The Downs GAA explained
| Club Gaa: | The Downs |
| Crest: | The_Downs_GAA_crest.png |
| Irish: | CLG Na Dúnta |
| Founded: | 1893 |
| Province: | Leinster |
| County: | Westmeath |
| Nickname: | Na Dúnta |
| Colours: | Black and Amber |
| Grounds: | Greatdown, The Downs, Mullingar |
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| Body: | 000000 |
| Rightarm: | 000000 |
| Shorts: | 000000 |
| Socks: | 000000 |
| Pattern So: | _2 gold stripes |
| Pattern B: | _amber_stripes |
| Pattern La: | _goldstripes |
| Pattern Ra: | _goldstripes |
| F3: | 10 |
The Downs Gaelic Athletic Association (Na Dúnta Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club located in County Westmeath, Ireland.[1]
The club is located in The Downs, a community 6km (04miles) east of Mullingar.[2] [3]
History
The club was founded in 1893[4] and has used a variety of names: Woodown Rackers, The Downs Pigeons, The Downs Clan Lár and The Downs St Ciarán's.[5] The Downs have won ten county titles and in 1972 reached the final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, losing to St Vincents.[6]
Honours
Gaelic football
- Westmeath Senior Football Championship (10): 1918, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 2003, 2005, 2022
- Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1950
- Westmeath Junior Football Championship (5): 1907, 1927, 1934, 1949, 1964
- Westmeath Senior Football League (12): 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2022[7]
Notable players
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Cooley Kickhams Club Notes – Louth GAA. louthgaa.ie.
- Web site: The Downs GAA Club (@TheDownsGAA) | Twitter. twitter.com.
- Web site: The Downs GAA Club. www.facebook.com.
- Web site: The Downs GAA Club celebrates 125 years – Official Westmeath GAA website | GAA News & Results. Donie. Malone.
- Book: Hunt, Tom. Sport and Society in Victorian Ireland: The Case of Westmeath. July 6, 2007. Cork University Press. 9781859184158. Google Books.
- Web site: The Downs GAA. www.naduntagaa.com.
- Web site: The Downs GAA. www.naduntagaa.com.
- News: Westmeath SFC Final: Glory for The Downs. Gerry. Buckley. 9 October 2022. Luke Loughlin scored five points for The Downs in the Westmeath SFC Final.
- News: Six Westmeath players take part in the GPA Rookie Camp. Westmeath Independent. 8 February 2022. Jonathan Lynam (The Downs), Jack Gillen (Cullion), Aoife Temple (Athlone ladies), Robert Forde (Moate All Whites), Caoimhe Scally (Clonkill Camogie Club) and Kacey Geoghegan (St Mary’s, Rochfortbridge ladies) all participated..
