Seán O'Mahony's GFC is a Gaelic football club based in

Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...

, County Louth.

History

The club was founded in 1938 and named after the Irish republican Seán O'Mahony. They won the 2014 Louth Intermediate Football Championship and went on to win that year's Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. In 2015 the club reached the final of the

Louth Senior Football Championship The Louth Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Louth GAA among the top Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster ...

for the first time and won it in 2016 by defeating St Mary's of

Ardee Ardee (; , ) is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N2, N52, and N33 roads. The town shows evidence of development from the thirteenth century onward but as a result of the continued deve ...

. O'Mahony's then advanced to the

2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 47th annual Gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970-71 season. The winners receive The Andy Merrigan Cup. On St. Patrick's Day 17 March 2017, Dr. C ...

, defeating Baltinglass and Newbridge Sarsfields before losing 0–12 to 1–05 in the

Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of ...

semi-final against Rhode at the

Gaelic Grounds The Gaelic Grounds, know for sponsorshop reasons as the TUS Gaelic Grounds, is the principal GAA stadium in the Irish city of Limerick, home to the Limerick hurling and football teams. It has a capacity of 44,023. History 9 October 1926 saw ...

. Several players are members of the 27 Infantry Battalion, based at nearby Aiken Barracks. Liam Dullaghan will manage the team for the 2023 season.

Notable players

Peter Corr Peter Joseph Corr (23 June 1923 – 1 June 2001) was an Irish footballer. Corr played as an outside-right for, among others, Everton and Ireland. In 1949 he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becomin ...

* David Crawley * John O'Brien

Honours

(1): 2016 * Louth Intermediate Football Championship (3): 1992, 1998, 2014 * Louth Junior Football Championship (3): 1941, 1973, 1982 * Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2014 * Louth Intermediate Football League (1): 2005 * Intermediate Football League Division 2B (2): 2002, 2004 * Louth Junior A Football League (4): 1939, 1940, 1948, 1987 * Paddy Sheelan Shield (1): 2013 * Kevin Mullen Shield (1): 1982 * Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (1): 1981 * Louth Junior 2B Football Championship (1): 2002 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 4C) (1): 2002 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 5) (1): 2021

References

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