Allen Gaels GAA explained

Club Gaa:Allen Gaels
Crest:Allen Gaels GAA crest.jpg
Irish:Gaeil na hAilne
Founded:1969
Province:Connacht
County:Leitrim
Colours:Sky Blue and Navy
Grounds:Shane McGettigan Memorial Park, Ballinamore Road, Drumshanbo
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Rightarm:87CEEB
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Socks:87CEEB
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Allen Gaels Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, Ireland.[1] [2]

History

The first GAA club was founded in Drumshanbo in 1889, St Patrick's. It died and was revived several times. As St. Francis', they won the 1963 Leitrim Junior Football Championship. In 1969 Drumshanbo merged with Ballinaglera to form Allen Gaels, taking their name from nearby Lough Allen.

The club won two Leitrim Senior Hurling Championships in the 1970s. Ballinaglera left in 1981 to re-form their own club, but Drumshanbo continued with the "Allen Gaels" name.

The club's peak came in 1991–2002, winning five senior football titles in twelve years. In 1997 Allen Gaels reached the final of the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, losing to Corofin.[3] Noel Moran, Padraig Kenny, and Colin McGlynn also played on the successful Leitrim team of that era.

In 1999, Allen Gaels' grounds were renamed the Shane McGettigan Memorial Park.[4]

Honours

Gaelic football

St Francis (Ballinaglera and Drumshanbo amalgamation) 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997

Hurling

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Clements, Paul. The Height of Nonsense: The Ultimate Irish Road Trip. 1 June 2016. The Collins Press. 9781848895799. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Allen Gaels GAA Club – Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim . 2022-09-11 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Corofin star Steede blows Gaels away - Independent.ie.
  4. Web site: History – Allen Gaels GAA Club. allengaels.com.
  5. Web site: HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling. hoganstand.com.