse's club formed around 1933, when Fr Anthony Doherty, amongst others, arranged a South Derry league. The club reached the 1944 South Derry final and a few of their players represented Derry. After the folding of the Pearse's club, Watty Graham's GAC, Glen, was officially formed in 1948. In the early 1950s, it competed in a number of South Derry Finals and in 1953 they defeated St John's, Mullan (a townland of Ballinderry), to win the South Derry Junior Championship. They won the same title six years later defeating The Loup in the final. 1959 also saw their first all county success defeating Faughanvale in the final. In 1964, they won the South…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8398, -6.6883
- District
- Mid Ulster
- Postcode
- BT46 5DG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Ulster
- Established
- 1948
Sources
- wikidata: Q5567763 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Watty Graham's GAC, Glen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glen GAC?
- Glen GAC is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT46 5DG).
- What is Glen GAC?
- Glen GAC in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Glen GAC?
- Drivers can use postcode BT46 5DG.
- When was Glen GAC built?
- Built or established in 1948.
- Is Glen GAC free to visit?
- Yes, Glen GAC is free to enter.
- How do I get to Glen GAC?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT46 5DG. It sits within the Mid Ulster parliamentary constituency.