Ballycastle McQuillan GAC
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| Founded: | 1907 | ||||||||
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| County: | Antrim | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Town | ||||||||
| Colours: | Black and Amber | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Páirc Mac Uílín, Ballycastle | ||||||||
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McQuillan GAC Ballycastle (Irish: MacUílín CLG Baile an Chaisleáin) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The club is affiliated with the Antrim county board. The club participates in both hurling and Gaelic football but is known primarily for its hurling successes. They play their home matches at Páirc Mac Uílín which has also hosted the Antrim Senior Hurlers in recent years due to the ongoing redevelopment of Casement Park. The Senior Hurling team is sponsored by Waste Not Ireland and the Senior Gaelic Football team is sponsored by McCurdy Surveying. Both are local businesses in the town.
The club was founded in 1907. The name McQuillan originated from the ancient local clan McQuillan of whom Rory McQuillan who built Bunamargy Friary for the Franciscans and Julia McQuillan the Black Nun were members, their motto was death before dishonour.
Amongst the earliest hurlers to line out in the black and amber were John O`Brien (barber), James O`Mullan, Eneas Savage, David J O`Connor, John Jennings, John and Pat Barton, Pat Duffin, Paddy McHenry, Edward J (Joe) Donnelly (son of Edward), James and John Cairns, Daniel McNeill, John McClements, James Barton, Joseph McAlister, Bob Dillon and Hugh McGill (trainer), sadly all have now answered the final whistle.
Since its inception over 100 years ago McQuillan GAC has made a huge contribution to the tradition of hurling encouraging and nurturing the ancient art and providing a steady stream of hurlers to represent club, county and nation. The club won its first title the North Antrim Senior Hurling Championship in 1909 and its first County Senior Hurling Championship in 1913.
McQuillan GAC is the only Antrim club to have received two All Star Awards and club players were elected all star replacements on a further six occasions. Club players represented Ireland in various other capacities on six additional occasions. Fifteen club players have represented Antrim in All Ireland Finals; seven at senior grade and three were selected on the 1984 Team of the Century.
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