Loughinisland is a
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
club based in the village of
Loughinisland,
County Down
County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...
,
Northern Ireland.
History
The club was founded in 1906. Their first championship success was in 1954, winning the Junior Championship, and won it again in 1958.
Loughinisland lost three county finals in a rown from 1972 to 1974, before winning their first Senior Championship in 1975, beating Rostrevor in the final. The club reached further county finals in 1985 and 1988, losing to
Burren. The club's second county title was won in 1989, beating
Bryansford
Bryansford is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the northern side of Tollymore Forest Park, roughly halfway between the towns of Newcastle and Castlewellan. The village is within the townlands of Ballyhafry and Aghacu ...
in the final. The club didn't reach another county final until 2008, losing to
Mayobridge
Mayobridge () is a village within Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, lying on the small river Clanrye which divides the townlands of Mayo and Bavan. It is located within the Newry and Mourne District Council area - it had a population of 1,069 ...
. They were back in the county final again in 2009, but lost once again, this time to
Kilcoo.
The club's first Intermediate title was won in 2015, beating
An Ríocht in the final. The club went on to reach the Ulster Intermediate final where they faced
Réalt na Mara of
Bundoran. Loughinisland won the match on the bizarre scoreline of 4–1 to 0–7.
Honours
*
Down Senior Football Championship: 2
** 1975, 1989
*
Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship: 1
** 2015
*
Down Intermediate Football Championship
The Down Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Down GAA clubs. The national media covers the competition.
Saval are the title holders (2022) defeating Rostrevor in the Final.
Format ...
: 1
** 2015
*
Down Junior Football Championship
The Down Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1920. The national media covers the competit ...
: 2
** 1954, 1958
References
External links
Loughinisland GAC Official club website
{{Down GAA clubs
Gaelic games clubs in County Down
Gaelic football clubs in County Down