Faughanvale GAC
| CLG Naomh Muire Nuachongbháil | ||
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| Founded: | 1933 | |
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| County: | Derry | |
| Nickname: | Vale | |
| Colours: | Green and white | |
| Grounds: | John McLaughlin Park (Páirc An Seán Mac Lochlainn) |
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| Coordinates: | 55°02′09.88″N 7°06′11.28″W / 55.0360778°N 7.1031333°WCoordinates: 55°02′09.88″N 7°06′11.28″W / 55.0360778°N 7.1031333°W | |
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Saint Mary's Faughanvale GAA (Irish: CLG Naomh Muire Nuachongbháil) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Greysteel, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in the Catholic parish of Faughanvale, nine miles from Derry City. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football, Ladies' Gaelic football.
Faughanvale have won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship five times and the Derry Junior Football Championship once. The club's catchment area includes Greysteel, Eglinton, Ballykelly, Enagh, Highlands and parts of Glack. Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
Faughanvale fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, Reserve and Senior levels. They currently compete in the Derry Intermediate Championship. Having won Division 4 of the Derry ACFL in 2007,in 2008 they maintained their position in Division 3 in 2009.
As well as Minor and Senior Ladies' football teams, St Mary's fields U12, U14 and U16 teams.
The camogie and hurling teams ceased playing in 1989.
St. Mary's GAC Faughanvale was established in 1933. A camogie team was founded in 1946 and affiliated to the club, before folding in 1989.
The club's first major success came in 1943 when they won the North Derry Senior Football Championship, before losing to Lavey in the All-Derry Senior Championship final. In 1975 Faughanvale won the Derry Junior Football Championship. Three years later St. Mary's won the Derry Intermediate Football Championship and have won the competition a further four times since (1981, 1996, 1998, 1999). In 2014 Faughanvale were relegated from the Intermediate league. In 2015, for the first time in 40 years, they competed at Junior Level. In 2015 Faughanvale won a treble of Neil Carlin Cup, Division 3 League, and their second Derry Junior Championship. Faughanvale was awarded Irish News Rural Club of the Year 2005 by The Irish News.
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