Saint Brigid's GAA
Saint Brigid's GAA Club (Irish: Cumann Naomh Bríd ) is based in Castleknock, Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland and serves communities in Castleknock, Clonsilla, Blanchardstown and Corduff. Its main grounds are at Russell Park but it also has grounds at Beech Park (Castleknock) and College Fort (Castleknock).
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| Founded: | 1932 | ||||||||
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| County: | Dublin | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Redmen | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red and white | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Russell Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°22′39.09″N 6°21′04.55″W | ||||||||
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At present the club caters for 70 teams at all age levels from nursery (4–7-year olds) under 8 to Adult in hurling, football, camogie, ladies football, handball and badminton.
St Brigid's GAA won the Dublin Senior Football Championship and the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship in 2003 for the first time in the club's history. The club won their second Dublin Senior Football Championship title in 2011, eventually losing the Leinster Final to Garrycastle by a controversial injury time free in Tullamore.
St Brigid's senior Hurlers are yet to win the Senior A Hurling title, losing the 2003 final to Craobh Chiarán and 2019 to Cuala, also loosing semi-finals in 2011 and 2013. They did win the Senior B Title and AHL 2 League title in 2010 and again in 2014.
Eoin Kennedy, the Dual All Ireland Handball Senior Singles Champion, is a club member.
The club has a rivalry with Castleknock.[1]
Features
In the last year a new grass pitch has been created through the support and funds of its members and supporters. In total there are now four grass pitches and one all weather pitch. There is also a wall ball area which helps people train and practice their skills.
Honours
- 1958: Dublin Intermediate Football Championship winners
- 1979: Dublin Junior Hurling League Division 2 Champions
- 1976: Dublin Intermediate Hurling League and Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship
- 1980: Dublin Intermediate Football Championship Winners
- 1986: Dublin Intermediate A Camogie Championship
- 1988: Winners Loving Cup Intermediate Football and Winners Murphy Cup
- 1990: Dublin Under 16 Football Championship and Dublin Under 16 Hurling League Champions
- 1991: Dublin Under 15 Football Championship, Club is promoted to Senior Hurling, Winners Dublin Under 14 A Football League North City, Winners Dublin North West Under 12A Division 1.
- 1992: Club is promoted to Senior football status, Winners Dublin Intermediate Football Championship and Dublin Junior 4 Football League champions.
- 1993: Dublin Minor Football Premier League champions
- 1994: Winners Dublin Under 16 Football Championship and Dublin Minor Football Premier League Winners.
- 1995: Winners Dublin Under 16 Football Championship, Dublin Minor Football Championship, Dublin Minor Football League Div.1 and Dublin Under 15 Football League.
- 1996: Winners of the Dublin Under 15 Football League, Dublin Ladies Football Under 14 & Dublin Ladies Football Under-18 Championship, Camogie Under 14 Feile Winners and the Dublin Camogie Under 13 League.
- 1997: World, All-Ireland & Leinster Champions Handball, Dublin Senior Hurling League Div. 2, Promotion to Division 1, Dublin Junior 5 Football League, Sheridan Cup, Winners Dublin Under 16 Football Championship, Dublin Minor B Football Championship, Dublin Ladies Football Under 16 & 18 Championship, Dublin Under 21 Football League Div. 1, Promotion to Senior Hurling Division 1, Dublin Under 15 Hurling Shield and Dublin Under10/11/12/12/14 Football & Hurling League Winners.
- 1998: Winners of the Dublin Under-11 League Division 1, St. V.de Paul Senior Football League champions and Dublin Minor B Football Shield winners.
- 1999: Winners Dublin Under-12 League Division 1, Dublin Under 21 Football Championship, Dublin Senior Football League Division 1, Shane O'Neill Tournament / Senior Hurling, Dublin Feile na nGael Hurling, Dublin Under 15-B Hurling Championship, Dublin Under 12 Hurling League & Corrigan Cup, Dublin Under 12 Football League, Dublin Under 13 Football League, Under 14 Hurling Feile Division 2, Dublin 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, Dublin Minor Football Shield, Dublin Minor Ladies Football Championship.
