- Banagher GAC
Infobox GAA club
club gaa = St Mary's Banagher GAC
irish = CLG Naomh Mhuire Beannchar
crest = Banagher crest1.jpg
founded = 1965
province= Ulster GAA|Ulster
county = Derry
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colours = Maroon and White
grounds = Fr. McNally Park
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|St Mary's Banagher GAC ( _ga. CLG Naomh Mhuire Beannchar) is a
Gaelic Athletic Association club based in theFeeny / Park area ofCounty Londonderry ,Northern Ireland . The club is a member of theDerry GAA . Banagher is a dual club and currently cater forGaelic football ,Hurling andCamogie . The club motto is "Ni neart go misneach", which translates as "No strength like courage".Underage teams up to U-12's 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 time in theDerry Senior Football Championship .History
Up until
1965 , St. Mary's Park and St. Joseph's Banagher were the two teams in the area.cite web |url= http://www.aupc26.dsl.pipex.com/history/history.shtml|title= History of the Club|accessdate=2007-09-04 |format= |work= ] 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 Banagher Glen known as “Lig na Peiste” (pit of the serpent). The mountains at the top of the crest are the
Sperrins , which surround Banagher.Gaelic football
Banagher have had some measure of success in
Gaelic football . However despite reaching the final three times (1974, 1978 and 1981), theDerry Senior Football Championship still eludes them.Well known players
*
Seán Marty Lockhart - All Star winning Derry footballer.
*Mark Lynch - Current Derry footballer.
*Paul Cartin - Current Derry playerHurling
Banagher are considered one of Derry's top
hurling clubs. They have won theDerry Senior Hurling Championship on three occasions (1978, 1980 and 2005) and been runners up twice.Camogie
The senior camogie side play in the Credit Union Derry Premier League.
Honours
Gaelic football
enior
*Derry Intermediate Football League: 4
**1970, 1972, 1996, 2003*Dr. Kerlin Cup 9
**1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1995, 1996U-21
*North Derry U-21 Football Championship: 1
**2006Minor
*Derry Minor Football Championship: 3
**1952, 1969, 1976*North Derry Minor Football Championship: 3
**1968, 1970, 1998*North Derry Minor Football League: 1
**2002*Carlin/Duffy Cup 1
**2002U-16
*Derry U-16 Football Championship: 1
**2002*North Derry U-16 Football Championship: 4
**1985, 2001, 2002, 2006*North Derry 'A' U-16 Football League: 3
**1990, 2001, 2002*North Derry 'B' U-16 Football League: 1
**1998U-14
*Derry U-14 Football Championship: 2
**2000, 2004*North Derry U-14 Football Championship: 3
**1987, 2000, 2004Ulster Feli B U-14 2008
Hurling
enior
*Derry Senior Hurling Championship: 3
**1978, 1980, 2005*Derry Senior Hurling League: 2
**1999, 2001*Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship: 3
**1989, 1991, 1994Minor
*Derry Minor Hurling Championship: 6
**1977, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003U-16
*Derry U-16 Hurling Championship: 3
**2001, 2002, 2006*Derry U-16 Hurling League: 1
**2002U-14
*Derry Féile na nGael: 2
**1999, 2000*Derry U-14 Hurling League: 1
**1984U-12
*North Derry U-12 Hurling League: 1
**1986Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
ee also
*
Derry Senior Football Championship
*Derry Senior Hurling Championship
*List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in DerryExternal links
* [http://www.aupc26.dsl.pipex.com/index.shtml St. Mary's GAC website]
* [http://www.banaghergac.com St. Mary's GAC Guestbook]
* [http://www.derry.gaa.ie Official Derry GAA website]
* [http://www.clubgaa.ie/derry/index.htm Derry Club GAA]References
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