Father Griffins GAA
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| Founded: | 1948 | ||||||||
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| County: | Galway | ||||||||
| Colours: | Red & Black | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Crestwood, Headford Rd. South Park, The Claddagh |
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| Coordinates: | 53°15′57.80″N 9°03′14.88″W / 53.2660556°N 9.0541333°WCoordinates: 53°15′57.80″N 9°03′14.88″W / 53.2660556°N 9.0541333°W | ||||||||
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Father Griffins is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Father Griffins are a Gaelic football club.
Before their Amalgamation with Éire Óg, Father Griffins experienced regular success in Galway from their founding in 1948 until their final County title in 1975. They have also won the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship twice in their history, failing at the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship on both occasions.
On 14 February 1948 the following item appeared in the (now defunct) Galway Observer:
“A very enthusiastic meeting of Gaels was held recently at the C.Y.M.S. Hall, Galway for the purpose of forming a football club in the city. After a lengthy discussion the plans were made for the formation of the club, which will be known as the Fr Griffin G.F.C. Many meetings have taken place and it has been decided to affiliate a senior and a junior team in the current year’s championship. If there are any interested and wish to become members of the club they should contact any member of the committee or write to the Hon. Secretary. Great strides have been taken to ensure success and so far the seeds of a good senior team have been laid. The following have been appointed –
Chairman: John Daly
Vice-Chairman: Stephen Lally
Secretary: Sean Kindillon “Gracedieu”
Treasurer: Jimmy Ward
Committee: Austin Roache, JJ Walsh, Paddy Fitzmaurice, Tom Brady.
The clubs was named after Fr. Michael Griffin. Born in Gurteen, Ballinasloe, he was ordained at Maynooth in 1917 and was transferred from Ennistymon, Co Clare to the parish of Rahoon in Galway City in June 1918.
At the age of 28 he was lured to his death by the British Forces on the night of 14 November 1920. On Saturday 20 November his body was found in a bog near Barna. He had been shot through the head. The following Tuesday morning after solemn requiem mass the start of the funeral journey took place through the streets of Galway. It was one of the largest ever seen with 3 bishops, 150 priests and in excess of 12,000 mourners participating, as the city he loved paid its last farewell to the dead priest.
When a group of enthusiasts gathered together in Galway in the spring of 1948 to form a football club they unanimously agreed to call that club Fr Griffins.
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