Pádraig Pearse's GAC Kilrea
CLG Pádraig Mhic Piarais Cill Ria
Founded:1956
County:Derry
Nickname:The Pearses
Colours:Red and white
Grounds:Pearse Park
Coordinates:54°55′45.43″N 6°34′47.12″W / 54.9292861°N 6.5797556°W / 54.9292861; -6.5797556
Playing kits
Football
Camogie

Pádraig Pearse's GAC Kilrea (Irish: CLG Pádraig Mhic Piarais Cill Ria) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Kilrea, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently caters for both Gaelic football and Camogie. The club is named after Irish patriot Pádraig Pearse.

Underage teams up to U-12s play in South Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.

2019 Championship Football

Championship Football – Kilrea – 2019
Match DetailsDate
Senior Football Championship
Kilrea --- Ballinascreen
First Round		8 September

2018 Championship Football

Championship Football – Kilrea
Match DetailsDate
Senior Football
Kilrea 0-08 1-10 Ballinderry
First Round		9 September

2017 Championship Football

Championship Football – Kilrea
Match DetailsDate
Senior Football
Kilrea 1–12 1–10 Dungiven
First Round		12 August
Kilrea 1–13 2–17 Glen
Quarter Final		29 August
Minor A Football
Kilrea 0–12 1–10 Loup
First Round		25 September

History

The first Kilrea Gaelic football club was established on 15 November 1943. The club was named O'Cahan's Kilrea and played in blue and gold jerseys.[1] Many of the inaugural Minor team of 1946 went on to help Kilrea win the Junior Championship in 1951. In the early 1950s the club changed its name to the Kevin Barry's, named after the patriot Kevin Barry and played in black and amber colours. Its nickname was "the B's".

Soon after, in 1956, the current club, Pádraig Pearse's GAC Kilrea, was formed, and chose to play in red and white jerseys. The club won Junior League and South Derry Championships before moving to compete in Senior football in 1958.

In 1966 the Pearses won the inaugural Under 16 Championship. Part of that team was Martin O'Neill, who would later go onto play professional soccer and manage Glasgow Celtic and Aston Villa.[1] Members of this team went on to win the County Minor title in 1970. The club won the 1971 Derry Junior Football Championship and won the Derry Intermediate Championship four years later.

Pearse Park

Work was commenced on Pearse Park in late 1977 and opened two years later. A second training pitch which was completed in 2001. A new club pavilion opened, with a dedicated club gym and four changing rooms, along with an upstairs functional room, in 2004. Pearse Park has remained at the same site on the Drumagarner Road since the club was founded.

Honours

Senior

Under-21

  • Derry Under-21 Football Championship:1
    • 2010

Minor

  • Ulster Minor Club Football Championship: 1
    • 2008
  • Derry Minor Football Championship: 4
    • 1970, 2004, 2007, 2016
  • Derry Minor Football League: 2
    • 2006, 2007, 2016
  • South Derry Minor Football Championship: 2
    • 1970, 1990
  • South Derry Minor Football League: 2
    • 1970, 1990

Under-16

  • Derry Under-16 Football Championship: 3
    • 1966, 1987, 2005, 2015
  • South Derry Under-16 Football Championship: 3
    • 1966, 1987, 2005
  • South Derry Under-16 Football League: 2
    • 1983, 2005

Under-15

  • Ulster Óg Sport: 1
    • 2006
  • Derry Óg Sport: 3
    • 1982, 2006, 2008

Under-14

  • Derry Féile na nÓg: 2
    • 2003, 2011
  • Derry Under-14 Football Championship: 3
    • 2002, 2003, 2012
  • South Derry Under-14 Football Championship: 2
    • 2002, 2003
  • South Derry Under-14 Football League: 3
    • 1981, 2003, 2005
  • South Derry Under-14 'B' Football League: 2
    • 1987, 2011

Camogie

  • Senior Derry Intermediate Camogie Championship: 2
    • 2008,2010

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

Notable players

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "History of Kilrea GAC". Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
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