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Lisbellaw St Patrick's are a
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club from central
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. They are the only adult hurling club in Fermanagh, the club has won the
Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship The Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship was an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised since 1904 by Fermanagh GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Fermanagh. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Ulster Juni ...
on 31 occasions.


Club history

In 1968 Adrian Corrigan and Father Peter McGuiness decided to form a hurling team drawing on players in the Lisbellaw area. McGuiness contacted Jimmy McPhillips of Coa and Fermanagh. He and his son John assembled some players and practices began in October 1968. At 16yrs old, Gerry Breslin was the first Club Chairman in 1969. Jimmy McPhillips died in 1984.


Facilities

Lisbellaw Hurling Club is situated outside the town of Lisbellaw at Cavanacarragh in central Fermanagh. The club facilities include a hurling field with ballstops and a fence around the pitch. Facilities include changing rooms with a meeting room, showers, and toilets.


Honours

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Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship The Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship was an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised since 1904 by Fermanagh GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Fermanagh. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Ulster Juni ...
(31): 1972, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 *
Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship The Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition played between the best junior hurling clubs in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played dur ...
(1): 2008 *
Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association an ...
(1): 2012


References


External links


Lisbellaw St Patrick's Club website
(archived) Gaelic games clubs in County Fermanagh Hurling clubs in County Fermanagh {{Ulster-GAA-club-stub