St. Patrick's GAC Loup
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| Founded: | 1933 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Derry | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | An Lúb | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Green and White | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Pairc Naomh Phádraig | ||||||||||||
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St. Patrick's GAC (Irish: CLG Naomh Pádraig An Lúb) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in The Loup, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football. The club is commonly called by the Irish language name for The Loup, An Lúb. Many Derry GAA followers still refer to the club as "The Loup".
The club's biggest success is when they won the 2003 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. They have also won the Derry Senior Football Championship three times.
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Gaelic football
An Lúb fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. The club currently competes in the Derry Senior Football Championship and Division 1 of the London Derry ACFL.
Among the club's honours they have won three Derry Championships, firstly back in 1936 and more recently the 2009 Championship, when they also went on to win the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship after winning the Derry Senior Football Championship in 2003.
Well known players
- Johnny McBride - First ever Loup player to captain the Derry Senior sides.
- Paul McFlynn - Former Derry player.
- Diarmuid Ó Doibhilin - Former Derry player and former Derry County Board Chairman. Captained Derry Minors and St Patrick's Armagh MacRory Cup team in 1958/59?. Won a Derry Championship and League with Ballymaguigan in 1962.
- Aidan McAlynn-current Derry Player
- Thomas Mallon-current Derry Player
Hurling
After being suspended from football for two years, a hurling club, St Finbarr's, was started, winning back-to-back Derry Senior Hurling Championships in the 1960s, before being disbanded.
History
St Patrick's Loup was formed in 1933 and won its first Derry Senior Championship three years later. Players on the team included Paddy Larkin, Fr Éamonn Devlin (who played for Armagh) and Peter Donaghy (played as goalkeeper for Derry). After disappearing from the top, they were a Junior side for many years, reaching the 1958/59? Derry Junior Football Championship final, where they lost to Glen.
In 1963 and 1964 St Finbarrs won the Derry Hurling Championship. The current pitch was opened by Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiach in 1981.
Honours
Gaelic football
Senior
- Derry Senior Football Championships: 3
- 1936, 2003, 2009
- Derry Senior Football Leagues: 1
- 2002
- Derry Intermediate Football Leagues: 1
- 1994
- Derry Junior Football Championships: 3
- 1949, 1984, 1989
- Derry Junior Football Leagues: 3
- 1977, 1984, 1989
Minor
- Ulster Minor Club Football Championships: 2
- 1993, 1995
- Derry Minor Football Championships: 2
- 1993, 1995
- Derry Minor Football Leagues: 5
- 1992, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010
- South Derry Minor Football Championships: 1*
- 2001
- South Derry Minor Football Leagues: 1*
- 2001
U-16
- Derry U-16 Football Championships: 2*
- 1991, 1993
- South Derry U-16 Football Championships: 2*
- 1991, 1993
- South Derry U-16 Football Leagues: 1*
- 1991
U-15
- Ulster Óg Sports: 1
- 1990
- Derry Óg Sports: 2
- 1990, 1992
U-14
- Derry Féile na nÓgs: 1
- 1989
- Derry U-14 Football Championships: 1*
- 1989
- South Derry U-14 Football Championships: 1*
- 1989
- South Derry U-14 Football Leagues: 1*
- 1989
U-12
- South Derry 'A' U-12 Football Leagues: 1*
- 1987
- South Derry 'B' U-12 Football Leagues: 1*
- 2004
Hurling
Senior
- Derry Senior Hurling Championships: 2
- 1963, 1964
(Won as St Finbarr's - a parish amalgamation.)
* Note: Some honours, particularly those marked with * may be incomplete lists. Please help complete the list by adding in any honours you know of.
See also
- Derry Senior Football Championship
- Derry Senior Hurling Championship
- List of Gaelic games clubs in Derry
