Arva St Patrick's is a

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club based in

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History

The Arva Davitt's club was founded in 1888. The club's first championship success came in 1933, winning the

Cavan Junior Football Championship The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Cavan GAA clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in t ...

. The Davitt's club and the neighbouring Cormore club joined in 1964 to form the Arva St Patrick's club, and went on to win the

Cavan Intermediate Football Championship The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the middle-tier Gaelic football clubs organised by Cavan GAA. It was first competed for in 1915, before a lapse prior to being revived in 1 ...

in 1972. The club added a further title at intermediate level in 1983 and the Junior Championship in 1993. A young Arva team reached the final of the Junior Championship in 2013, losing by a point to Kill. They were in the final again in 2014, beating Ballymachugh to win their first championship in 21 years. Arva reached the Intermediate final in their first year in 2015, losing to

Ballyhaise Ballyhaise (; ) is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated some north-northeast of Cavan Town. It is approximately a 15-minute drive or 11 km via the N54 to the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The River Annalee ...

. The club made it to a championship final for the fourth consecutive year in 2016, winning the Intermediate title after a replay against Killinkere. Arva were back at junior level in 2022, reaching the final against

Drumlane Drumlane () is a townland situated near the village of Milltown, area 85.76 hectares (211.93 acres), in County Cavan, Ireland. Drumlane is also the name of the civil parish in which the townland is situated. Saint Columba brought Christianity to ...

. Arva lost the final by a point, but came back the next year to win the championship by beating Knockbride in the decider. Arva went on to beat

Ballymaguigan Ballymaguigan () is a hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the northwest shore of Lough Neagh and close to Magherafelt. The hamlet forms one part of a parish named Ardtrea North. Ballymaguigan is part of the ...

in the quarter-final and

Lisnaskea Lisnaskea () is the second-biggest settlement in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated mainly in the townland of Lisoneill, with some areas in the townland of Castle Balfour Demesne, both in the civil parish of Aghalurcher and the ...

in the semi-final to qualify for the final of the

Ulster Junior Club Football Championship The Ulster Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of junior football clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to ...

. Arva won the championship with a 0–13 to 0–6 win over Blackhill. Arva went on to reach the final of the

All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition which began in 2002 and is played by the junior club champions of each county. Prior to that a number of unofficial competitions were held. The winners of each cou ...

with a twelve-point semi-final win over Milltown.

Honours

: 3 ** 1972, 1983, 2016 *

: 1 ** 2023 *

: 4 ** 1933, 1993, 2014, 2023 *

Cavan Minor Football Championship The Cavan Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between Minor Cavan Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Ir ...

: 2 ** 1935, 1939

References

External links

St Patrick's Arva Official Website
{{Cavan Intermediate Football Championship Gaelic games clubs in County Cavan Gaelic football clubs in County Cavan