Mullaghbawn Cúchulainn's Gaelic Football Club ( ga, Cúchulainn CLG, Mullach Bán) is a GAA club in

Mullaghbawn Mullaghbawn ( or ; ), or Mullaghbane, is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 596. History A barracks was built near Mullaghbawn in 1689 and was known ...

, southern

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. It is part of

Armagh GAA The Armagh County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in Cou ...

, and plays at Chucullain Park ( ga, Páirc Chú Chulainn).Armagh GAA, page 11
It plays

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 ...

in the

Armagh Senior Football Championship The Armagh Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889. Clann Éireann are the title hold ...

History

A team from Mullaghbawn lost the 1917 Armagh Senior championship final (played in March 1918) to

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of Armagh. The club was founded in 1934, winning the Junior county league in 1938 and Junior championship in 1942. Also in 1942, Mullaghbawn reached the Senior final, losing to Armagh St Malachy's.

, ''Clár Oifigiúil, Craobh Shinsearach Peile'' (SFC final programme), 14 October 2012 The Mullaghbawn club ceased to exist in 1947 but was reformed some years later. It won the Junior championship in 1960,

, ''Clár Oifigiúil, Craobh Sóisearach Peile'' (JFC final programme), 29 September 2012 and the club's first Senior title in 1964, beating

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. Mullaghbawn reached the final of the Armagh Intermediate championship in 1968, losing heavily to

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. Two years later it lost the IFC by a single point to Madden.

, ''Clár Oifigiúil, Craobh Idirmheanach Peile'' (IFC final programme), 6 October 2012 The club reformed again in 1979. In that year it again made it to the IFC final, losing to St Patrick's, Cullyhanna. After winning the Junior title in 1986, Mullaghbawn returned to the Intermediate level. Further IFC final losses came in 1988, again to Cullyhanna, and 1989, to

Dromintee Dromintee or Drumintee (, or ''Droim an Tí'' in modern Irish) is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 364 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. ...

, but in 1992 Mullaghbawn at last won the IFC, beating Middletown Eoghan Rua by 2–8 to 1–5. Promoted to the Senior ranks again, the Cúchulainns lost the 1994 SFC final to Lurgan's

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, but its high point to date came in 1995, when it beat Armagh Harps in the county final, and went on to win the Ulster Senior Club championship, defeating Bailieboro Shamrocks of

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.Mullaghbawn page on Armagh GAA website
Since then Mullaghbawn has appeared in the 1997 and 2004 SFC finals, falling on both occasions to

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Notable players

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, Armagh player 1992–2007, captained Armagh to

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title in 2002, winner of three All Stars and 2002 Footballer of the Year, subsequently manager of

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Justin McNulty Justin McNulty MLA (born 15 November 1974) is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician, a former Gaelic football manager, and a former player at senior level for the Armagh county team. He has sat in the Northern Irelan ...

, Armagh player 1995–2005, subsequently manager of

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Enda McNulty Enda McNulty (born 1977) is a Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Armagh county team, during which time he won an All Star Award. He played football with his local club Mullaghbawn Cúchullain's in Armagh and at senior level ...

, Armagh player 1996–2010, All Star 2002 * Benny Tierney, former Armagh goalkeeper, member of 2002 All-Ireland team

Roll of honour

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played between the top clubs in Ulster GAA. The trophy awarded to the winners is the Seamus McFerran Cup ( ga, Corn Shéamuis Mhic Fearáin). The winners and th ...

(1) ** 1995 *

(2) **1964, 1995 *

Armagh Intermediate Football Championship The Armagh Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Armagh GAA clubs.Armagh GAA The Armagh County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one ...

(1) **1992 *

Armagh Junior Football Championship The Armagh Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Armagh GAA clubs. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1925. The national media covers the co ...

(3) ** 1942, 1960, 1986 * Armagh Junior All-County Football League (1) ** 1938 * Armagh Under-21 Football Championship ** 1990, 2017

References

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