Desertmartin GAC
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| St. Martin's GAC Desertmartin | |||||||||||||||||
| CLG Naomh Mhartain Diseart Mhartain | |||||||||||||||||
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| Founded: | 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| County: | Derry | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname: | The Yellas, The Martins | ||||||||||||||||
| Club colours: | Green and Yellow | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Longfield (fada faiche), Hollow Park (Páirc an cuas) | ||||||||||||||||
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St. Martin's GAC Desertmartin (Irish: CLG Naomh Mhartain Diseart Mhartain) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Desertmartin, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football.
The club have won the Derry Senior Football Championship once. Underage teams up to U-12's play in South Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
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[edit] Gaelic football
Desertmartin fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. The Senior team competes in the Derry Intermediate Football Championship and Division 3 of the Derry ACFL.
[edit] Ladies' Gaelic football
The club also has a number of Ladies' sides at various age groups, which range from U12's to seniors. In recent years the ladies football team has become more successful.
[edit] History
There is a history of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Desertmartin stretching back to June 1885, where Gaelic games were played in the townland of Tirgan.[1] In 1933 Master McLaughlin, a teacher from Derry City proposed a club be founded. It was decided the club's name should be St. Martin's and the club played in yellow jerseys with a green shamrock on the breast. One of the club's first successes came in 1945 when they won the Derry Minor Football League.
It was in 1938 that Camogie began in Desertmartin, with the formation of three teams; St. Bridget's, Brackagh and Tirgan. These teams amalgamated into St. Mary's in 1959, which went on to win the South Derry League in 1961. However camogie went out of existence in the late 1960s before re-forming in 1977, and again going out of existence in the early 1980s.
The 1950s were a successful period for the club. Among honours they won the 1950 Derry Junior Football Championship, beating Kilrea in the South Derry final before beating Coleraine in the All-Derry decider. They went onto win the Ulster title that year. The club greatest honour came three years later when they won the 1953 Derry Senior Football Championship, beating Ballerin in the final. St. Martin's reached the final again in 1959, but lost out to Bellaghy. In 1960 the club purchased their current playing field in the townland of Longfield. After falling from the Senior ranks, Desertmartin won the Derry Junior Championship for a second time in 1968. The club entered Scór for the first time in 1971 and have had some successes.
The then GAA President Paddy Buggy opened the club's new Gaelic Centre in 1884, the GAA's centenary year. The 1990s saw more development around the new Gaelic Centre in Longfield with the opening of a new re-furbished pitch and the opening of the John O'Hagan memorial stand.
On the field, the senior team had an up and down spell, during which time them won the Division 2 league on 3 occasions, and adding 4 Intermediate Reserve Championships during this time. 1993 also seen the Minor team lift the South Derry Minor Championship, beating Newbridge in the final. In 2002 Desertmartin lifted both the South Derry 'B' and All-Derry B Minor Championships.
[edit] Senior
- Derry Junior Football Championship: 2
- 1950, 1968
- South Derry Junior Football Championship: 2
- 1950, 1968
- Derry Senior Football League Division 2: 3
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[edit] Reserves
- Derry Intermediate Reserve Football Championship: 6
- ????, ????, ????, ????, 2005, 2006
[edit] Minor
- Derry Minor Football League: 4
- 1945, 1946, 1956, 1981
- Tommy O'Neill Cup (Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship) 1
- 2002
- Derry Minor 'B' Football League: 1
- 2007
- South Derry Minor 'B' Football Championship: 3
- 1993, 2002, 2004
[edit] U-16
- South Derry U-16 'C' Football Championship: 1
- 2003
- South Derry U-16 'B' Football Championship: 1
- 2004
[edit] U-14
- South Derry U-14 'B' Football Championship: 2
- 2003, 2006
- South Derry U-14 'B' Football League: 2
- 2003, 2004
Ulster under 14 feile C winners 2003 <small>Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.</ Desertmartin has a good team and have won many a match
[edit] Rivals
Moneymore and Foreglen
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Club history. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
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