Keady Michael Dwyer's Gaelic Football Club is a

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club from

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. It is affiliated to

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and plays

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in the Armagh Intermediate Championship. A sister club, Keady Lámh Dhearg, established in 1949, now provides for hurling. The club's ground is Gerard McGleenan Park ().

History

The club was one of the first in Armagh, founded in 1888, a year before the creation of the GAA's Armagh County Board.

Notable players

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* John Toal, Armagh player 2001-05, All-Ireland winner 2002

Honours

Football

Armagh Senior Football Championship The Armagh Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. The Armagh GAA, Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889. Clann Eireann GAC, Clan ...

(4) ** 1938, 1953, 1956, 1984 * Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (2) ** 1983, 1995 * Armagh Junior Football Championship (5) ** 1925, 1927, 1933, 1976, 2014, 2018 * Armagh Minor Football Championship (2) ** 1947 (Inaugural), 1957

Hurling

In the 1930s the Dwyers enjoyed a run of success in the county Hurling Championship.

Honours

Armagh Senior Hurling Championship The Armagh Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. Hurling has always been more popular in the north and west of the county. Camlough and Bessbrook are the only south Armagh clubs to h ...

(3) **1935, 1936, 1937

References

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