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Allen Gaels GAA

{{Short description|Leitrim-based Gaelic games club}}

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{{Infobox GAA club

| club gaa = Allen Gaels

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| irish = Gaeil na hAilne

| founded = 1969

| province = Connacht

| county = Leitrim

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| colours = Sky Blue and Navy

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| grounds =Shane McGettigan Memorial Park, Ballinamore Road, Drumshanbo

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Allen Gaels Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, Ireland.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COtFDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Allen+Gaels%22&pg=PT92|title=The Height of Nonsense: The Ultimate Irish Road Trip|first=Paul|last=Clements|date=1 June 2016|publisher=The Collins Press|isbn=9781848895799|via=Google Books}} {{Cite web |title=Allen Gaels GAA Club – Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim |url=https://allengaels.com/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |language=en-US}}

History

The first GAA club was founded in Drumshanbo in 1889, St Patrick's. It died and was revived several times. As St. Francis', they won the 1963 Leitrim Junior Football Championship. In 1969 Drumshanbo merged with Ballinaglera to form Allen Gaels, taking their name from nearby Lough Allen.

The club won two Leitrim Senior Hurling Championships in the 1970s. Ballinaglera left in 1981 to re-form their own club, but Drumshanbo continued with the "Allen Gaels" name.

The club's peak came in 1991–2002, winning five senior football titles in twelve years. In 1997 Allen Gaels reached the final of the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, losing to Corofin.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/corofin-star-steede-blows-gaels-away-26200614.html|title=Corofin star Steede blows Gaels away - Independent.ie|publisher=}} Noel Moran, Padraig Kenny, and Colin McGlynn also played on the successful Leitrim team of that era.

In 1999, Allen Gaels' grounds were renamed the Shane McGettigan Memorial Park.{{cite web|url=https://allengaels.com/index.php/history/|title=History – Allen Gaels GAA Club|website=allengaels.com}}

Honours

=Gaelic football=

(1) : 1996

St Francis ( Ballinaglera and Drumshanbo amalgamation ) 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997

=Hurling=

  • Leitrim Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1975, 1977{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/Leitrim/ClubTitles|title=HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling|website=hoganstand.com}}

Notable players

  • John Owens
  • Adrian Cullen
  • Noel Moran
  • Padraic Kenny

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://allengaels.com/ Official website]

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Category:Gaelic games clubs in County Leitrim

Category:Gaelic football clubs in County Leitrim

Category:Drumshanbo

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