St Mary's GAA is a

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club from

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teams in competitions organized by

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History

The club was founded in 1928. In 1955 St Mary's won all three Senior club competitions ( Old Gaels Cup, Cardinal O'Donnell Cup and Senior Championship) and went on to repeat this feat in 1956. As of 2022, the club had competed in 26

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finals, winning 10. By 2023, St Mary's had won their 12th county title, after defeating Naomh Máirtín in the 2023 Louth Senior Football Championship final.

Achievements

(13): 1946, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1975, 1995, 2022,

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

* Louth Senior Football League (13): 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1971, 1975, 1991, 2002, 2021, 2024 * Louth Senior Football League Division 1B (1): 2004 * Louth Intermediate Football League (1): 1987 * Old Gaels/ACC/Paddy Sheelan Cup (9): 1955, 1956, 1959, 1972, 1978, 1983, 2016, 2018, 2021 * Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (7): 1945, 1969, 1989, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 * Louth Junior 2A Football League (7): 1945, 1949, 1978, 1980, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2023

Notable players

Dermot O'Brien Dermot O'Brien (23 October 1932 – 22 May 2007) was an Irish céilí and showband musician and singer, as well as a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Louth senior football team. Gaelic football career ...

Kevin Beahan Kevin Beahan (; 9 April 1933 – 24 July 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for a number of club sides, including St Mary's, and at inter-county level with the Louth senior football team. Career Beahan first played Gaelic football ...

* Ronan Carroll *

Darren Clarke Darren Christopher Clarke (born 14 August 1968) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions and has previously played on the European Tour and PGA Tour. He has won 21 tournaments worldwide on ...

References

External links

* Gaelic games clubs in County Louth Gaelic football clubs in County Louth {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub