St Patrick's Carrickcruppen Gaelic Football Club (GAA, ) is a

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club within

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. It is one of three GAA clubs in the village of Camlough, near

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, in the south-east of

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(the others being Shane O'Neill's and Craobh Rua Camlocha hurling club). It currently plays

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in the Armagh Senior Championship, and in the Armagh Senior League.

History

The club was founded in 1944. The founding members were Oliver Loughran, Colin Crilly, Paddy Carlisle, Bobby Browne and James Galloghly. Magill's field was the club's pitch for many years, before its relocation to the current grounds on Lowes Lane.History
on club website To date Carrickcruppen has won four Armagh Senior Championships. In 1979 Carrickcruppen lost the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship to Scotstown of

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. The

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team associated with the club has produced players who have represented Armagh and Ulster.

Notable players

* Blaine Hughes * Billy Joe Padden, former Mayo and Armagh player

Honours

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) **1959, 1978, 1979, 1982 * Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (3) **2004, 2021, 2024 *Armagh Under-21 Football Championship (2) **2007, 2008 *Armagh Under-21 Intermediate Football Championship (1) **2019 *Armagh Under-16 Championship (1) **1993 *Armagh Minor Division 3 Championship (1) **2017

References

External links

Carrickcruppen page
on Armagh GAA website Gaelic games clubs in County Armagh Gaelic football clubs in County Armagh 1944 establishments in Northern Ireland {{Ulster-GAA-club-stub