The Downs Gaelic Athletic Association (Na Dúnta Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club located in County Westmeath, Ireland.[1]
CLG Na Dúnta | |||||||||
Founded: | 1893 | ||||||||
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County: | Westmeath | ||||||||
Nickname: | Na Dúnta | ||||||||
Colours: | Black and Amber | ||||||||
Grounds: | Greatdown, The Downs, Mullingar | ||||||||
Coordinates: | 53°30′26″N 7°14′29″W / 53.507197°N 7.241453°W | ||||||||
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The club is located in The Downs, a community 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Mullingar.[2][3]
History
editThe club was founded in 1893[4] and has used a variety of names: Woodown Rackers, The Downs Pigeons, The Downs Clan Lár and The Downs St Ciarán's.[5] The Downs have won ten county titles and in 1972 reached the final of the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, losing to St Vincents.[6]
Honours
editGaelic football
edit- Westmeath Senior Football Championship (10): 1918, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 2003, 2005, 2022
- Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1950
- Westmeath Junior Football Championship (5): 1907, 1927, 1934, 1949, 1964
- Westmeath Senior Football League (12): 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2022[7]
Notable players
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cooley Kickhams Club Notes – Louth GAA". louthgaa.ie.
- ^ "The Downs GAA Club (@TheDownsGAA) | Twitter". twitter.com.
- ^ "The Downs GAA Club". www.facebook.com.
- ^ Malone, Donie. "The Downs GAA Club celebrates 125 years – Official Westmeath GAA website | GAA News & Results".
- ^ Hunt, Tom (6 July 2007). Sport and Society in Victorian Ireland: The Case of Westmeath. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859184158 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Downs GAA". www.naduntagaa.com.
- ^ "The Downs GAA". www.naduntagaa.com.
- ^ Buckley, Gerry (9 October 2022). "Westmeath SFC Final: Glory for The Downs".
Luke Loughlin scored five points for The Downs in the Westmeath SFC Final
- ^ "Six Westmeath players take part in the GPA Rookie Camp". Westmeath Independent. 8 February 2022.
Jonathan Lynam (The Downs), Jack Gillen (Cullion), Aoife Temple (Athlone ladies), Robert Forde (Moate All Whites), Caoimhe Scally (Clonkill Camogie Club) and Kacey Geoghegan (St Mary's, Rochfortbridge ladies) all participated.
External links
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