Carey Faughs GAC explained

Club Gaa:Carey Faughs
Irish:CLG 'Fág an Bealach', Cathaoir an Rí
Founded:1903
Province:Ulster
County:Antrim
Colours:Green and white
Grounds:St. Patrick's Park
Coordinates:55.1982°N -6.1938°W
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Carey Faughs GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.

History

Located in the village of Ballyvoy in the Glens of Antrim, Carey Faughs GAC was founded in 1903 by Dennis Maguire and Patrick Moore.[1] [2] The club was only three years in existence when they won the first of their three Antrim SHC titles in 1906. Carey Faughs have also claimed Antrim IHC and Antrim JHC titles and were the inaugural Ulster intermediate club hurling final-winners in 2004.[3] The club name derives from the war cry Faugh A Ballagh ("clear the way!") and the barony of Car[e]y, named for the ancient Gaelic tribe of the Cothrugu, although the club's official name uses the folk etymology Irish: Cathaoir an Rí ("the king's seat").[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who we are. Carey Faughs GAC website. 4 October 2022.
  2. Web site: History. Carey Faughs GAC website. 4 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Carey Faughs were the first Ulster Champions. 16 March 2023 . The Saffron Gael. 1 December 2021.
  4. Web site: History .
  5. Web site: PLACENAMES AND FIELDNAMES OF CULFEIGHTRIN. 2019. Carey Historical Society and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Services.
  6. Web site: Ulster SHC final: Saffrons' decade of northern dominance. Hogan Stand. 3 July 2011. 4 October 2022.