Killygarry GAA
| File:Irish = Coill an Gharrai CLG | ||
| Founded: | 1966 | |
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| County: | Cavan | |
| Nickname: | The Red and Blacks | |
| Colours: | Red and Black | |
| Grounds: | Crubany Athletic Grounds, Cavan | |
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Killygarry are a Gaelic football club from County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA.
History
- Founded in 1966.
- Young football enthusiasts from the area, who were playing with local teams like Lavey, Drumalee, Cavan Gaels, Laragh and Ballinagh, held a meeting in Killygarry National School - this was to be the beginning of Killygarry G.F.C.
The first match was played against Cavan Gaels on Narraks Hill. In the space of a few years the team worked their way through the ranks to senior level in 1971. Over the next few years the more seasoned players began to give thought to retirement... thus a new chapter was unfolding.
The Crest
Despite the club's existence since 1966, no crest was ever created, but the crest finally arrived in 2007 & now proudly sits on all Killygarry jerseys & merchandise. The crest incorporates the following elements:
- The Irish name for Killygarry, "Coill an Gharrai".
- A picture to represent Coill an Gharrai, "The wood of the garden".
- A picture to represent Slieve Glah, which overlooks the grounds at Crubany.
- A picture to represent a football which is the main sport played at the club.
- The old GAA logo, to represent we are a GAA club.
- The year the club was founded - 1966.
Crubany Athletic Grounds
On the 8th of May 1988, the Killygarry athletic grounds were opened in Crubany. The club went into the nineties with similar expectations to those of the original team, winning the Junior title again in 1990, and many underage titles in the same decade. The next big win was in 1998 when the intermediate team won both the Division 2 league and Championship.
Killygarry Athletic Grounds
The grounds are some of the best in Ulster and host a main field, a training field, gym, running track, four changing rooms, media room, large car park, shop and kitchen. One of the largest fund raisers in the country is being implemented nationally to raise funds to further the facilities in Crubany.
Club Teams
The Club contains numerous teams from underage right through to senior level. There is an U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16, Minor,a Senior and 2 Reserve teams. The highly successful Killygarry ladies have an U-14, U-16, Minor & Senior Squads. Squads are usually big, with the club attracting players from the surrounding area.
The Kit
Traditionally Killygarry have always worn red and black, hence the Nickname "The Red & Blacks". The Jersey is mainly red with black stripes on the sleeves and sides. The shorts are mainly black with red stripes on either side. The Socks are black with a red horizontal stripe on top.
Achievements
Killygarry has reached the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Cavan Senior Football Championship semi-finals in a row, losing out to Denn and Cavan Gaels.
- Has not won the Cavan Senior Football Championship
- Cavan Intermediate Football Championship Winners 1970 & 1998
- Cavan Junior Football Championship Winners 1990
- Minor Division 4 Winners 2010
Notable players
Notable players include
- Senior captain Andy McGovern, who has represented Cavan at Minor level, & his brother, Stephen "Bomber" McGovern.
- Killygarry & Cavan Seniors Hit-man Martin Reilly, Martin is also on the 2009 & 2010 D.I.T Sigerson Cup Squad and played with Cavan at U-21 level.
- Eoin Smith, better known as Ted. Club Legend, who has also represented Cavan at U-21 and Senior level and won 2 Sigerson Cups with I.T Sligo
- Padraig Cahill, who has also represented Cavan at U-21 and Senior level
- Donal Thomas, who has also represented Cavan at Senior level.
- Declan Gallen, who has also represented Cavan at U-21 level.