St Brigid's GAC (Antrim)

St Brigid's Gaelic Athletic Club (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Naomh Bríd, Béal Feirste) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from the Malone Road area in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1998 by Dermot Dowling and Conor McSherry in the parish hall of St Brigid's Church. There was a strong need for a local GAA club to be set up as there were a huge potential number of people keen to get into the GAA in the Malone area.

St Brigid's GAC
CLG Naomh Bríd Béal Feirste
Founded:1998
County:Antrim
Nickname:The Biddies
Colours:White, Blue and Yellow
Grounds:Musgrave Park, Belfast
Coordinates:54°34′16.61″N 5°58′34.00″W
Playing kits
Home Kit
Change Kit
St Brigids GAC is located in Greater Belfast
St Brigids GAC
St Brigids GAC
Location of St Brigids GAC in Belfast

History

The club has teams participating in Ladies GAA, Hurling & Football. The Senior football team participate in the ACL Division 1 and Senior Championship. In 2007, the club fielded their first senior hurling team and won their 1st underage football championship against Gort na Móna at Under-14 level.

In 2008 they saw the opening of Musgrave Park, by former GAA President Nicky Brennan.

Notable players

Men's Gaelic football

Antrim
  • James Loughrey, Deaghlan O'Hagan, Mark Sweeney, William McSorley, Ryan Daly, Dara Edwards, Patrick Finnegan, Ronan Boyle
Cork


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