Saint Brigids GAA

Infobox GAA club
club gaa = St Brigids GAA Club
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founded=1932
province=Leinster
county = Dublin

nickname = The Red Dragons
colours = Red and White
grounds = Russell Park
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Saint Brigid's GAA Club is based in Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland and serves the communities of Castleknock, Clonsilla, Blanchardstown, Laurel Lodge, Corduff and the Greater Dublin 15 area. Its main grounds are at Russell Park but it also has grounds at Beech Park, Castleknock, Porterstown Coolmine.

At present the Club caterss for 55 teams at all age levels from nursery under 9 to Adult in Hurling,Football, Camogie, Ladies Football, Handball & Badminton. St Brigids GAA won the Dublin Senior Football Title in 2003 for the first time in the clubs history. St Brigids GAA also won the Leinster Senior Football Title in 2003 for the first time in the club's history.

Eoin Kennedy, the Dual All Ireland Handball Senior Singles Champion, is a member of St Brigids GAA.

Honours

* 1958: Dublin Intermediate Football Championship winners

* 1979: Dublin Junior Hurling League Division 2 Champions

* 1976: DublinIntermediate Hurling League and Championship

* 1980: Winners Dublin Intermediate Football Championship

* 1986: Dublin Inter A Camogie Champions

* 1988: Winners Loving Cup Intermediate Football and Winners Murphy Cup

* 1990: Under 16 Football Championship and Under 16 Hurling League Champions

* 1991: Under 15 Football Championship, Club is promoted to Senior Hurling, Winners Under 14A Football League North City, Winners North West Under 12A Division 1.

* 1992: Club is promoted to Senior football status, Winners Dublin Intermediate Football Championship and Junior 4 Football League champions.

* 1993: Minor Football premier League champions

* 1994: Winners Under 16 Football Championship and Minor Football Premier League Winners.

*1995: Winners Under 16 Football Championship, Minor Football Championship, Minor Football League Div.1 and Under 15 Football League.

* 1996: Winners of the Under 15 Football League, Ladies Football Under 14 & 18 Championship, Camogie Under 14 Feile Winners and the Camogie Under 13 League.

* 1997: World , All-Ireland & Leinster Champions Handball, Senior Hurling League Div. 2, Promotion to Division 1, Junior 5 Football League, Sheridan Cup, Winners Under 16 Football Championship, Minor B Football Championship, Ladies Football Under 16 & 18 Championship, Under 21 Football League Div. 1, Promotion to Senior Hurling Division 1, Under 15 Hurling Shield and Under10/11/12/12/14 Football & Hurling League Winners.

* 1998: Winners of the u11 League Division 1, St. V.de Paul Senior Football League champions and Minor B Football Shield winners.

* 1999: Winners u12 League Division 1, Under 21 Football Championship, Senior Football League Division 1, Shane O'Neill Tournament / Senior Hurling, Dublin Feile na nGael Hurling, Under 15B Hurling Championship, Under 12 Hurling League & Corrigan Cup, Under 12 Football League, Under 13 Football league, Under 14 Hurling Feile Division 2, Intermediate Championship Camogie and promoted to Senior status Camogie, All -Ireland singles Handball Championship Winner Eoin Kennedy, Under 19 All Ireland Handball Championships Eoin & Brian Kennedy, Under 16 South/West Region Football Championship, Minor Football Shield, Minor Ladies Football Championship.
* 2000: Winners u13 League Division 1 Junior Hurling Championship, Under 11 Camaint, Junior Hurling League Top 4, Ladies Football Minor Championship, Ladies Football Under 16 Championship.Denn GAA Club Invitation Tournament Senior Football Winners, Under 14 Evening Herald Floodlit Cup, PJ Troy Under 13 Hurling Tournament, Jim King Cup Minor A Football, St.Oliver Plunkett's Senior Hurling Tournament and promotion to Division 1 Senior Hurling.

* 2001 : Winners u14 League Division 1, u14 Dublin Feile Division 1, u14 All-Ireland Feile Division 1

* 2002: Winners Under 15 Juvenile Football Championship, Under 15 Football League Division 1, Dublin Camogie Feile Div 3, Under 14 Football League Division 2, Eoin Kennedy wins All-Ireland Singles Handball Title, Under 15 Juvenile Hurling Championship and winners Under 16 A & B League.

* 2003: Maria McCarthy wins All-Ireland Handball Title and winners of the Under 14 Feile, Minor Hurling Championship, Under 14 Ladies Football Division 1(Dublin), Dubllin Senior Football Champions, Leinster Senior Football Champions, Adult Football League Division 8 Champions, Adult Junior C Football Champions, Winners Junior Hurling League, Under 14 Dublin Football Feile Div.2, Minor Hurling League Division 1, Junior C Football Championship, Junior 4 League, Winners Under 14 League Division 2, Michael Galvin Dublin Footballer of the Year, Maria McCarthy Dublin Handballer of the Year,U16 Football league and champioship winners.

* 2004: Susan Keegan Ladies All-Ireland Junior Handball Champion and Junior 9 Football League, Junior Hurling League, Eoin Kennedy - All Ireland Handball Champion, U11 Ladies Football Championship Winners, U12 Ladies Football Championship, Junior 3 Footballers League Title and the Junior A Hurling League Winners.

* 2005: Ladies Dublin Intermediate Championship, Louise Keegan Receives all-Star, U15 Hurling Championship, U13 Hurlers - League Champions, Eoin Kennedy - All Ireland Handball Champion, U15 Hurling League & Championship Double, Junior Hurling Championship, Intermediate Football Championship, Minor Football Championship, Conlon Football Cup, Senior Football League Champions, Loving Football Cup.

* 2008: Dublin Minor Football A Championship Winners, Leinster Minor Championship Winners, u16 B Football Championship Winners

Notable Players

*Peadar Andrews, Ex. Dublin inter-county footballer
*Kevin Bonner, Dublin inter-county footballer
*Barry Cahill, Dublin inter-county footballer - All Star 2007
*Declan Lally, Dublin inter-county footballer
*Eoin Kennedy, Dublin handball player
*Alan Nolan, Dublin inter-county hurling player
*Graham Norton, Dublin inter-county footballer

See also

*Dublin GAA
*Dublin GAA Honours
*Dublin Senior Club Football Championship

External links

* [http://www.stbrigidsgaa.com/ St Brigids GAA Club]
* [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=3016&viewstory=yes Road to 2003 Leinster Final]
* [http://www.hill16.ie/default.asp Official Dublin GAA Website]