St Fechin's GAA is a

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...

(GAA) club that fields teams in competitions organised by

Louth GAA The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae an Lú) or Louth GAA is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic g ...

. It is located in the seaside village of

Termonfeckin Termonfeckin or Termonfechin () is a small village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is within the parish of the same name, and lies north-east of Drogheda. The population of the village tripled in the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 ...

, part of Beaulieu parish. Former Louth county footballer Fr Shane Cullen helped found the club in 1941. Paddy McGlew, who played football with the club, was Chairman of

from 1988 to 1991. In the late 1990s St Fechin's purchased a 27-acre site at Beaulieu, which would become their new home. The official opening was performed by then

GAA president The president of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ga, Uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is the head of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The president holds office for three years. The role of president has existed since the foundation of ...

Seán Kelly in August 2003.

Clogherhead Clogherhead () is a fishing village in County Louth, Ireland. Located in a natural bay on the east coast it is bordered by the villages of Annagassan to the north and Termonfeckin to the south. It has a population of 2,145 according to the 20 ...

club Dreadnots are local rivals.

Football

As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Senior Championship and Division 1 of the county football Leagues. Paul Clarke is the manager of the senior team.

Honours

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 S ...

(2): 1983, 1984 *

Cardinal O'Donnell Cup The Cardinal O'Donnell Cup is an annual senior league competition organised by Louth GAA for the Division 1 teams in Gaelic football in County Louth. Format All 12 teams play each other once, with the top four traditionally qualifying for the se ...

(1): 1985 * ACC Cup (3): 1980, 1989, 1990 *

Louth Intermediate Football Championship The Louth Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA, among the intermediate grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. History The competition, introduced as a bridg ...

(1): 2021 * Louth Intermediate Football League (2): 2014, 2019 * Dealgan Milk Products/Paddy Sheelan Shield (2): 1998, 2018 * Louth Junior Football Championship (3): 1965, 1976, 2011 * Louth Junior A Football League (3): 1975, 1979, 2010 * Kevin Mullen Shield (1): 2010 * Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (2): 1961, 1978 * Louth Junior 2A Football League (1): 1956, 1957, 1958 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 4B) (2): 1998, 2010 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 4C) (1): 2008 * Louth Under-21 Football Championship (4): 1976, 1977, 2008, 2021 * Louth Minor Football League (1): 2006 * Louth Minor 'B' Football Championship (1): 2010 ''Shared with Dreadnots''

Inter-county players

St Fechin's players who have represented Louth at

inter-county Inter-county, or inter county is Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) terminology which refers to competitions or matches between counties, as used in Gaelic games (differently from legal counties). The term can also be used to describe the players o ...

level include: * John Crosbie * John Maguire * Paddy McGlew * Patrick Duff * Matt McDermott * Johnny McDonnell * Frank Brannigan * Ronan Holcroft * Bevan Duffy * David Collier * Eoghan Duffy * Paul Matthews

Hurling

The club started juvenile Hurling in 1997 and entered a team in the

Louth Senior Hurling Championship The Louth Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Louth GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Louth County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Regi ...

for the first time in 2003. In 2015, St Fechin's became county champions for the first time after defeating Pearse Óg in the final at Páirc Uí Mhuirí.

Honours

(5): 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Louth Senior Hurling League (4): 2013, 2016, 2020, 2022

References

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