St Mary's Banagher GAC
CLG Naomh Mhuire Beannchar
Founded:1965
County:Derry
Colours:Maroon and white
Grounds:Fr. McNally Park
Coordinates:54°53′31.24″N 7°00′49.87″W / 54.8920111°N 7.0138528°W / 54.8920111; -7.0138528
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster
champions		 Derry
champions
Hurling: - - 3

St Mary's Banagher GAC (Irish: CLG Naomh Mhuire Beannchar) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Feeny / Park area of County Derry, Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA. Banagher is a dual club and currently caters for Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club motto is the Irish Ni neart go misneach, which translates as "No strength like courage".

Underage teams up to U-12s play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions. The club was formed in 1965, when St Mary's Park and St Joseph's Banagher amalgamated.

The club have won the Derry Senior Hurling Championship on three occasions and have been runners up three times in the Derry Senior Football Championship

2019 Championship Football

Championship Football – Banagher – 2019
Match Details Date
Senior Football Championship
Banagher 3-12 3-09 Bellaghy
First Round		 7 September
Banagher 1-11 0-11 Swatragh
Quarter Final		 21 September
Banagher 1-09 1-10 Magherafelt
Semi Final		 5 October

2018 Championship Football

Championship Football – Banagher
Match Details Date
Intermediate Football
Banagher 0-13 2-07 Foreglen
First Round		 26 August
Banagher 1-13 0-05 Foreglen
First Round Replay		 29 August
Banagher 3-13 1-10 Faughanvale
Quarter Final		 9 September
Banagher 4-17 2-09 Steelstown
Semi Final		 23 September
Banagher 1-12 1-08 Ballymaguigan
Final		 6 October
Banagher 2-11 0-09 Belnaleck,
Fermanagh
Ulster First Round		 20 October
Banagher 2-13 0-08 Glenfin,
Donegal
Ulster Quarter Final		 4 November
Banagher 0-19 1-16 Mullahoran,
Cavan
Banagher lost 5-3 on frees after 20
mins of extra time followed by 10 mins
of extra time
Ulster Semi Final		 17 November

2017 Championship Football

Championship Football – Banagher
Match Details Date
Senior Football
Banagher 1–17 1–15 Loup
First Round		 11 August
Banagher 2–11 1–15 Greenlough
Quarter Final		 25 August

History

Up until 1965, St Mary's Park and St Joseph's Banagher were the two teams in the area.[1] Fr. McNally went about reviving Gaelic football in the area by creating a new team to cover both Feeny and Park. The name was chosen as a compromise between the two old clubs and the maroon and white colours were chosen in recognition of the Galway team who were All-Ireland Champions at the time.[1]

The stag depicted on the crest represents the legend that Saint Muireach O'Heaney (a local Saint) followed a stag to the site where he founded his church, the present day ruins of Banagher Old Church.[1] The mythical beast to the right is a "peiste", which St Muireach is said to have banished into a deep pool in Banagher Glen known as "Lig na Peiste" (pit of the serpent). The mountains at the top of the crest are the Sperrins, which surround Banagher. The current manager for football is Eamon Lynch.

Players

Gaelic football titles

Senior

U-21

Minor

Under-16

Under-14

Hurling titles

Senior

Under-21

Minor

Under-16

Under-14

Under-12

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "History of the Club". Retrieved 4 September 2007. [dead link]

External links

Derry GAA clubs
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