- 2000: Winners Dublin Under-13 League Division 1, Dublin Junior Hurling Championship, Under 11 Camaint, Dublin Junior Hurling League Top 4, Dublin 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 Dublin Under-14 League Division 1, Under-14 Dublin Feile Division 1, Under-14 All-Ireland Feile Division 1
- 2002: Winners Dublin Under 12, Juvenile Football Championship, Dublin Under 15 Football League Division 1, Dublin Camogie Feile Div 3, Dublin Under 14 Football League Division 2, Eoin Kennedy wins All-Ireland Singles Handball Title, Dublin Under 15 Juvenile Hurling Championship and winners Dublin Under 16 A & B League
- 2003: Maria McCarthy wins All-Ireland Handball Title and winners of the Under 14 Feile, Dublin Minor Hurling Championship, Dublin Under 14 Ladies Football Division 1(Dublin), Dublin Senior Football Championship winners, Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, Dublin AFL Div. 8 Champions, Dublin Junior C Football Championship, Winners Dublin Junior Hurling League, Under 14 Dublin Football Feile Div. 2, Dublin Minor Hurling League Division 1, Dublin Junior C Football Championship Dublin Junior 4 League, Winners Dublin Under 14 League Division 2, Michael Galvin Dublin Footballer of the Year, Maria McCarthy Dublin Handballer of the Year, Dublin Under 16 Football League and Championship winners.
- 2004: Susan Keegan Ladies All-Ireland Junior Handball Champion and Dublin Junior 9 Football League, Dublin Junior Hurling League, Eoin Kennedy – All Ireland Handball Champion, Dublin Under-11 Ladies Football Championship Winners, Dublin Under-12 Ladies Football Championship, Dublin Junior 3 Football League Title and the Dublin Junior A Hurling League Winners.
- 2005: Ladies Dublin Intermediate Championship, Louise Keegan Receives all-Star, Dublin Under 15 Hurling Championship, Under-13 Hurlers – League Champions, Eoin Kennedy – All Ireland Handball Champion, Dublin Under-15 Hurling League & Championship Double, Dublin Junior Hurling Championship, Dublin Intermediate Football Championship, Dublin Minor Football Championship, Conlon Football Cup, Dublin Senior Football League Division 1 Champions, Loving Football Cup.
- 2006: Dublin Junior B Football Championship, Stacey Cup and Dublin AFL Div. 6: Winners
- 2007: Dublin AFL Div. 5: Winners
- 2008: Dublin Minor Football Championship Winners, Leinster Minor Football Championship Winners, Dublin Under-16 B Football Championship Winners, Dublin Junior D Football Championship winners.
- 2008: Dublin Junior A Hurling Championship Winners
- 2009: Barney McGarrell Perpetual Cup Winners for a 3rd successive time.
- 2009: Dublin Minor Football Championship Finalists
- 2009: Dublin Senior B Hurling Championship: and Dublin AHL 2 Champions
- 2009: Dublin and Leinster Ladies Football Champions
- 2010: Dublin Junior A Football Championship Winners
- 2010: Dublin Senior Football League Division 2Champions
- 2010: Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
- 2010: Dublin Senior Football Championship Finalists
- 2010: Dublin Junior C Football Championship Finalists
- 2010: Dublin Minor C Hurling Championship
- 2011: Dublin Minor B Hurling Championship
- 2011: Dublin Senior Football Championship Winners
- 2012: Dublin Senior 2 and Senior 7 Camogie Championship winners. All Ireland Division 1 Dublin and All Ireland Hurling and Football Double winners. The first time in GAA history any club as achieved such an feat.
- 2013: Dublin Football Feile Winners, Dublin AHL 5 League Hurling Champions and Dublin Senior Football League Division 1 Champions.
- 2014: Dublin Minor B Hurling Championship and Dublin Minor B Football Championship Champions.
Notable players
Senior inter-county men's footballers
Senior inter-county ladies' footballers
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References
- Meagher, John (31 August 2019). "Lattes and lineballs: How the GAA conquered the Dublin suburbs". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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