Grange St Colmcille's GAC
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| Founded: | 1943 | |
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| County: | Armagh | |
| Colours: | Green and white | |
| Grounds: | St. Colmcille's Park, Grange (Páirc Naomh Colmcille, An Ghráinseach) |
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St Colmcille's GAC, Grange (Irish: Naomh Colmcille CLG, An Ghráinseach) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club near Loughgall, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is part of Armagh GAA and takes its name from the local Roman Catholic parish. Their ground is St. Colmcille's Park, Grange (Irish: Páirc Naomh Colmcille, An Ghráinseach).
The club plays Gaelic football in the Armagh Intermediate Championship, and also has Ladies' and underage teams.
The club was formed at a meeting in 1943. It became inactive in the 1950s, but was revived in 1961 and reorganised in 1965. The club purchased its present playing fields in 1979 and built a clubhouse, substantially extended in the late 1980s. A new floodlit training field was opened in 2011.
Just after its formation in 1943 Grange joined the North Armagh League. The club won the league in 1947 and 1948, and were runners up in 1949. There was a close rivalry with the Madden club, and disorder during a match in 1947 led to both teams being briefly suspended.
In 1972, the Grange won the County Junior Championship and the 4th Division league title, later being named Armagh Club of the Year. In 1973, they gained promotion to the Intermediate championship and Division 3. The club slipped back but won the Junior Championship again in 1979, also claiming the Division 3 league title. The Grange rose to Division Two and featured in three 1980s Intermediate Championship finals, lifting the Atty Hearty Cup in 1987.
In 1988, the Grange had to amalgamate under-age teams initially with Collegeland and An Port Mór, and from 1989 with Tullysaran O'Connell's GAC and An Port Mór to form St Enda's.
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